Kelli Giddish Returns to "SVU" as Series Regular

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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-orde...es-1235326580/

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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-orde...es-1235326580/

Amanda Rollins' Law & Order: SVU Season 26 Role Is A Big Insult To Kelli Giddish

Law & Order: SVU's decision to bring Rollins back in a different way than expected is insulting to Kelli Giddish after the way she was written out.

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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/ke...w-job-partner/

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Law & Order: SVU Just Paved The Way For Amanda Rollins' Return (& That's Why NBC Needs To Renew It For Season 27)

Law & Order: SVU cleared an obstacle to Rollins' return to the Special Victims Unit in season 27, which gives NBC a strong reason to renew the series.

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Kelli Giddish will rejoin Law & Order: SVU as a series regular

Detective Amanda Rollins will be back full-time in Season 27 after Giddish left as a series regular midway through Season 24, appearing in guest-starring roles in Seasons 25 and 26.

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Law & Order: SVU Finally Admits To Its Biggest Blunder By Walking Back On It Almost 3 Years Later

Amanda Rollins will return to Law & Order: SVU as a series regular in season 27, a strong decision considering Kelli Giddish should've never left.

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Law & Order: SVU Season 27 Update Suggests Rollins' Return Status Is A Lie

Amanda Rollins will return to Law & Order: SVU as a series regular, but a recent Instagram post may suggest she isn't back with Benson's unit yet.

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Ice-T celebrates return of “Law & Order: SVU” costar Kelli Giddish: 'A really close person to me'

Giddish's Sgt. Amanda Rollins was a pivotal member of the Special Victims Unit for years, and is finally back on the team after an intermittent hiatus.

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Kelli Giddish's Law & Order: SVU Season 27 Return Has A Dark Trade-Off

Law & Order: SVU season 27 will bring back Kelli Giddish full-time as Amanda Rollins, but returning to SVU permanently means there is a trade-off.