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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S17E09, Depravity StandardS17E09

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Season 17

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 17 episode 9: Depravity Standard

Aired 18 November 201543 minRated TV-14

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Where to watch Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 17 in Australia

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 17 is streaming in Australia on Prime Video (subscription), Foxtel Now (subscription), Binge (subscription) and Disney+ (subscription, listed for the whole show). 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 “Depravity Standard”

Lt. Benson seeks justice in the trial of child abductor Lewis Hodda, but when a plea deal is rejected, Barba must rely on decades-old evidence to make his case and faces off against former SVU colleague Dr. Huang.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 9 of 23 of season 17, so watch episodes 1 to 8 first.
  • It runs about 43 minutes.
  • Directed by Martha Mitchell, written by Ed Zuckerman.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit trailer

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

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Cast and crew of this episode

Writer
Ed Zuckerman
Guest stars
BD Wong as George HuangAllyson Morgan as Shelby RobertsMili Avital as Laurie ColfaxAlex Karpovsky as Stephen LomatinLiza Colón-Zayas as Dolores RodriguezJenna Wolfe as Jenna WolfeRobin Weigert as Lisa HasslerJerry DiLeo as Police Officer

Credits: TMDB.

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