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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Season 5

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 5 episode 17: Mean

Aired 24 February 200443 minRated TV-14

8.9TMDB · 7 votesMark watched

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 5 is streaming in Australia on Prime Video (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 “Mean”

The conviction of a group of sociopathic high school bullies who turned on one of their own escalates into even more violence and death in their exclusive private school.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 17 of 25 of season 5, so watch episodes 1 to 16 first.
  • It runs about 43 minutes.
  • Directed by Constantine Makris, written by Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters.
  • TMDB users rate it 8.9 out of 10 (7 votes).

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

Director
Constantine Makris
Writers
Michele FazekasTara Butters
Guest stars
Diane Neal as Casey NovakLindsay Hollister as Agnes LinskyKelli Garner as Brittany O'MalleyZachary Knighton as Lukas Ian CroftGwen Stewart as CherylArielle Kebbel as Andrea KentJason Kravits as Principal Andrew KilgoreAnthony Mangano as Security Officer Kubiak

Credits: TMDB.

More from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 5

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Every episode of Season 5Law & 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.