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In light of Bruce Jenner's "20/20" interview in which he confirmed he's transitioning, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" is preparing an episode close to the heart of transgender community. The show, which has been keeping up-to-date with current affairs, will have an episode centering on a young transgender in upcoming season 17.

"We've already started our season 17 storylines. We're doing a story about a transgender teenager," showrunner Warren Leight told Variety. "The world keeps evolving, and there are a lot of dark areas that we need to look at."

The show filmed the season 16 finale on Tuesday, April 28 and at the same time began prepping the first episode of the next season. Talking about the challenges that come with the renewal for the long-running series, Leight revealed, "Part of my challenge and everybody's challenge here is to keep it fresh and to not let a groove turn into a rut, and that can happen for any show at any time. Everyone here is really invested in keeping the show fresh and keeping the show on. We view every year's upfronts as a place to prove that we still deserve to be here."

A second "Law & Order: SVU" three-way crossover with "Chicago Fire" and "Chicago P.D." began on April 28, followed with an "SVU" episode on Wednesday. "Following the crossover, we have three really strong episodes back-to-back-to-back," Leight teased, "The season finale is really about Benson and will she get to adopt baby Noah. We're paying off a lot of threads that we've been stitching in for more than a season here."