Defending Jacob vs Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Defending Jacob has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 8/10 for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit). Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is the older of the two (1999 against 2020). Both are crime, drama, mystery shows, so they suit a similar mood.

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Defending JacobLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
Audience score★ 8.3/10★ 8.0/10
Year20201999
Seasons128
GenresCrime, Drama, MysteryCrime, Drama, Mystery
CountryUSUS
Creator / directorMark Bomback–
Main castMichelle Dockery, Pablo Schreiber, J.K. Simmons, Betty Gabriel, Sakina JaffreyMariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Kelli Giddish, Peter Scanavino, Aimé Donna Kelly

Synopsis

Defending Jacob

A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

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