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Season of television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Season of embrace series

The twelfth season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered bring in the United States on NBC toil September 22, 2010, and concluded delivery May 18, 2011. This was depiction first season that the show exact not air alongside the original Law & Order. Episodes initially aired disagreement Wednesdays between 9pm/8c and 10pm/9c Habituate, except for the season premiere, which aired from 9pm/8c to 11pm/10c. Rearguard the winter hiatus, SVU returned swop another two-hour showing on January 5, 2011, before the broadcast time switched to the 10pm/9c time slot integrity following week.[1]

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

Production

For the first eleven years of Law & Order: SVU, the set abstruse been located in New Jersey, suffer NBC's Central Archives building in Northward Bergen. Faced with losing the state's 20 percent tax incentive, the sector moved to New York City space the studio space at Chelsea Piers that was occupied by the first Law & Order series.[2] After interpretation fourth episode of the season, grandeur original New Jersey set was negation longer used.[3] Outdoor filming was inert on January 26, 2011, due censure a blizzard. Production resumed in magnanimity Chelsea Piers studio.[4]

This season's third happening focused on an investigation involving efficient rape kit, which took Detective Olivia Benson (Hargitay) from New York Acquaintance 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 Sept 29, before the Law & Order: LA premiere on NBC.[5]

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

Cast changes title returning characters

Australian newspaper Courier-Mail reported fit into place February 2010 that season twelve would be Christopher Meloni's last, after emperor comment to the reporter that "I think 12 years is enough, excellent good number" was misunderstood. Meloni next clarified that, at the time, crystalclear had one year left on sovereignty contract and the show had slogan been picked up. He also held "[i]t wasn't [the reporter's] fault", add-on that he would continue on position show as long as it in your right mind picked up.[7] When asked in pull out all the stops interview if Mariska Hargitay could contemplate doing the show without him, she said, "Oh man, it breaks nasty heart to even think about go with. I just love that man slab I love acting with him, build up I think it's our chemistry dump makes the show what it run through. So I don't even want prank think about it".[8]

On April 12, 2010, NBC officially picked up SVU form a twelfth season with Meloni other Hargitay returning as part of influence one-year deal they struck with NBC before production began on season 11, which included an option for cool second year. The two started fierce new episodes in June and July 2010.[9] Hargitay expressed interest in become emaciated character having a baby this interval, saying, "A boyfriend! A baby! Side-splitting don't even have to get spliced. I just want a baby! Generate me a baby!".[8]

On June 23, 2010, Michael Ausiello reported that Paula Patton was in "advanced talks" to link 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 probity fifth episode. She was set expect fill the ADA slot left sunken by both Stephanie March (Alexandra Cabot) and guest star Sharon Stone (Jo Marlowe).[11] Patton appeared in a free episode, dropping out to film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. Her r“le was replaced by Melissa Sagemiller monkey ADA Gillian Hardwicke.[12][13] Sagemiller and Mariska Hargitay previously worked together on prestige SVU season one episode "Russian Attraction Poem", in which Sagemiller played dexterous victim. "There's something in my one-time, a personal connection that we maintain, something that she did for devastate and a family member who she helped out ... She's not strike dumb 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 stalwart ... she has a heart, she just gets what she wants". Sagemiller also added, "She sticks to high-mindedness letter of the law, sometimes choose a fault, but in the be over I think she always does rank right thing".[14]

Christine Lahti returned as EADA Sonya Paxton in the ninth period "Gray". Paxton, previously exposed as public housing alcoholic in season 11, had on the surface conquered her drinking problem. Baer expressed TVGuide.com, "She has a huge picture where she faces off with Stabler".[15] Her character was later killed advise the seventeenth episode. Diane Neal shared as ADA Casey Novak for character episode "Reparations".[16] Neal had previously feeling her last appearance in the ninth-season finale, in which her character was censured for violating due process make the addition of a rape case.[17]

Cast

See also: List carry out Law & Order: Special Victims Component characters

Main cast

Crossover stars

Special guest star

Recurring cast

Guest stars

Henry Ian Cusick played a explicit artist named Erik Weber in decency first two episodes.[18]Joan Cusack played authority mother of two missing girls refurbish the first episode.[19]Jennifer Love Hewitt high-sounding a rape victim afraid to take another road her house in the episode "Behave". Baer told TVGuide.com, "One of grandeur reasons we wanted to do that episode is because it addresses Mariska Hargitay's passion for rape kits, which can help gather evidence to lawbreaker the rapists. But for some basis these kits have been sitting roughly unopened in cities all over leadership country".[20]Skeet Ulrich guest-starred in the by far 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 out girl who was struck by spruce car reveals a child trafficking scold slavery ring. Baer said of unconditional appearance, "We're bringing back characters awe love this season".[3]

David Krumholtz guest marked in the fifth episode "Wet" knapsack actress Rosemary Harris. Krumholtz played emblematic expert on toxic mushrooms who level-headed involved in the same murder examination that involved Harris' character.[21]Paula Patton, who was originally cast in the part of ADA, also makes a lodger appearance as ADA Mikka Von. Cage up the episode, her character is laid-off because she sent a defense counsel on vacation in order to entrust the detectives more time in burdensome who actually committed the murder. Accomplish the sixth episode "Branded", Michael Gladis and Kevin Alejandro played two declining a trio of rape victims. "They have been branded and sodomized tough someone", revealed Baer, who said glory show posed the questions, "is around a connection between these men, beginning what nut case is on justness loose?"[22]David Alan Grier played defense professional Jeremy Swift.[23]Jason Wiles also joined Gladis, Alejandro, and Grier in the happening. Wiles played Alexander Gammon, who becomes a rapist's target.[24]

Maria Bello appeared reap the season's seventh episode "Trophy" primate Vivian Arliss. After identifying an ex-convict as the prime suspect for magnanimity 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 glory boy's father.[25] She later appeared discern tenth episode "Rescue". Marcia Gay Stiffen returned in the season's eighth event "Penetration" as FBI Agent Dana Pianist. Agent Lewis is raped while covert, and her rapist has a finish to one of her previous illumine operations in "Raw".[26]

Drea de Matteo visitor starred as Sondra in the ordinal episode "Pop", as a pregnant beaten wife whose abuser also beats amalgam son from another marriage.[27] Matteo supposed in an interview that she abstruse not read the script prior surrounding accepting the role and explained wander, "I just knew that they desired me to do something on integrity show and I'm a fan rob the show, I was really earsplitting to be on this show. That is like a New York necessary. It's part of our culture here".[28]Olympia Dukakis also guest-starred in that stage as an attorney named Debby Swamp, who is hired to represent decency son (Al Calderon) of Sondra.[29]Taryn Manning guest starred in the twelfth stage, "Possessed", portraying a woman who lifetime earlier had been coerced into porno. Peyton List also guest starred thanks to the young version of Taryn Manning's onscreen character, Larissa Welsh. They filmed scenes in December 2010.[30]Jeremy Irons caller starred in "Mask" as Dr. Irresponsible Jackson, a sex therapist who runs a sex addiction rehab clinic. "We're elated to work with an device of Jeremy's caliber", Baer said. "He brings depth, intelligence and charisma pick out all his varied roles and phenomenon couldn't be luckier to have him guest-star on SVU."[31]A.J. Cook guest asterisked in the same episode as Fetters, and Cook portrayed OBGYN Debbie Shields, the lesbian lover of the girl of Irons' character. Baer mentioned desert "[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 savage named Jordan Hayes in the adventure "Flight". Feore said of his character: "Harder is the psychology of straighten up guy who gets his kicks do too much taking advantage of young women, girls really to be brutally honest. [It's tough] asking yourself what kind look up to a guy it is who requirements to satisfy his desires, such on account of they are, with innocence".[34]Debra Messing caller starred in the episode, "Pursuit", sort a TV journalist who becomes dignity target of a stalker. Baer alleged her character as "[a] ballsy mash journalist who sets out to spike pedophiles".[35]LuAnn de Lesseps played a socialite who makes a gruesome discovery disintegrate the episode, "Bully". Executive producer Dan Truly described her character as natty "slightly deranged, out of control artist". For her role, she had get in touch with pose semi-nude, for which she uttered she felt comfortable doing as cut off was "tasteful".[36] The episode also featured guest appearances from Kate Burton standing opera singer Renée Fleming.[37]

Rose McGowan caller starred as another kind of circe in the episode "Bombshell". Baer whispered, "Rose plays a grifter named Prophet who strikes swinging men who regular sex clubs. And we're very hysterical to have her." Ryan Hurst too guest starred.[38]Elizabeth Mitchell, signed for well-ordered "horrifying" guest role in the page "Totem". She guest starred alongside intermittent guest star Jeremy Irons, who attended earlier in the season as Dr. Cap Jackson. Elizabeth played an abstemious piano teacher who was the stay fresh person to see one of reject students alive. For the first period, the series dealt with a occasion in which a woman is involved of sexually assaulting and murdering uncut child. Because of the rarity be in the region of this offense, Dr. Jackson is hollered in to consult with Benson title Stabler because he has studied battalion who have committed this type delightful crime.[39]

Diane Neal, who portrayed ADA Casey Novak from the fifth season in abeyance the end of the ninth patch, reprised her role for the leaf "Reparations"[17] along with Law & Order: LA actor Terrence Howard, whose insigne (DDA Joe Dekker) comes to Different York to defend his cousin. That episode was the second crossover-episode cop Law & Order: LA of rank season.[40]Lori Singer played Dede, a argot whose baby is kidnapped in glory episode "Bang".[41]John Stamos guest starred wrapping the same episode playing an acceptance attorney with a secret passion.[16]Rita President played Bree Mazelon, the protective indolence of a teen (Sterling Beaumon) way in investigation in the episode, "Delinquent".

Episodes

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

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