‘Law & Order: SVU’ Season 22 Could See More Returning Faces Than Stabler
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What a difference six months make: New York is “a city struggling to return from a harrowing pandemic and months of demonstrations and political fallout after George Floyd…a city that has lost faith in the NYPD and the DA’s office,” Law & Order: SVU executive producer Warren Leight says.
The drama’s 22nd season opens with an assault in Central Park that “quickly turns into a racially volatile situation, and [the unit] confronts how their own racial bias affects their judgment.” After a case about domestic violence, Episode 3 turns to what happens after extended social isolation and quarantine due to COVID-19 — or, says Leight, “how close people get to their breaking points.”
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On the bright side, after 10 years apart, onetime SVU detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) visits his former partner, now-captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay), as a lead-up to Meloni’s 2021 spinoff, Law & Order: Organized Crime.
Happily for fans, there’s even more nostalgia in the offing. Says Leight: “We hope to bring back some [more] past regulars this season.”
Law & Order: SVU, Season 22 Premiere, Thursday, November 12, 9/8c, NBC
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Would love to see ADA Barba return to show!
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Awesome choice but i would love to see my homie MUNCH come back
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I agree with you!!! I miss his character so much. Nobody tops him!
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My vote is for the return of ADA Alex Cabot!!!
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Munch is one of my absolutely favorite characters. He's old school cops just like Lenny on law and order, which was my favorite tv cop!
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I would love to see the return of Det. Chester Lake. Like maybe he got released from prison and is trying to become a cop again. There was never any closure with Calvin. Olivia had to cancel her day with him and we never saw him again. Also would love to see Munch, Novak, Cabot, Warner, Huang, Cragen, Barba and Cassidy again as well.
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A full cast of all the best characters.
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I am so elated that's Eliot Stabler is coming back, I can't even stand it and then to hear that he's getting his own spin I'll show law and order organized crime he deserves it just like Mariska Hargitay.. who I would love to see come back as well is Munch, he was absolutely one of my favorite characters after Eliot of course, and there's no other Ada better than Barba and Alex Cabot but heck I also liked Casey Novak as well but if I had to choose an ADA it would definitely have to be Barba.. I think season 22 is going to be a great season I hope everybody enjoys it as much as I'm going to.. Godspeed
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I I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE Barba!!! I hope he comes back for a little while.
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Very happy law and order is coming back. Its so sad. Christopher is not there. He makes the show more hotter😞
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Bring back lake, amaro, and Jeffries
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I kinda want Chester lake to return
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It must have been in August.....several episodes of SVU about the influential pig having parties and luring in young teenage girls. Was there ever a final episode, or we just left hanging?
Sports took over Thursday night then.
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Remember he did go to prison. The jury found him guilty on all counts. That was the final episode for that story line.
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Can Barb's come back and finally get with Carisi? Just saying...
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I really just wanted to know what happened to Jackie's son on the Conners.Love the show. Always makes me laugh when I feel down.
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would love to see novak come back too
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Too bad William Lewis is dead cause Stabler would kill him all over again.
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Bring Barber back for sure
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I think this very Liberal show will lean waaaay to honoring BLM. I’ll watch Blue Bloods for a more even story!!
If you’ve watched L&O, SVU, 9 out of 10 criminals are White.
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