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Special Unit 2

20012 seasons7.2 / 10

Monsters are real. Deal with it!

Detectives Nick O'Malley and Kate Benson work in Special Unit 2, a secret precinct of the Chicago Police Department whose sole charge is to protect the city's citizens from Links, a malicious paranormal species that is the missing link between man and beast.

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Not streaming in United States

Checked Sep 4, 2026

Special Unit 2 premiered April 11, 2001. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.

Synopsis

Detectives Nick O'Malley and Kate Benson work in Special Unit 2, a secret precinct of the Chicago Police Department whose sole charge is to protect the city's citizens from Links, a malicious paranormal species that is the missing link between man and beast.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

The Brothers

42m

Suspended from her normal duty, Officer Kate Benson is recruited by Special Unit Two (SU2) for a temporary assignment. Mature gargoyles that have been hibernating (on churches in Europe) have awoken and are collecting food (people) to feed to their eggs which have been incubating for 17 years. The victims are being kept alive until the eggs hatch. SU2 has 24 hours to track down the gargoyles and destroy the nest before the mass hatching occurs.

Episode credits

Directed by John T. KretchmerWritten by Evan KatzGuest stars Brent Sexton, Rick Cramer, Willie Garson, John F. O'Donohue, Alexander Xavier Ponce-Bonano, Mike Rad, Tara Callaghan Carr, Sophia Choi

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Episode 2

The Pack

41m

Werewolves, scientifically known as lycanthhropes, (thropes) are roaming the city killing innocent people who just happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. But these Links' superhuman senses and strength, and their ability to blend in with the human population while not in wolf form, make the detectives' work quite intense...

Episode credits

Directed by Oscar L. CostoWritten by Jim KriegGuest stars Cameron Bancroft, Eric George, Angela Van De Walle, Todd Cattell, Sue Ozeran, William Ford

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Episode 3

The Wraps

41m

On the way to an exhibit at the museum, a mummy is revived by an electrical storm. However, this is no ordinary mummy, it was the most feared Japanese Samurai warrior that ever lived. The mummy wants all the things promised to him in the afterlife. To achieve this the mummy must collect everything he was entombed with, including three female concubines. He has the first two women and targets Kate as the third. For Nick, what started out as a standard Link investigation now becomes a rescue mission.

Episode credits

Directed by Terry WindellWritten by Joel SurnowGuest stars Dominic Keating, Shaun Toub, Mik Scriba, Mike Rad, Lawrence Mandley, Steven Ho, Nathaniel Haywood, Cat Jagar

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Episode 4

The Web

41m

Spider man, spider man...only this time it's women. Kate and Nick must track down and terminate an infestation of spider-women who find Chicago's single men a delicacy. It gets even stickier when Nick takes a personal interest in protecting the only witness in the case.

Episode credits

Directed by John T. KretchmerWritten by Sara IsraelGuest stars Heidi Androl, Will Kempe, Whitney Dylan, Nikita Ager, Jenn Bird, Jayme Gallante, Michelle Holgate, Vince Lozano

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Episode 5

The Waste

41m

A Link is formed out of fat from liposuction patients from a plastic surgery clinic. The link kills the plastic surgeon when he gets in the way of the link's food supply and then disappears into the Chicago water system. The first detective on the scene is Rich Talridge, who was O'Malley's first partner before Nick was picked for SU2. Rich doesn't like that the case has been handed over to SU2 and tries to solve it himself which gets him in trouble. Kate and Nick and the rest of SU2 are left trying to track and get rid of the "Fat Link" before it kills again.

Episode credits

Directed by Oscar L. CostoWritten by Joel SurnowGuest stars Michael B. Silver, Matthew Atherton, David Starzyk, Ron Dean, Robert Ciancimino, Lisa Brounstein, Paige Baxter, Susanne Wright

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Episode 6

The Depths

42mfinale

Some water Links, nicknamed Mermen, from two years ago have reappeared and are victimizing young women. The merman emits a high pitched sound which temporarily paralyzes the victim thus making it where the merman can empty the victim of their soul. This leaves the victim in a semi-vegetative state. The catch is that it only works on virgins. A tie-in to the story is that Kate's younger sister is visiting and dating a rather mysterious guy. Kate starts to suspect the guy may also be a merman and that her sister may be the next victim.

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Directed by John T. KretchmerWritten by Jim Krieg, Joel SurnowGuest stars Veronica De La Cruz, Bryan Kirkwood, Brianna Brown, Lindsey McKeon, Tom Welling, Courtney Peldon, Lara Phillips, Mike Rad

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Episode information updated Sep 15, 2026

More about Special Unit 2

Cast

Michael LandesDetective Nicholas O'Malley
Alexondra LeeDetective Kate Benson
Danny WoodburnCarl the Gnome
Richard GantCaptain Richard Page
Sean WhalenSean Radmon
Ping WuMing Wa
Veronica De La CruzMandy
Tsianina JoelsonJulie

Credits

Created by
Evan Katz
Written by
Joel Surnow, Paul Bernbaum, Jack Bernstein, Jim Krieg, Scott Nimerfro, Martin Weiss, Evan Katz, Dan E. Fesman, Harry Victor, William Schmidt, Josh Lobis, Darin Moiselle, Sara Israel, Jeff Braunstein

Production details

Status
Canceled
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
19
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • UPNUnited States

Themes

chicago, illinoiscreaturefighting supernaturalpolice detectivesecret government organization