'Law & Order' Cast on Season 21, Returning Faces and Potential Crossovers (Exclusive)

Stephanie March has left the courtroom to take on the role of a "Ripley-inspired intergalactic badass" – and she’s loving every second of it. In December, it was announced that the former "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star was suiting up as Lady Akira for Ava DuVernay and Jill Blankenship’s DC superhero drama "Naomi." The CW show, based on the comic series of the same name, follows a teenage superhero when unlikely, outer-worldly events impact her hometown.The actress stars as a "metahuman" who is still a mystery to her. Stephanie March as Lady Akira and Kaci Walfall as Naomi (© 2022 The CW Network, LLC.

Thursday primetime had yet another four-way tie for the night’s highest demo among Young Sheldon, Station 19, Law & Order: SVU and Grey’s Anatomy, as was the case the previous week. 

Law & Order recently returned for its 21st season after two years off the air and the popular crime drama has a striking new legal team member. Odelya Haveli has come on board as the Assistant DA but ahead of her debut in the NBC show, she took some well-deserved time off. MORE: Stephanie March looks words away from Law & Order in skintight leather outfit The actress delighted her loyal social media followers with some vacation snapshots and it appears the Law & Order franchise is about to get a little hotter. WATCH: First trailer for Law & Order reboot sparks mass fan reaction Odelya wowed in a series of striking swimsuits as she strut her stuff and soaked up the sun on the beach in a tropical-looking location.The Israeli-born star looked carefree and very different to her suited and booted character, Samantha Maroun. MORE: Law and Order SVU star opens up about how series will end RELATED: Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay mourns sad loss of co-star following tough battleThe new season only aired on 24 February but is already causing excitement among fans who have been waiting a long time for the return of the original show. A post shared by Odelya Halevi אודליה הלוי (@odelya_halevi_)Odelya took some time away before Law & Order returned This is a huge break for Odelya, who was born and raised in Israel but moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. It wasn't an easy transition, however, and she told Jewish Journal. "At the beginning, it was a real struggle.

Grown-ish will return to Freeform for Season 5 with a familiar face and two new showrunners at the helm.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“Black-ish” may be ending, but the series’ creative universe continues: Freeform has ordered a fifth season of spinoff “Grown-ish.” And as “Black-ish” concludes, another one of that long-running series’ cast members is now set to segue over to “Grown-ish”: Marcrus Scribner has officially been added to the show’s cast.Scribner will reprise his role as Andre Johnson Jr., and as the network explains, “he embarks on his own journey to being ‘grown.'” In moving to “Grown-ish,” Scribner joins his TV sister, Yara Shahidi (who plays Zoey), on the show.Also, as part of the Season 5 pickup, playwright/producer Zakiyyah Alexander (“Russian Doll,” “La Brea”) and “Black-ish” executive producer/showrunner Courtney Lilly will take over as co-showrunners. Season 4 showrunner Julie Bean and executive producer Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry are departing the show.

back on the air, showrunner Rick Eid has promised that season 21 of the revival will feature many familiar faces in addition to returning stars Anthony Anderson and Sam Waterston, who are reprising their respective roles as Det. Kevin Bernard and DA Jack McCoy.

Mariska Hargitay, star of Law & Order: SVU, has shared a devastating tribute to friend and co-star Ned Eisenberg, who died aged 65 on Sunday.READ: Law and Order star Ned Eisenberg dies aged 65 - detailsMariska and Ned both first appeared in the hit US drama in 1999 and on Wednesday, the 58-year-old actress took to Instagram to share the news to her 2.4 million followers, along with a touching and heartfelt message remembering her colleague.WATCH: Ali Wentworth made a surprise appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show to surprise her BFF Mariska Hargitay"My heart is so full of sadness over the loss of our dear, dear Ned Eisenberg," she wrote, before adding: "What a light and what a love. And such a first-rate actor, which pales next to him as a first-rate human.READ: See the cast of Law & Order: SVU and their real-life partnersMORE: Law & Order fans sent into overdrive as Sam Waterston teases 'surprise' return of major character"We will remember him always, with his bright mischievous smile and his open-wide heart.

Mariska Hargitay is mourning the death of her Law & Order: SVU co-star Ned Eisenberg.

Actor Ned Eisenberg, known for his role on "Law & Order: SVU," has died. He was 65.

died on Sunday. He was 65.Eisenberg's wife, Patricia, shared a statement to ET on Monday confirming the news.«As Ned would say, he was attacked by two very rare assassins — cholangiocarcinoma and ocular melanoma,» she explained in the statement.

to TMZ on Monday.“As Ned would say, he was attacked by two very rare assassins — cholangiocarcinoma [bile duct cancer] and ocular melanoma. Over the course of two years, he bravely fought the cancers in private while continuing to work in show business to ensure that his medical coverage paid for himself and his family,” Patricia told the news outlet.His rep Jeremy Leiner announced that he died Sunday at his home in New York.Eisenberg is best known for portraying defense lawyer Roger Kressler in “Law & Order” (1997 to 2009) and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (1999 to 2019) and most recently played Detective Hauser in the 2021 HBO series “Mare of Easttown.”The prolific actor was born and raised in New York City and studied acting at Fiorello H.

Angela Bassett was so shocked, she forgot to thank one of her children!

Angela Bassett was so shocked, she forgot to thank one of her children!The actress took home the award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama series, for her work in, during the NAACP Image Awards on Saturday. During her speech, the actress — who was a vision in white — became tripped up and forgot one of her and Courtney B.

Thursday primetime was truly a battleground for long-running dramas as NBC’s Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU duked it out against ABC’s first Station 19-Grey’s Anatomy crossover event of 2022.

airs its eighth and final season, many fans who have come to love the cast and the show are wondering if the stars are going to remain close after the series ends. According to Anthony Anderson, his co-stars are already writing him off.«Nobody cares,» Anderson joked while speaking with Nischelle Turner on Thursday. «I just realized once the show is over my phone is just gonna stop ringing.

The long-awaited 21st season of Law & Order just premiered on NBC and it features some returning cast members, along with some new faces for the franchise.

The original Law & Order series is returning to NBC TONIGHT (February 24), more than a decade after the series went off the air.

Sam Waterston is a Hollywood icon. The 81-year-old actor has been in the business for nearly four decades now. He memorably starred as D.A. James McCoy in Law & Order, and will be reprising the role as the NBC series returns for a 21st season after being off the air for 12 years. Sam also starred in The Newsroom and Grace & Frankie on television, while his notable film credits include 1974’s The Great Gatsby, The Killing Fields, and The Man in the Moon.

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