Watch Ice-T get his ‘ass overwhelmed’ in terrifying “Regulation & Order: Particular Victims Unit ”season premiere second (unique)

The newest season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is proving that no one is ever protected — not even collection mainstay Ice-T.

The actor, who's spent over 20 years as Sgt. Odafin "Fin" Tutuola, begins season 27 in a precarious place. In a clip from tonight's season premiere, debuting solely with Leisure Weekly, Tutuola is strolling the streets of New York when he seems to identify a girl in peril. The police sergeant rapidly turns his gun on the assailant and ushers the sufferer over to his facet — solely to find that the duo are in on it collectively.

Earlier than Tutuola can course of what's occurring, he's down on the bottom with each of them towering over him. Sure, the procedural is kicking off the season with one of many present's dependable leads as one among its victims.

Per the official synopsis, Fin's unlucky encounter will account for only a fraction of the episode. "Hazard swirls across the squad as they examine a suspect for rape and attempt to defend their key witness," the abstract reads. "A brand new chief of detectives places Benson to the take a look at. An off-duty Fin tries to cease an assault in progress."

Ice-T beforehand teased this violent storyline to EW. "I present up this season within the first episode. I get my ass overwhelmed and find yourself within the hospital," the legendary rapper and actor stated in August. "So I'm like, what the f— is happening?"

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He added that, because of the ensemble nature of the present, others will step up as Tutuola recovers within the second episode. However no worries, the intrepid sergeant all the time returns. "So long as I don't get shot within the head," Ice-T joked.

Ice-T is among the most senior members of the SVU forged, having joined the Regulation & Order spinoff on the high of its second season. Solely collection star and producer Mariska Hargitay has a extra spectacular tenure, having launched the collection in 1999 as Capt. Olivia Benson, alongside Christopher Meloni's Sr. Det. Elliot Stabler.

Whereas Meloni departed the present in 2011, Hargitay and Ice-T have caught collectively for the lengthy haul. However SVU is not any stranger to bittersweet departures. Earlier this yr, the rapper admitted to being "blindsided" by the departure of star Kelli Giddish, who’s now returning as a collection common for the twenty seventh season: "The followers stated they wished to see Kelli again, so she's coming again," he celebrated.

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Together with Giddish, Hargitay and Ice-T, the season will mark the return of Peter Scanavino as Assistant District Lawyer Sonny Carisi, Kevin Kane as Detective Terry Bruno and Aimé Donna Kelly as Capt. Renee Curry.

Regulation & Order: Particular Victims Unit season 27 premieres Thursday, Sept. 25, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC, with new episodes streaming on Peacock the next day. Watch Ice-T within the season premiere above.

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