Reviewers on IMDb note that the series does not shy away from the graphic nature of its subject matter, including depictions of both the violence and the often unromanticized sexual lives of its characters. Cast and Production Alex Mandalakis: Olympia Dukakis Drucie MacKay: Jackie Torrens Maria Roach: Jennie Raymond Creator: Written and directed by Thom Fitzgerald
The show emphasizes how different agencies—legal, social work, and medical—must collaborate to support a single victim. Social WorkSex & Violence : Season 1 Episode 1
Victim Advocate Alex Mandalakis (played by Academy Award-winner Olympia Dukakis) works tirelessly to protect a woman who has survived a brutal axe attack, attempting to secure her safety within a women's shelter. Reviewers on IMDb note that the series does