“All eyes were on chapter 500 because it was a milestone. Everyone was very attentive. It had to be special, it had to be controversialI had to involve Benson in a very personal way”, mentions the Argentine producer in a virtual press conference.
23 years after its premiere, the series starring detectives Olivia and Elliot has been evolvingdeals with issues that have to do with society and as the issues changed, it is now more focused on the repercussions of crime.
“She has changed her face a lot, which makes her more and more interesting. As all the themes changed, it changed to what it is now, focused much more on the repercussions of crime”, adds the director.
In “The 500th Episode,” as it was called, and part of season 23, Amaro and Burton Lowe, Olivia’s ex-boyfriend, will ask the Special Victims Unit for help overturning a wrongful conviction from Cragen’s old case.