‘Law & Order: SVU’ Season 28 Premiere Recap: A Gang Rape Echoing the Cornell 7 Case

By Marlow Stern

Marlow Stern

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“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” is renowned for its ripped-from-the-headlines episodes. Who can forget the Trayvon Martin-Paula Deen crossover featuring Cybill Shepherd as a racist celebrity chef or the Gamergate-riffing “Intimidation Game,” where Ice-T shoots Logan Paul’s misogynistic geek on a Manhattan rooftop?

The Season 28 premiere of “SVU,” on Oct. 8 on NBC, wasn’t a play on the news by design. According to showrunner Michele Fazekas, the episode was written and shot in July. But it will feel incredibly timely given its similarities to the Cornell 7 gang rape case — which “SVU” star Mariska Hargitay has publicly condemned, calling for justice to be served.

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