Ought to Regulation & Order: SVU return for Season 27, which appears seemingly, it should accomplish that with out two of its common solid.
Octavio Pisano, who has performed Detective Joe Velasco since Season 23, and Juliana Aidén Martinez, who joined this yr as Detective Kate Silva, won’t be again as collection regulars, Deadline experiences. A cause has not been given for these exits, nor do we all know if both might return in a visitor star capability subsequent yr. Shakeups within the squad aren’t new; solely Mariska Hargitay, who stars as Captain Olivia Benson, has been with the present from the start. Ice-T (Sergeant Odafin “Fin” Tutuola) joined the collection in Season 2. (Christopher Meloni starred as Detective Eliot Stabler for the primary 12 seasons earlier than exiting and now leads his personal spinoff, Organized Crime, which is releasing its fifth season on Peacock.)
This isn’t the one change the collection will see for a twenty seventh season. A brand new showrunner shall be in cost. Michele Fazekas is taking on (and would be the present’s first feminine showrunner) from David Graziano, who has held the place for 3 seasons.
In line with Deadline’s report, we’ll have to attend to see if the SVU Season 26 finale, “Submit-Rage,” on Thursday, Might 15, reveals how their absences shall be defined subsequent season. It might very nicely be that the Season 27 premiere will function a pair traces of dialogue to elucidate the place they’re, like totally different models within the NYPD. The logline for the Season 26 finale teases, “Benson investigates a string of sexual assaults focusing on native feminine psychiatrists. The squad celebrates a promotion.” Might Velasco or Silva be the promotion and it takes that individual out of SVU?
Along with Hargitay and Ice-T, SVU additionally stars Peter Scanavino as ADA Sonny Carisi and Kevin Kane as Detective Terry Bruno. Aimé Donna Kelly recurs as Captain Curry. And Kelli Giddish, after exiting as a collection common in Season 24, has been recurring this yr as now-Sergeant Amanda Rollins.
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