Law & Order’s Special Victims Unit is returning! The mothership series, which has spawned a number of spinoffs and a massive TV world, is returning with season 21 after being terminated following season 20 in 2010.
Executive producer and creator Rick Eid directs the revival, which stars Sam Waterston as District Attorney Jack McCoy and Anthony Anderson as Det. Kevin Bernard. Camryn Manheim, who plays Lt. Kate Dixon, and Odelia Halevi, who plays ADA, are among the newcomers. Hugh Dancy plays the ADA. Samantha Maroun is an actress and model. The Manhattan unit, led by Nolan Price and Jeffrey Donovan as Det. Frank Cosgrove, continues to investigate crimes and prosecute offenders.
Season 21 will have returning characters as well as possible crossovers with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Organized Crime.
Same structure, new tale
“The show is very much the same, same story structure and all,” Waterston said to ET, referring to the show’s consistent format, which splits each episode into two parts, the first following detectives as they investigate crimes and the second following legal proceedings as the lawyers bring the case to trial.
While successive spinoffs have experimented with episode design and material, Law & Order: SVU will stick to the original series’ foundations. Anderson stated, “That’s a credit to the show’s success.” Given that the show has been off the air for nearly a decade, the stories told this time will undoubtedly be unique.
“What we’re doing on the program will portray changes in society, changes in police work,” the actor stated of the upcoming episodes, which will be centered on current events.
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The show’s proclivity for telling stories based on current events will be another recurring theme. “I think people are interested in seeing and being a part of those tales that are being told, and in being a part of history,” Anderson said, adding that the hardest difficulty for the writers is “how to choose from such a rich bank of stories.”
Even the season 21 premiere (“The Right Thing”), which explores a celebrity assassination, may conjure up thoughts of Bill Cosby, who was just released from prison after his sexual assault conviction was reversed.
“It became clear very soon that they really stuck to that ripped from the headlines thing,” Dancy said of the new episodes, which Dancy described as “extremely current.”
You’ve Seen These Faces Before
Season 21 will feature a cameo appearance by a former ADA from prior seasons in the opener, as well as other returning cast members from the initial run of Law & Order. Season 21 will feature several returning cast members from the original run of Law & Order, as well as a cameo appearance by a former ADA from previous seasons in the opener. Season 21 will feature several familiar faces from the original run of Law & Order, with a former ADA from earlier seasons guest-starring in the premiere. In addition to Waterston and Anderson returning as series regulars, season 21 will feature several familiar faces from the original run of Law & Order, with a former ADA from earlier seasons guest-starring in the premiere.
“There’s a pretty big actor who you’ll recognize straight away in the first episode,” Donovan said. “There will be a lot of surprises,” the executive producer says, “as well as a number of returning guest artists who fans have grown to adore over the last two decades.”
Eid confirmed in an interview with the Television Critics Association that there will be additional episodes. “We’re going to keep those names hidden for the time being.” However, there have been so many great actors on the show that the possibility of them returning in some way is quite thrilling.” “As a result, I believe we should seek ways to reintroduce some of our past students,” he said.
“I’ve already been astonished and excited several times,” said Manheim, who has been a long-time fan of the program and acted in small roles in prior seasons before joining season 21 full-time. “I’m certain the audience will be as well.” “Working on this show is one of the best parts because you get to work with some of New York’s best performers,” she continued.
Halevi mimicked her co-facial star’s expressions. “Some of our guest stars are mind-blowing,” she teased, adding, “I’d only dream of working with them.”
While nothing has been confirmed, Jesse L. Martin has expressed interest in reprising his role as Det. Ed Green. “I certainly hope so,” he stated, before adding, “There were a lot of loose ends, if you will, when Ed Green departed the scene.” “It’s doable,” the narrator says.
Dianne Wiest, who played Interim District Attorney Nora Lewin, is the only original cast member who has expressed no interest in returning. “I don’t believe so,” she said to ET. “I doubt they’d welcome me back if I told you the truth.” “Not at all, not at all, not at all,” the narrator adds.
Crossovers that may occur
As Law & Order: SVU and Organized Crime kick off a three-hour block of television, there will undoubtedly be crossovers between the three shows. Everyone, including the stars of the spinoffs, is excited to see all three shows come together for at least one, if not more, evenings.
“All I can say is that my contract is strewn with crossovers,” Manheim concluded.
“We’re going to run out of killers at some point,” Dancy added, referring to the fact that SVU focuses on sexual crimes while OC focuses on gangs and
