Law & Order makes history with Sam Waterston in season 22 after Anthony Anderson’s departure

The biggest news before NBC Right The season 21 revival centered around the return of two familiar faces: Anthony Anderson as Detective Kevin Bernard and Sam Waterston as District Attorney Jack McCoy. However, after the season finale, the news came. that Anderson would be leaving the cast and not returning for season 22 . Now there is good news for the fans. Not only will Waterston be back in the fall, but he will make history when he does.

Sam Waterston officially returns to Right for season 22 to celebrate its 18th season as a series regular, second Term . Although Mariska Hargitay and Ice-T entered Law and order: SVU stay there longer THIS Spin-off 23 and 22 seasons respectively, Waterston will be the first star of the original series to last more than 17 seasons.

He was previously linked to S. Epatha Merkerson (who has since grown into a series regular over seven seasons). Chicago Mediterranean) at 17 seasons, but Merkerson’s Anita Van Buren is not in the cast while actress Sharon Goodwin is busy at One Chicago. With season 22, Sam Waterston turns 18 and goes down in history.

Camryn Manheim (che appears in THIS like different characters before joining as a season 21 regular) plays the role in Van Buren’s revival of Merkerson in the original series. Manheim will return to the series in the fall alongside Waterston, alongside Jeffrey Donovan as the detective. Frank Cosgrove (who will need a new partner with the departure of Anthony Anderson), Hugh Dancy as ADA executive Nolan Price and Odelya Halevi as ADA Samantha Maround. Halev previously spoke of the joy of working with Waterston as an old fan of Right.

Sam Waterston’s return isn’t all that surprising after appearing in NBCUniversal’s launch presentation, which premiered the current schedule for the upcoming TV series and didn’t feature Anthony Anderson. McCoy didn’t appear as much as the other characters, which made sense with his role as district attorney. Of course, he wouldn’t be on hand with cases of the week like Price and Maroun.

Interestingly, the news of Anderson’s departure and Waterston’s return has come well. after Right was renovated to return in the fall , for what will be the second season of the revival and the 22nd ever. Creator and executive producer Dick Wolf revealed earlier this year that the original is back for him it was a “dream come true”. .

THISThe rebirth of accompanied wine Law and order: organized crimewhich means that all nine of Dick Wolf’s current TV shows will air prime time during the 2022-2023 TV season. SVU as well as the three One Chicago shows received renewals for three seasons early 2020, while Three FBI all CBS shows have been renewed for another two seasons in May. (You can review the most recent season of Right change with a peacock subscription .)

Right He has yet to receive a preview date for his return to NBC in the fall, but there are plenty of viewing options in the meantime. Check out ours Program of the first TV 2022 to find out what to watch and when to tune in in the weeks to come.