Law and Order SVU star Mariska Hargitay has shared a tribute to the crime dramas new showrunner, David Graziano following the release of season 24s second episode. 






Taking to Instagram on Saturday the Olivia Benson actress shared a snap of the cast alongside the caption AboutLastNight Welcome @davidgraziano.tv. We are so fortunate to have you and we can not wait to see what your vision has in store for us in season 24. SVU.



It was announced that David would be joining the police series back in June with the show revealing that the writer and producer would be taking over as showrunner at the start of season 24. Fans were quick to praise David's work in the comments section with one person writing episode was AMAZING So glad to have David G on board  while another added Last nights episode was fantastic. I love Davids style already  there was so much depth and even a bit of humor. And you absolutely killed it ma. Other fans praised the writer for bringing back the  real Olivia after some viewers felt that key elements of the character had been somewhat lost in previous seasons. 


One person commented First episode and he already killed it. Can not wait to see more of his work thank David for bringing us back the Olivia we all know and love. She was absolutely fire last night. A second took to Twitter  writing  David Graziano I have already said this once but you sir are a breath of fresh air. Thank you for bringing us our captain back and shout out to Mariska for always doing an impeccable job of bringing out the best of Olivia  while another added They gatekept Olivias personality for a long time and I am so glad that we got to see her real personality it’s so happy and I hope they keep this up .