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Law & Order: Svu is returning for its impressive Season 26. Even more impressive is that one of the show’s original stars, Mariska Hargitay, is still the lead in the cast. She is the only person remaining from the first season, although Ice-t has been on almost as long, joining the show in Season 2.

In a recent interview, Hargitay talked about 25 seasons of playing Olivia Benson and when that might be coming to an end.

Mariska Hargitay Talks Long Career on Law & Order: Svu

Mariska Hargitay has been on Law & Order: Svu for a quarter of a century. With the 26th season coming and Olivia Benson still the lead character, many wonder when Hargitay might be ready to call it quits. She talked about that in a recent interview.

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The good news is that Olivia Benson isn’t going anywhere. Hargitay said...

When Law & Order: Svu returns for Season 25, it will be without a familiar face.

According to TV Line, Molly Burnett is bowing out as Det. Grace Muncy as a series regular.

Burnett's exit played out during the conclusion of Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 3, which served as a crossover with Svu.

Muncy revealed to Joe Velasco (Octavio Pisano) that Chief Tommy McGrath (Terry Serpico) had rewarded her dedication to the Elias Olsen case by giving her a spot on a DEA task force.

As a result, Burnett is no longer a series regular, but that doesn't mean she won't pop back up down the line.

If the Law & Order universe has taught us anything, former stars are never truly gone and pop back up when there's a story to tell.

Wolf Entertainment, which produces Svu, shared a clip of Molly's goodbye in more detail.

Burnett initially appeared...

The Svu team is down a member: Molly Burnett, the actor behind Det. Grace Muncy, is leaving NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit after one season. During the third-season finale of Law & Order: Organized Crime on Thursday, May 18 — a crossover with Svu’s Season 24 finale that same night — Muncy told colleague Joe Velasco (Octavio Pisano) that Chief Tommy McGrath (Terry Serpico) had rewarded her dedication to the Elias Olsen case by giving her a spot on a DEA task force. Following the series finale, TVLine confirmed that Burnett is no longer an Svu series regular. Wolf Entertainment, the production company behind Svu, also shared an extended cut of Muncy and Velasco’s farewell on Twitter. Want more #Svu? Check out this bonus scene from last night's #SVUxOC crossover season finale pic.twitter.com/GobP4x72I7 — Wolf Entertainment (@WolfEnt) May 19, 2023 Burnett joined Svu in a recurring capacity...

Molly Burnett, who plays Detective Grace Muncy on “Law & Order: Svu,” is leaving after less than a year on the crime series, according to media outlet’s reports.

Burnett is the latest “Law & Order” actor to make their departure from the show, following news that original cast member Kelli Giddish, who reprised her role as Amanda Rollins, was leaving the series.

Burnett’s character Detective Grace Muncy made her debut during Season 24 of the show in the episode “The One You Feed,” which aired in July of 2022. Muncy’s exit was revealed in Thursday night’s episode, a joint crossover season finale of “Law & Order: Svu” and “Law & Order: Organized Crime.”

Wolf Entertainment tweeted an extended version of Muncy’s farewell on Friday. TheWrap reached out to NBC for comment.

Want more #Svu? Check out this bonus scene from last night's #SVUxOC crossover season finale pic.

The following contains spoilers for Law & Order: Svu Season 24, Episode 22, "All Pain Is One Malady," which debuted Thursday, May 18, on NBC. This article also contains descriptions of violence and sexual assault.

The season finale crossover event of Law & Order: Svu begins its Law & Order: Organized Crime-involved story at an escrow office, where Agent Curtis McCrary and the feds are surveilling the suspected mastermind behind Shadowërk, the rape-and-murder-for-hire dark website. As they check in with Svu and the task force, Deputy Chief McCrath pulls Captain Olivia Benson away from Jet Slootmaekers to tell her he doesn't care about the case expanding beyond New York: he just cares about making arrests for the city. Listen to Liv; she knows how to play the long game. But instead, he demands all New York suspects be arraigned today, jeopardizing catching the mastermind.

Jet hatches a plan to lag the Shadowërk...

The following contains spoilers for Law & Order: Svu Season 24, Episode 21, "Bad Things," which debuted Thursday, May 11 on NBC. This article also contains descriptions of violence and sexual assault.

The penultimate Law & Order: Svu Season 24 episode begins with Captain Olivia Benson on the case of a tourist raped in a Times Square hotel room. She and Detectives Fin Tutuola and Joe Velasco investigate. Benson speaks to the victim Kate, who recounts her assailant waiting for her inside her room. But what's really upsetting is that he knew her name -- and took a selfie while he raped her. Velasco learns the hotel clerk gave the rapist a hotel key without asking for identification because he seemed nice. Oy.

Elsewhere, a woman is running with her dog in the woods when the pup whines and pulls away, leading her to discover a man held captive underground. Detective Grace...

Law & Order: Organized Crime fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 3 Episode 22 episode titled With Many Names!

Find out everything you need to know about the With Many Names episode of Law & Order: Organized Crime, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!

Law & Order: Organized Crime With Many Names Season 3 Episode 22 Preview

The episode, titled “With Many Names,” features the Organized Crime Control Bureau (Occb) and the Special Victims Unit (Svu) working together to bring down a ruthless suspect.

In this gripping episode, both the Occb and Svu teams inch closer to apprehending a callous and desperate suspect. However, the U.S. Attorney takes a drastic step by benching our beloved detectives, Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay). This unexpected turn of events puts Sergeant Ayanna Bell (Danielle Moné Truitt) and...

The following contains spoilers for Law & Order: Svu Season 24, Episode 20, "Debatable," which debuted Thursday, May 4 on NBC. This article also contains descriptions of violence and sexual assault.

Law & Order: Svu begins with two debate team chaperones, the Youngs, driving as a girl named Naomi prepares for a debate, and bemoans being paired with her rude partner, Todd. On the bus to the debates, Todd proves his lack of character with crude jokes as another kid, Booker, comes to Naomi's defense. Naomi and Todd's team wins, so later at the hotel, Naomi gets a knock on her door; it's Todd and the other boys. They invite her to party. She eventually agrees but is later seen hurrying away looking visibly upset. Naomi makes her way onto the school bus and slashes at the seats, furiously stabbing, before setting them on fire as the bus explodes.

Elsewhere, Captain Olivia Benson is trying to stay focused,...

A very familiar (and dearly missed!) face is coming in to help out as two Law & Order shows, Svu and Organized Crime, wrap their current seasons. Kelli Giddish, who exited in the winter finale of Svu, is back as Amanda Rollins (who’s now pregnant!), who left the NYPD to go teach at Fordham, is returning. So, of course, TV Insider had to ask Octavio Pisano what he could tease while discussing Detective Joe Velasco dealing with his past in the latest episode. “I can’t say much. I can only say that Velasco is very happy to see her and very excited,” he shared. “That was his big sister when he came in and she took him under his wing. She taught him a lot of things when it came to dealing with victims and the process of a Special Victims Unit.” With Giddish appearing on both Organized Crime...

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Law & Order: Svu Season 24 Episode 19, “Bend the Law.”] When Joe Velasco (Octavio Pisano) was younger, he and a friend were involved in a double homicide; the now-detective had been unable to pull the trigger, but his friend could and covered for him with the cartel. Now, on Law & Order: Svu, Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) orders Velasco to bring Chilly (Joseph Castillo-Midyett) to justice. Though Churlish (Jasmine Batchelor) goes with him, Velasco speaks with his old friend alone, and Chilly says he’s leaving what happened in the past … but that wasn’t the last time he killed someone. It’s a recording of that — it’s illegal to do so in Maine — that Velasco gives to Benson upon returning from his trip. He feels like he did the right thing but still feels pretty bad. Eventually, unburdening himself will feel good, the captain tells him. She’ll decide who to ...

Detective Joe Velasco (Octavio Pisano) must face his past in the April 27 episode of Law & Order: Svu — and he can’t say no because it’s on Captain Olivia Benson’s (Mariska Hargitay) orders. Previously, Velasco was forced to reveal that, when he was younger, he and a friend, Chilly, were sent to a school for hitmen; the only way to leave was in a body bag. However, when it came time for the “final test,” Velasco couldn’t pull the trigger. Chilly could and covered for him with the cartel. Velasco then ran. Once Benson found out, she told him that he owed a debt to those two people who were killed, and for them to be Ok, he had to bring his friend to justice. Now, in “Bend the Law,” that time has come. “He’s a little conflicted, obviously, and he might think that he can...