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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Season 1

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 1 episode 1: Payback

Aired 20 September 199944 minRated TV-14

6.6TMDB · 83 votesMark watched

Where to watch Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 1 in Australia

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 1 is streaming in Australia on Prime Video (subscription), Foxtel Now (subscription) and Disney+ (subscription, listed for the whole show), and free on 7plus. You can also buy it on Apple TV from $17.99 and Prime Video Store from $19.99.

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What happens in “Payback”

Detectives Stabler and Benson investigate the murder and dismemberment of a taxi driver; the team discovers that he may have been a vicious Serbian war criminal living in the United States under a false identity.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is the season premiere of season 1.
  • It runs about 44 minutes.
  • Directed by Jean de Segonzac, written by Dick Wolf.
  • TMDB users rate it 6.6 out of 10 (83 votes).

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit trailer

The official trailer for the series (no preview of this episode has been published).

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit trailerPlay video: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit trailer

Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Jean de Segonzac
Writer
Dick Wolf
Guest stars
Michelle Hurd as Monique JeffriesMili Avital as Marta StevensLeslie Hendrix as Elizabeth RodgersDaniel Bess as PolicemanAngie Harmon as Abbie CarmichaelDean Winters as Brian CassidyElizabeth Ashley as Serena BensonIrma St. Paule as Aunt Jashari

Credits: TMDB.

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Every episode of Season 1Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode guide

Episode names, air dates, runtimes, stills and ratings: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where it streams is our daily Australian check.