George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis, Minnesota, police officers and subsequent protests against systemic racism in America and ongoing police brutality, there’s also been a growing discussion about how cops are portrayed on TV.
showrunner Warren Leight recently addressed some of those issues, saying that the long-running NBC drama will tackle what’s happening now but also look at how it’s showcasing law enforcement and the criminal justice system moving forward.
While, which has followed Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and her squad solving sex crimes in New York City for 21 seasons, has no shortage of episodes ripped from the headlines, Leight told podcast that Floyd’s death “has to come up and it will,” explaining that they’ll.