NBC’s ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Tackles Donald Trump-Like Character in Episode That Drew Internal Scrutiny
NBC’s Law & Order: SVU has a long history of developing stories inspired by real-life headlines. This season, one of the show’s most provocative episodes is sure to be “Unstoppable,” which features a Donald Trump-esque character running for president who gets tangled up in a sordid case when several women come forward with damaging accusations.
Gary Cole stars as a character described by a source as a wealthy and boorish man who makes a run for the White House. Aspects of the story were said to be inspired by the civil lawsuit pending against Trump, the Republican nominee for president, by a woman who alleges she was raped by Trump when she was 13 in the mid-1990s. Trump’s attorneys have vehemently died the allegations by the woman identified in court documents as Jane Doe.
“Unstoppable,” penned by SVU veteran Julie Martin and showrunner Rick Eid, has been highly scrutinized internally at Wolf Entertainment, home of SVU, and by NBC brass. Sources said the episode was envisioned by the writing team as airing as the second installment of the SVU’s 18th season, which opened Sept. 21.
The episode is said to have undergone story adjustments along the way, changes that raised eyebrows among some SVU writers and actors. Last month NBC formally scheduled “Unstoppable” to air Oct. 12 but then took it off that date. At one point the episode was believed to be bound to air on Nov. 9, the day after Election Day. On Tuesday, NBC confirmed it would air on Oct. 26.
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