What is the original language of Law & Order: SVU?

The original language of Law & Order: SVU is English. The American series was produced for NBC and uses English as its primary spoken language.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was created by Dick Wolf and premiered in 1999. Its dialogue follows the show’s police-procedural and legal-drama format, moving between NYPD investigations, interviews, courtroom preparation, and prosecution. Because the story is set mainly in New York City and follows American law-enforcement institutions, English is the natural original production language.

Viewers may encounter dubbed or subtitled versions in many other languages, which can make the language field seem less obvious. The series has been broadcast internationally and has also inspired adaptations, including a Russian version. Those translations and adaptations do not change the original language of the American production. English is therefore the single standard answer, rather than French, German, or Spanish.