If, like me, you’re a fan of NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (“L&O: SVU”), you’ll be excited to learn Lifetime is airing an hour-long special about the true inspiration for the television series. Debuting Monday, May 21 at 10:00 PM ET/PT, The Real SVU tells the story of legendary prosecutor Linda Fairstein and her unit’s investigation into the case of a successful swimsuit designer found dead at an exclusive Manhattan hotel.

Below is the complete press release.

 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

NEW HOUR-LONG LIFETIME SPECIAL 

THE REAL SVU
TO DEBUT MONDAY, MAY 21 AT 10 PM

Legendary prosecutor Linda Fairstein brings the real stories of the Manhattan Special Victims Unit to television in the new Lifetime special THE REAL SVU, airing Monday May 21 at 10PM ET/PT. As the head of the Special Victims Unit for over three decades, and the inspiration for the long-running Law & Order series, Linda Fairstein has led the fight in and out of the courtroom to get justice for women and all victims of sexual violence. The hour-long special gives an inside look at how one of this famous unit’s real cases was investigated and prosecuted. The special investigates the case of a successful swimsuit designer found dead at an exclusive Manhattan hotel, with all signs pointing to her trust-fund boyfriend as the perpetrator. But when the SVU team delves further into the case, they’re shocked at what they uncover about his dark family history.

Bungalow Media + Entertainment, LLC produced the special for Lifetime. Robert Friedman and Anthony Lappe serve as executive producers.  Liz Yale Marsh and Mike Powers serve as co-executive producers.  Linda Fairstein serves as producer.  Brie Miranda Bryant and Colleen Conway Grogan serve as executive producers for Lifetime.

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

Source: © 2018 Lifetime Network, a division of A+E Networks, Inc. All Rights Reserved.