“Law & Order: SVU” fans will be treated to a two-episode premiere on September 26 as they anxiously await to find out if Captain Donald Cragen (Dann Florek) is guilty of killing the prostitute found dead next to him in the season 13 finale.
The premiere episodes, titled “Lost Reputation” and “Above Suspicion,” will see a host of new guest stars as well as old characters working together to solve the case. Executive producer Warren Leight told TV Guide, “He should have not put that dead hooker in his bed. Even if we know Capt. Cragen, it’s just never good to wake up with a dead hooker in your bed. That means you did something wrong.”
Detective Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and the SVU gang will work hard clear their captain’s name despite having a new temporary captain (guest star Adam Baldwin). Leight told TV Guide, that while “some things are resolved” there will be “long-lasting repercussions.”
The new season will feature a lot of new faces, including Adam Baldwin, as well as Paget Brewster (Criminal Minds) who will be playing Paula Foster, head of the D.A.’s public integrity union. Leight told TV Guide then Benson and Foster will be forced “to work together or neither of them is going to get what they need.” He admitted that there will be suspicion but a compromise will be found.
Benson and company will also have to deal with Adam Baldwin’s character coming in to replace Capt. Cragen. Leight said, “Adam’s character is a fixer. He comes into situations that are all screwed up, and his job is to figure out who's straight, who's corrupt, who can he trust to restore order. If he does the job right, he moves on. He's politically connected at NYPD and he likes moving the pieces on the board. That's an interesting guy to throw into SVU, because Olivia and Amaro are pieces that don't like other people moving them.”
Fans can also expect to see Amaro’s (Danny Pino) wife, Rollin’s (Kelli Giddish) sister, as well as Finn (Ice-T). Leight also told TV Guide that ‘Law & Order: Criminal Intent’ Kathryn Erbe will also make an appearance. He said, “The back story is she worked the Major Case Unit for over a decade. Her partner left and she was looking for something new. She’s on loan to Homeland Security on a joint terrorism task force, which is high stakes and her character can handle that.”
The executive producer also teased that the show will rely heavily on current news for inspiration. He told TV Guide, “I would say there's an element of headline-ripping. Our third episode of the season is very much a courtroom drama with Roger Bart and Raul Esparza and Anna Chlumsky. Raul comes in as a DA loaded for bear. Anna Chlumsky's character has written a book called Twenty Five Acts about a woman giving her life over to bondage and domination. The book is a runaway best seller and every woman in America is reading the book. She goes on a talk show, then goes out to dinner with the host, and then things turn ugly between her and the host.”
‘Law & Order: SVU’ two-hour season 14 premiere airs on September 26 at 9 p.m. EST on NBC.
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