Kelli Giddish to Depart "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" after 12 Seasons
by Lynette Rice
Oct. 24, 2022


Kelli Giddish, who plays Detective Amanda Rollins on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", is leaving the show. The actress joined the NBC drama in its 13th season and will depart in the middle of the upcoming 24th season.

Speculation has been rampant of late that Giddish may be looking to turn in her badge. “I wanted to address the chatter I’ve seen online and let everyone know that this will, indeed, be my last season on Law & Order: SVU,” she said in a statement.

“Playing Rollins has been one of the greatest joys and privileges of my life. I’ve been so fortunate to be a part of the Law & Order family for the last 12 years. There is simply no other character on TV like Rollins. She’s grown and changed, and I have as well. I started on this show when I was in my late 20s and I’m grateful I got to spend so many of my adult years with Rollins in my life.”




“I want to thank Dick Wolf, Mariska Hargitay, Peter Jankowski, NBC, Universal Television, all of my co-stars, every single member on the crew and all the writers here for our incredible work together these last 12 years,” she continued.

“I’m so excited to take all the things I have learned in my time on ‘SVU’ and put them toward everything that’s next to come.”

https://deadline.com/2022/08/kelli-giddish-leaving-svu-amanda-rollins-1235099271/

"Law & Order: SVU" Showrunner Responds to Complaints About Kelli Giddish Exit:
“Things Are More Complex Than They Appear”
by Lynette Rice
Aug. 24, 2022


Fans weren’t too happy to learn that Kelli Giddish is leaving "Law & Order: SVU" after 12 seasons, so some went looking for someone to blame on social media. Fingers were pointed at Dick Wolf, but even new showrunner David Graziano was tagged in some messages by irate fans.

That’s when Graziano, who first responded to Giddish’s announcement on Instagram with a crying emoji, followed up with a comment of his own.




“You might take a moment to entertain the idea that things are more complex than they appear in a world of emojis and tweets,” he wrote on Giddish’s IG page.

“All I’ll say is Kelli has handled this with the most incredibly classy comportment. She is, without a doubt, one of the finest industry professionals I’ve come across in my 24 years of writing for television. I’m saddened by her looming exit. It’ll be my lucky day if I ever get to write for her again.”

https://deadline.com/2022/08/law-order-svu-showrunner-kelli-giddish-exit-1235099670/

Law & Order: SVU met with backlash over Kelli Giddish's exit (https://deadline.com/2022/08/law-order-svu-showrunner-kelli-giddish-exit-1235099670/)

Fans weren’t too happy to learn that Kelli Giddish is leaving Law & Order: SVU after 12 seasons, so some went looking for someone to blame on social media. Fingers were pointed at Dick Wolf, but even new showrunner David Graziano was tagged in some messages by irate fans.

That’s when Graziano, who first responded to Giddish’s announcement on Instagram with a crying emoji, followed up with a comment of his own.

“You might take a moment to entertain the idea that things are more complex than they appear in a world of emojis and tweets,” he wrote on Giddish’s IG page. “All I’ll say is Kelli has handled this with the most incredibly classy comportment. She is, without a doubt, one of the finest industry professionals I’ve come across in my 24 years of writing for television. I’m saddened by her looming exit. It’ll be my lucky day if I ever get to write for her again.”

Deadline reported exclusively in June that Graziano was named the new showrunner of SVU (https://deadline.com/2022/06/law-order-svu-david-graziano-showrunner-season-24-nbc-warren-leight-1235036371/), replacing Warren Leight.

Earlier today, Giddish announced her plans to leave sometime during the 2022-23 season. She’s played Detective Amanda Rollins since 2011 and has been on the show for 12 seasons.

“I wanted to address the chatter I’ve seen online and let everyone know that this will, indeed, be my last season on Law & Order: SVU,” she said in a statement. “Playing Rollins has been one of the greatest joys and privileges of my life. I’ve been so fortunate to be a part of the Law & Order family for the last 12 years. There is simply no other character on TV like Rollins. She’s grown and changed, and I have as well. I started on this show when I was in my late 20s and I’m grateful I got to spend so many of my adult years with Rollins in my life.”

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"Law And Order: SVU" Sets Final Episode for Kelli Giddish
by Lynette Rice
Oct. 11, 2022


Mark your calendars, Amanda Rollins fans:

Kelli Giddish, who plays the beloved detective on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", will leave the show on December 8.

https://deadline.com/2022/10/law-order-svu-kelli-giddish-final-episode-1235141433/

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Kelli Giddish Sets "SVU" Return — And That's Only Half the Story
by Kimberly Roots
April 11, 2023


Months after filming her final "Law & Order: SVU" episode, Kelli Giddish will return to the procedural. Turns out, Amanda Rollins has some big news to share!

Giddish’s character will appear in "SVU‘s" upcoming Season 24 finale as well as in the penultimate Season 3 episode of "Law & Order: Organized Crime" — and Rollins [MAJOR SPOILER ALERT] will be pregnant when we see her again, sources confirm exclusively to TVLine.

NBC declined to comment on Rollins’ reappearance.

https://tvline.com/2023/04/11/kelli-giddish-returning-law-and-order-svu-season-24-rollins-pregnant/

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She'll reprise her Det. Amanda Rollins role for SVU’s Season 25 premiere, her second appearance since officially departing last December, according to TVLine.

Good they arent stupid like I thought!!!! (Getting rid of good people)

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Kelli Giddish to Appear in Multiple Season 26 Episodes of "SVU" — Get the Scoop on Rollins’ New Job (and How It’ll Affect Carisi)
by Kimberly Roots
September 5, 2024


At least one of Mariska Hargitay’s "SVU" Season 26 wishes is coming true: Kelli Giddish will be back as Amanda Rollins in "Law & Order: SVU‘s" upcoming season, showrunner/executive producer David Graziano and executive producer Julie Martin tell TVLine.

“Rollins is definitely coming back to the show,” Martin says. “She’s coming as a guest star, and she’s going to make a bunch of appearances throughout the season,” Graziano adds. “We’re really happy about it.”




When she pops up in Season 26, the EPs say, Rollins will be working with the New York Police Department’s Intelligence Unit, “which is very different from the Intelligence Unit anywhere else, because the Intelligence Unit in New York has cops stationed in almost every country in the world,” Graziano explains.

“And so, Rollins is going to be traveling a lot as part of that job.”




‘Rollisi’ fans need not worry, though: The EPs assure use that Rollins and husband Dominick “Sonny” Carisi (Peter Scanavino) are still happily married and raising their three kids, and that Amanda’s absences will give Carisi a chance to hone his solo-parenting skills (with assists from friends like Liv and Fin).

For example, “We’ll see Carisi and his daughter get involved in something together that they’ll kind of have to work their way out of,” Graziano teases.

https://tvline.com/news/law-and-order-svu-rollins-season-26-kelli-giddish-episodes-1235326580/

Kelli Giddish to Appear in Multiple Season 26 Episodes of "SVU" — Get the Scoop on Rollins’ New Job (and How It’ll Affect Carisi)
by Kimberly Roots
September 5, 2024


At least one of Mariska Hargitay’s "SVU" Season 26 wishes is coming true: Kelli Giddish will be back as Amanda Rollins in "Law & Order: SVU‘s" upcoming season, showrunner/executive producer David Graziano and executive producer Julie Martin tell TVLine.

“Rollins is definitely coming back to the show,” Martin says. “She’s coming as a guest star, and she’s going to make a bunch of appearances throughout the season,” Graziano adds. “We’re really happy about it.”




When she pops up in Season 26, the EPs say, Rollins will be working with the New York Police Department’s Intelligence Unit, “which is very different from the Intelligence Unit anywhere else, because the Intelligence Unit in New York has cops stationed in almost every country in the world,” Graziano explains.

“And so, Rollins is going to be traveling a lot as part of that job.”




‘Rollisi’ fans need not worry, though: The EPs assure use that Rollins and husband Dominick “Sonny” Carisi (Peter Scanavino) are still happily married and raising their three kids, and that Amanda’s absences will give Carisi a chance to hone his solo-parenting skills (with assists from friends like Liv and Fin).

For example, “We’ll see Carisi and his daughter get involved in something together that they’ll kind of have to work their way out of,” Graziano teases.

https://tvline.com/news/law-and-order-svu-rollins-season-26-kelli-giddish-episodes-1235326580/

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Kelli Giddish Breaks Down her "SVU" Return
by Ileane Rudolph
September 22, 2024


On "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit‘s" Thursday, October 24 episode, “Divide and Conquer,” a couple (Emily Jackson and Adam Aalderks) have their NYC dinner party interrupted by a brutal home invasion and assault by masked men.

What makes the episode special, however, is the first guest appearance this season by Amanda Rollins (fan-favorite Kelli Giddish) in her new job as a sergeant working for the NYPD’s Intelligence Unit.




The unit is quite a change for Rollins, since executive producer David Graziano has explained, that it has cops stationed in lots of countries around the world. She’ll travel, but so far her marriage to ADA Sonny Carisi (Peter Scanavino) seems solid.

Rollins believes the crime is likely linked to her investigation into an international ring of thieves, aka “crime tourists,” who fly into large cities, commit several robberies, and leave within 48 hours. As their violence escalates, the pressure is on to find them before they leave the country.





Will you do more guest episodes on SVU this season with interactions between the new NYPD Intelligence Unit and the Special Victims Unit?

Rollins gets to come back within her capacity at the NYPD Intelligence Unit, a new division for her which has been very titillating for me to learn about, to aid Benson and company and their cases at SVU.

There will be a handful of episodes with her, and I think the spacing of the episodes will work perfectly with audiences not getting sick of too much Rollins.





What will Rollins be investigating and where will it lead on the October 24 episode?

Rollins and her new partner are investigating a crew of crime tourists, which are bad guys that fly into towns and cities, do a lot of damage, and are back on a plane within 48 hours.

It’s something I’d never heard of but the showrunner, David Graziano, told me about. I found it a very interesting case to work on.





Who is her new partner and how’s their relationship?

John Clarence Stewart plays Detective [Vince] Corgan. And I didn’t know him before this, so I looked him up and I was happy to see that we were born in the same exact town in Georgia.

It was fun to play and find a new chemistry with a new partner after all the years of being with the SVU crew. And it’s so weird to hear “Sergeant” Rollins this time around, and to wear a different badge. I have to say I didn’t mind it!





Sounds like Rollins love her new job. Is she actually happy, which would be nice to see.

Rollins loves her new job. She says it’s like getting to eavesdrop on the whole world. And I feel like she’s really happy, and it’s fun to play that version of Rollins.





How does Rollins interact with Mariska Hargitay’s Olivia Benson in the episode? They’re always interesting to see together.

It’s so rewarding to have interactions between Rollins and Benson. It’s easy and fulfilling and I think the audience will feel that as well. They team up in this episode, and it’s a partnership that remains really special to us personally. I think that comes across on screen.





Is this episode a pilot for a cool-sounding spinoff?

Do you want it to be?

https://www.tvinsider.com/1153283/kelli-giddish-return-law-order-svu-season-26-rollins-new-job-partner/

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