E! News revealed an exclusive first look at Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and crew looking very dapper in season 17 of Law & Order: SVU.

Rollins To Get "Obsessed" With A Case In Season 17  

This is the first in the batch of cast photos taken for promoting the next chapter of the NBC procedural. The crew looks even more sharper in this season. The image features the main cast members, Hargitay as Olivia, Peter Scanvino as Detective Dominick Carisi, Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda Rollins, and Ice T as Detective Odafin Tutuola.

Showrunner, Warren Leight, had previously revealed that the premiere will be one to watch out for, as it will be a "big," "two part" affair.

Odafin Tutuola To Return As Olivia's Sergeant For Season 17?  

After the preview of the premiere was recently released, reports swarmed in about the episode being inspired by Robert Durst case.

Vulture reported that the premiere of season 17 of the NBC procedural will be inspired by the Robert Durst story. The pop culture website has picked up on a bunch of crucial clues from the preview for the premiere that connext it to the Durst story -- from the protagonist being a very wealthy "untouchable" serial killer and also his method to dispose of the dead bodies in trashbags. Durst had hacked up some of his victims and stuffed their limbs in similar bags. Perhaps the use of the word dissections in the working title of the episode hints at that.

The premiere is bringing back a big baddie from a past season, and this time around it seems like the serial killer might have just gotten better at his game. Serial killer Greg Yates -- the murderous doc who horrified viewers in the Law & Order SVU and Chicago P.D. crossover -- returns!

Season 17 will premiere on Sept. 23 on NBC.

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