Virtual streaming has now become a part of mainstream television. In a recent episode of Law & Order: SVU, the show featured a storyline centered around a VTuber – a virtual streamer – surprising many viewers.
This episode features Jaded_Ember, a well-known virtual streamer (played by April Deieso), who reveals a past assault to her followers. While the SVU team eventually links the crime to a problematic psychedelic therapy experiment, the show gained attention for its surprisingly realistic depiction of the VTubing world.
A custom avatar on network TV
Instead of using simple, cheap animation, NBC created a detailed, fully functional VTuber model for the show’s episode.
Viewers of the virtual streaming community were thrilled by the impressive visuals they saw on screen. The excitement peaked when artists SHATRA_399 and SomieStudio revealed on X (formerly Twitter) that they designed the model featured in the show.
I’m thrilled to share that my friend @SomieStudio and I created the Live2D model featured in a recent episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit! It was an amazing experience, and we’d love for you to check it out! #Live2d #VTuber #Live2dShowcase #lawandordersvu
— Shatra || Live2d (Open for Commissions) (@SHATRA_399) April 5, 2026
SHATRA_399 announced online that they and their friend, SomieStudio, created the model used in a recent episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, which sparked a huge amount of support from the VTubing community.
Fans quickly filled the comments section with praise for the artists, excited about their opportunity to perform on such a popular TV show.
Big ups to SVU for actually reaching out to artists instead of doing some shitty cgi or ai prompt
— Sean R (@SeanRanklin1) April 5, 2026
That’s incredible! You all did a really great job. 😎👍
Everything is progressing perfectly with the plan to make virtual YouTubers popular worldwide, thanks to your hard work! Haha. 😌
— Alex Villa (Mexican Gamer) (@Alejand98266091) April 5, 2026
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2026-04-05 23:18