Order: Special Victims Unit debuted on NBC on September 21, 2011, and concluded on May 23, 2012. Special Victims Unit after a shooting in the squad room. Warren Leight replaced L&o svu russian brides Baer as showrunner, after Baer moved to CBS Television Studios. The thirteenth season was Ted Kotcheff’s last year serving as an executive producer for the series.
He stated in an interview that the departures of Christopher Meloni and Neal Baer were the primary factors in his decision to leave as well. On May 14, 2011, TVLine reported that Mariska Hargitay would return for a thirteenth season, while Christopher Meloni had not come to terms with his contract yet. Pino and Hargitay filming the fifth episode “Missing Pieces” on September 20, 2011. TVLine reported that he would be exiting the show. Mariska Hargitay said that “He inspired me every day with his integrity, his extraordinary talent and his commitment to the truth. I love him deeply and will miss him terribly — I’m so excited to see what he’ll do next.
Stephanie March and Diane Neal returned to SVU in their roles as Assistant District Attorneys Alexandra Cabot and Casey Novak respectively for “an undetermined number of episodes”. On July 17, 2011, during an SVU marathon on USA Network dedicated to his character, BD Wong announced his departure from the cast on Twitter. In response to a tweet about his character’s status in season 13, he wrote, “I actually do not return for Season 13, I am jumping to Awake. Tamara Tunie was moved from the main cast credits to a “special guest” starring role. Mehcad Brooks gave a powerful performance in the episode “Personal Fouls”, guest starring as a young man named Prince Miller, who was molested by his basketball coach when he was young.
Order series in the season premiere episode. Cutter has been promoted at the DA’s office to Bureau Chief ADA in which he oversees the ADAs assigned to the Special Victims Unit. Andre Braugher portrayed Bayard Ellis on a recurring basis. In “Educated Guess”, Natasha Lyonne portrayed a mental patient named Gia who was raped inside the mental facility by someone close to her.
Timothy Busfield and Izabella Miko guest starred in “Russian Brides”. Natasha Lyonne and Carrie Preston guest starred in the episode “Educated Guess”. Laura Benanti guest starred as Detective Nick Amaro’s wife, Maria, who returns from overseas. She and Amaro must figure out where their relationship stands. Benanti first appeared in “Spiraling Down” and has the potential of a multi-episode arc. Kevin Pollak guest starred in the episode “Theatre Tricks”, playing a judge who finds himself on the wrong side of the law.
