If you’re excited for Kelly Giddish’s temporary but inevitable return to SVU, know that series star Mariska Hargitay sees you — and is doing everything she can to make sure the actress returns for good next season.
Kelly GuideThe former show regular reprized her role as Amanda Rollins this Thursday, May 2, when a runaway bride called a task force for help and Rollins stepped in on a day off.
This will be the actor’s third appearance since he left the series in December 2022. When she first returned nearly a year ago in the season 24 finale, Amanda Rollins was pregnant with her third child — her first with her new husband, an assistant in the district. Attorney Dominic “Sonny” Caris (Peter Scanavino). During this episode, we learned that Rollins was teaching criminal behavior at Fordham University… and that he was very sad after he left the team!
Eight months later, during the first episode of Season 25, which aired last January, we were able to find him at his son Nick’s christening — and of course, Olivia Benson was there as the baby’s godmother.
“Kelly is my heart”
In an interview with Variety published on May 1, Mariska Hargitay revealed that he was struggling with the decision to pull out Kelly Guide About the 2022 casting — a decision that came not from a major stakeholder or showrunner David Graziano, but from production, the outlet said.
Mariska Hargitaywho is also the producer of the series, actually lobbied Kelly Guide It remains, but the decision was already made.
“Kelly is my favorite actor to work with. Kelly is my heart“, she said. “It is a sensitive topic. I have something to say about the series, but I didn’t have enough at that time.“
despite that, Mariska Hargitay said he was now trying to arrange a permanent return Kelly Guide for the 26th season of the long-running procedural series, which is set to debut this fall. The actor joined the series in 2011 after the departure of Christopher Mellon, after which he formed an important duet with Olivia.
“I don’t like not being heard, especially when I’m right“, he added.That relationship was one of the most powerful relationships on television because you could see these two badass women, so flawed and side by side.“
in the US, New York Special Section continues to air its 25th season every Thursday. The season finale will air on May 16.
In France, you can watch the 24th season of the series every Monday from 23:10 on TF1. On the streaming side, the first 9 seasons of the show can be found on Prime Video.
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