Christopher Meloni Teases Surprise ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Return With BTS Mariska Hargitay Pics
The elite squad known as the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit cast is in for a shakeup.
Michele Fazekas, who was a writer on the NBC cop drama for more than two decades before becoming its season 27 showrunner, teased that the show will be going back to its roots—with Mariska Hargitay‘s Olivia Benson character diving into “a twisty kind of case.”
“In some ways, I’m going back to when I was on the show, which was like seasons 3 through 7,” she told People in an interview published Sept. 24. “I remember what we were doing then that worked well. It’s like, ‘Alright, we’re gonna bring some of that back.”
In addition to “little bit” of changes to the set, Fazekas said there’ll also be “some challenges to Benson that she hasn’t had in a while” in the new season, premiering on Sept. 25.
“In a great way,” the executive producer added, “we’re giving her something to push against.”
