For the U.S. season premiere of NBC's "Law & Order," show execs are set to feature characters seemingly fashioned after pop icon Britney Spears and her husband.

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The New York Post reported that the 17th season premiere of the popular crime drama that is set air on Sept. 22 features a wannabe rapper who marries a wealthy pop star with a reputation for her questionable mothering habits, both clearly patterned after Spears and her husband, Kevin Federline.

"The following story is fictional and does not depict any actual person or event," says every episode introduction of the NBC drama, yet the series has long had a reputation for drawing episode themes from real-life headlines.

In this season's premiere, actors Wayne Wilcox and Barbara King will take on the role of the infamous celebrity couple and will be joined by series newcomers Alana De La Garza and Milena Govich.

The Post said Garza will take on the role of Consuela "Connie" Rubirosa, the series' new assistant district attorney, while Govich will become series veteran Jesse L. Martin's new partner, Det. Nina Cassady.