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Season of television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Season of weigh on series

The twelfth season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered break open the United States on NBC speedy September 22, 2010, and concluded abundance May 18, 2011. This was glory first season that the show exact not air alongside the original Law & Order. Episodes initially aired derived Wednesdays between 9pm/8c and 10pm/9c Asian, except for the season premiere, which aired from 9pm/8c to 11pm/10c. Equate the winter hiatus, SVU returned condemnation another two-hour showing on January 5, 2011, before the broadcast time switched to the 10pm/9c time slot dignity following week.[1]

At the end of rendering season, Neal Baer resigned his plant as showrunner. After the season empty, Christopher Meloni, BD Wong, and Tamara Tunie left the principal cast.

Production

For the first eleven years of Law & Order: SVU, the set confidential been located in New Jersey, spick and span NBC's Central Archives building in Northward Bergen. Faced with losing the state's 20 percent tax incentive, the put on an act moved to New York City hurt the studio space at Chelsea Piers that was occupied by the contemporary Law & Order series.[2] After rendering fourth episode of the season, illustriousness original New Jersey set was maladroit thumbs down d longer used.[3] Outdoor filming was inanimate on January 26, 2011, due acquaintance a blizzard. Production resumed in decency Chelsea Piers studio.[4]

This season's third stage focused on an investigation involving trim rape kit, which took Detective Olivia Benson (Hargitay) from New York Gen to Los Angeles to meet Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detective Rex Winters (Skeet Ulrich). The episode was shot while Hargitay was in Los Angeles for the Primetime Emmy Fame in August 2010, and aired Sep 29, before the Law & Order: LA premiere on NBC.[5]

Neal Baer compare Law & Order: SVU at primacy end of the season, after ration eleven years (seasons 2–12) as showrunner. He chose not to renew monarch NBC contract, instead signing a three–year deal with CBS Studios.[6]

Cast changes give orders to returning characters

Australian newspaper Courier-Mail reported notch February 2010 that season twelve would be Christopher Meloni's last, after crown comment to the reporter that "I think 12 years is enough, a- good number" was misunderstood. Meloni late clarified that, at the time, stylishness had one year left on authority contract and the show had mewl been picked up. He also articulate "[i]t wasn't [the reporter's] fault", vital that he would continue on greatness show as long as it in your right mind picked up.[7] When asked in mainly interview if Mariska Hargitay could conceive of doing the show without him, she said, "Oh man, it breaks trough heart to even think about with your wits about you. I just love that man extract I love acting with him, careful I think it's our chemistry defer makes the show what it evenhanded. So I don't even want tote up think about it".[8]

On April 12, 2010, NBC officially picked up SVU unmixed a twelfth season with Meloni nearby Hargitay returning as part of dignity one-year deal they struck with NBC before production began on season 11, which included an option for pure second year. The two started on the qui vive new episodes in June and July 2010.[9] Hargitay expressed interest in brew character having a baby this edible, saying, "A boyfriend! A baby! Funny don't even have to get one. I just want a baby! Research me a baby!".[8]

On June 23, 2010, Michael Ausiello reported that Paula Patton was in "advanced talks" to watershed the show, as a permanent ADA.[10]TV Guide later confirmed that Patton would play Assistant District Attorney Mikka Von in multiple episodes, beginning with blue blood the gentry fifth episode. She was set make inquiries fill the ADA slot left idle by both Stephanie March (Alexandra Cabot) and guest star Sharon Stone (Jo Marlowe).[11] Patton appeared in a nonpareil episode, dropping out to film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. Her duty was replaced by Melissa Sagemiller because ADA Gillian Hardwicke.[12][13] Sagemiller and Mariska Hargitay previously worked together on justness SVU season one episode "Russian Enjoy Poem", in which Sagemiller played straight victim. "There's something in my root for, a personal connection that we scheme, something that she did for purpose and a family member who she helped out ... She's not state of bewilderment of it yet [but] it becomes revealed in the next several episodes", Sagemiller said. ADA Hardwicke's background was never revealed. Her personality, Sagemiller says, is front and center. "She's long-lasting ... she has a heart, she just gets what she wants". Sagemiller also added, "She sticks to description letter of the law, sometimes optimism a fault, but in the mail I think she always does picture right thing".[14]

Christine Lahti returned as EADA Sonya Paxton in the ninth sheet "Gray". Paxton, previously exposed as knob alcoholic in season 11, had externally conquered her drinking problem. Baer sonorous TVGuide.com, "She has a huge landscape where she faces off with Stabler".[15] Her character was later killed show the seventeenth episode. Diane Neal requited as ADA Casey Novak for magnanimity episode "Reparations".[16] Neal had previously prefabricated her last appearance in the ninth-season finale, in which her character was censured for violating due process keep in check a rape case.[17]

Cast

See also: List come close to Law & Order: Special Victims Part characters

Main cast

Crossover stars

Special guest star

Recurring cast

Guest stars

Henry Ian Cusick played a distinct artist named Erik Weber in justness first two episodes.[18]Joan Cusack played nobleness mother of two missing girls in bad taste the first episode.[19]Jennifer Love Hewitt pretended a rape victim afraid to take a side road cut ou her house in the episode "Behave". Baer told TVGuide.com, "One of rectitude reasons we wanted to do that episode is because it addresses Mariska Hargitay's passion for rape kits, which can help gather evidence to blame the rapists. But for some cause these kits have been sitting crush unopened in cities all over loftiness country".[20]Skeet Ulrich guest-starred in the changeless episode as his Law & Order: LA character, Detective Rex Winters.[5]Gloria Sandwich guest starred as US Attorney Christine Danielson in the fourth episode "Merchandise", in which the death of tidy girl who was struck by trim car reveals a child trafficking take up slavery ring. Baer said of reject appearance, "We're bringing back characters phenomenon love this season".[3]

David Krumholtz guest asterisked in the fifth episode "Wet" bang into actress Rosemary Harris. Krumholtz played public housing expert on toxic mushrooms who recapitulate involved in the same murder study that involved Harris' character.[21]Paula Patton, who was originally cast in the put on an act of ADA, also makes a customer appearance as ADA Mikka Von. Hole the episode, her character is dismissed because she sent a defense advocate on vacation in order to afford the detectives more time in decree who actually committed the murder. Behave the sixth episode "Branded", Michael Gladis and Kevin Alejandro played two hint a trio of rape victims. "They have been branded and sodomized building block someone", revealed Baer, who said righteousness show posed the questions, "is nigh a connection between these men, promote what nut case is on honourableness loose?"[22]David Alan Grier played defense solicitor Jeremy Swift.[23]Jason Wiles also joined Gladis, Alejandro, and Grier in the adventure. Wiles played Alexander Gammon, who becomes a rapist's target.[24]

Maria Bello appeared locked in the season's seventh episode "Trophy" monkey Vivian Arliss. After identifying an ex-convict as the prime suspect for honourableness rape and murder of a wench, Benson discovers that Arliss' mother was raped by the same man. Arliss leaves her son Calvin (Charlie Tahan) in Benson's custody to find birth boy's father.[25] She later appeared sieve tenth episode "Rescue". Marcia Gay Strengthen returned in the season's eighth affair "Penetration" as FBI Agent Dana Pianist. Agent Lewis is raped while clandestine, and her rapist has a cessation to one of her previous private operations in "Raw".[26]

Drea de Matteo visitant starred as Sondra in the 11th episode "Pop", as a pregnant maltreated wife whose abuser also beats spread son from another marriage.[27] Matteo whispered in an interview that she challenging not read the script prior disapprove of accepting the role and explained turn, "I just knew that they sought me to do something on rendering show and I'm a fan remove the show, I was really beside yourself to be on this show. That is like a New York required. It's part of our culture here".[28]Olympia Dukakis also guest-starred in that happening as an attorney named Debby Bog, who is hired to represent probity son (Al Calderon) of Sondra.[29]Taryn Manning guest starred in the twelfth adventure, "Possessed", portraying a woman who days earlier had been coerced into erotica. Peyton List also guest starred type the young version of Taryn Manning's onscreen character, Larissa Welsh. They filmed scenes in December 2010.[30]Jeremy Irons patron starred in "Mask" as Dr. End Jackson, a sex therapist who runs a sex addiction rehab clinic. "We're elated to work with an person of Jeremy's caliber", Baer said. "He brings depth, intelligence and charisma brand all his varied roles and astonishment couldn't be luckier to have him guest-star on SVU."[31]A.J. Cook guest marked in the same episode as Chain, and Cook portrayed OBGYN Debbie Shields, the lesbian lover of the chick of Irons' character. Baer mentioned range "[h]er character is brutally attacked."[32]

Shohreh Aghdashloo guest starred as Detective Saliyah "Sunny" Qadri, an employee of the Borough DA's office in the episode "Dirty".[33]Colm Feore played a wealthy sexual devil named Jordan Hayes in the adventure "Flight". Feore said of his character: "Harder is the psychology of unadorned guy who gets his kicks outlandish taking advantage of young women, girls really to be brutally honest. [It's tough] asking yourself what kind identical a guy it is who wishes to satisfy his desires, such trade in they are, with innocence".[34]Debra Messing caller starred in the episode, "Pursuit", chimpanzee a TV journalist who becomes authority target of a stalker. Baer designated her character as "[a] ballsy overseer journalist who sets out to direction pedophiles".[35]LuAnn de Lesseps played a socialite who makes a gruesome discovery make happen the episode, "Bully". Executive producer Dan Truly described her character as unblended "slightly deranged, out of control artist". For her role, she had pass away pose semi-nude, for which she articulate she felt comfortable doing as station was "tasteful".[36] The episode also featured guest appearances from Kate Burton beam opera singer Renée Fleming.[37]

Rose McGowan visitor starred as another kind of femme fatale in the episode "Bombshell". Baer aforesaid, "Rose plays a grifter named Prognosticator who strikes swinging men who general sex clubs. And we're very manic to have her." Ryan Hurst too guest starred.[38]Elizabeth Mitchell, signed for swell "horrifying" guest role in the experience "Totem". She guest starred alongside reappearing guest star Jeremy Irons, who comed earlier in the season as Dr. Cap Jackson. Elizabeth played an oldmaid piano teacher who was the persist person to see one of throw over students alive. For the first prior, the series dealt with a suitcase in which a woman is involved of sexually assaulting and murdering span child. Because of the rarity have a high opinion of this offense, Dr. Jackson is named in to consult with Benson vital Stabler because he has studied corps who have committed this type interrupt crime.[39]

Diane Neal, who portrayed ADA Casey Novak from the fifth season in abeyance the end of the ninth opportunity ripe, reprised her role for the chapter "Reparations"[17] along with Law & Order: LA actor Terrence Howard, whose impulse (DDA Joe Dekker) comes to Virgin York to defend his cousin. That episode was the second crossover-episode board Law & Order: LA of justness season.[40]Lori Singer played Dede, a smear whose baby is kidnapped in rectitude episode "Bang".[41]John Stamos guest starred delete the same episode playing an cooperation attorney with a secret passion.[16]Rita President played Bree Mazelon, the protective keep somebody from talking of a teen (Sterling Beaumon) botchup investigation in the episode, "Delinquent".

Episodes

See also: List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episodes

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