Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 4
The last Friday-night run; a new face joins the roster on a regular basis.
Quick Facts
- Season number
- 4
- Starring
- Christopher Meloni
- Mariska Hargitay
- Richard Belzer
- Stephanie March
- Ice-T
- BD Wong
- Dann Florek
- Episodes
- 25
- Network
- NBC
- First aired
- 27 September 2002
- Last aired
- 16 May 2003
Facts from the source article.
Production
They were already rolling cameras for Season 4 while Season 3 still had episodes to air — the giveaway being reports that Sharon Lawrence was slotted to appear on SVU in time for May sweeps. Alabama. He also talked about how the detectives' clashing takes on the law's grey areas gave NBC the confidence to let him go after high-stakes, unfiltered subject matter, using "Mercy" as the clearest example of what that trust unlocked.
Cast changes and returning characters
Season four of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit marked a few changes. BD Wong, after two seasons as a recurring guest, joined the main cast in the opening credits as Dr. George Huang. It was also the final full season for Stephanie March as ADA Alexandra Cabot. The episode "Rotten" broke the show's pattern of Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay appearing in every episode, featuring Benson working mainly with Tutuola. Chad Lowe, a guest star from season two, returned to direct the finale. The episode "Dominance" introduced CSU Captain Judith Siper, played by Caren Browning, who stayed in the role for the next eight seasons.
Cast
In the season premiere "Chameleon", Sharon Lawrence guest starred as Maggie Peterson, a psychotic prostitute who kills men after she sleeps with them. Lawrence revealed that her husband, trained as a psychiatrist, was helpful in researching that pathology. Pam Grier appeared in the fifth episode "Disappearing Acts" and again in the fifteenth episode "Pandora", earning an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. The episode "Angels" guest starred Pablo Santos as Ernesto Diaz, a Guatemalan boy who endured years as a sex slave; Santos discussed details of the episode in an interview with Zap2it. Neal Baer stated that they would not expose a 6-year-old to such content but felt a 15-year-old could articulate it. "Waste" explored whether reproductive rights are retained by comatose patients, featuring Bruce Davison and Lisa Pelikan as doctors in their first joint appearance. Philip Bosco, whose character has Parkinson's disease, later portrayed the same dementia in The Savages. Gloria Reuben guest starred in "Dolls" as the mother of a missing daughter; Michael Buckley of TV Guide wrote that scenes between Reuben and Ice-T were particularly good. John Cullum guest starred in "Appearances" as ADA Cabot's old law professor-turned-defense attorney Barry Moredock, a role that became recurring. Rob Estes guest starred in "Desperate" as the prime suspect in his second wife's murder, and Max Jansen Weinstein guest starred as a silent child who witnesses his stepmother's murder.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who stars in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 4?
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 4 stars Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March, Ice-T, BD Wong and Dann Florek.
How many episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 4 are there?
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 4 has 25 episodes.
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