Law & Order: Special Victims Unit vs Riverdale

Riverdale has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 8/10 for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit). Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is the older of the two (1999 against 2017). Both are crime, drama, mystery shows, so they suit a similar mood.

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Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRiverdale
Audience score★ 8.0/10★ 8.4/10
Year19992017
Seasons287
GenresCrime, Drama, MysteryCrime, Drama, Mystery
CountryUS–
Creator / director–Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Main castMariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Kelli Giddish, Peter Scanavino, Aimé Donna KellyK.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, Madelaine Petsch

Synopsis

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.

Riverdale

Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.

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