The promo shows the story is a bit different than the actual Harvey Weinstein controversy, but executive producer Michael Chernuchin has assured audiences there are many similarities between the two.
The episode description details that Barba will convene a Grand Jury to determine the pilot’s complicity in the crime, and hopefully, justice will be served.
Law & Order: SVU called on actors Martin Donovan and Yasmine Al Massri to help tell the story of “Flight Risk,” which depicts a sexual assault happening between an airline pilot and his co-pilot.
Chernuchin stated the episode draws attention to a “boys club,” that exists in the airline industry, and remarked the experience is very similar to what women actresses go through in Hollywood.