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Law & Order: SVU Is Tackling a Duggar-Inspired Episode

Law & Order: Duggar edition?

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The Duggar family has been at the center of months of scandal and controversy lately and will now be the subject ofLaw & Order: SVU. The NBC drama will be taking on a story line inspired by the family's lifestyle for an upcoming episode that will air Wednesday, Nov. 4, reports E Online.

The episode, aptly titled "Patrimonial Burden" will feature a famous conservative reality TV family being investigated by Benson and the team when news breaks that one of the children, a 13-year-old girl, is pregnant.

Tony nominees Andy Karl, Geneva Carr and Christopher Sieber will guest-star in the episode, along with Ryan Devlin, Victoria Leigh and Chris Elliot. Carr and Sieber will play parents to the 10 children in the family.

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This is not the first time that SVU has pulled inspiration from the headlines. This season's premiere offered a take on Robert Durst and The Jinxand this week the show will tackle police shootings after the death of an unarmed black man.

Just three months ago, TLC canceled 19 Kids and Counting, starring the Duggars, after Josh Duggar admitted to molesting young girls, including his sisters, Jill and Jessa.

Law & Order: SVU airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on NBC.

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