![]() Baer told, "She has a huge scene where she faces off with Stabler". Paxton, previously exposed as an alcoholic in season 11, had apparently conquered her drinking problem. Ĭhristine Lahti returned as EADA Sonya Paxton in the ninth episode " Gray". she has a heart, she just gets what she wants." Sagemiller also added, "She sticks to the letter of the law, sometimes to a fault, but in the end I think she always does the right thing". Her personality, Sagemiller says, is front and center. ADA Hardwicke's background was never revealed. She's not aware of it yet it becomes revealed in the next several episodes", Sagemiller said. ![]() "There's something in my past, a personal connection that we have, something that she did for me and a family member who she helped out. Sagemiller and Mariska Hargitay previously worked together on the SVU season one episode " Russian Love Poem", in which Sagemiller played a victim. Her role was replaced by Melissa Sagemiller as ADA Gillian Hardwicke. ![]() Patton appeared in a single episode, dropping out to film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. She was set to fill the ADA slot left vacant by both Stephanie March ( Alexandra Cabot) and guest star Sharon Stone ( Jo Marlowe). TV Guide later confirmed that Patton would play Assistant District Attorney Mikka Von in multiple episodes, beginning with the fifth episode. On June 23, 2010, Michael Ausiello reported that Paula Patton was in "advanced talks" to join the show, as a permanent ADA. Hargitay expressed interest in her character having a baby this season, saying, "A boyfriend! A baby! I don't even have to get married. The two started shooting new episodes in June and July 2010. On April 12, 2010, NBC officially picked up SVU for a twelfth season with Meloni and Hargitay returning as part of the one-year deal they struck with NBC before production began on season 11, which included an option for a second year. This season marked Meloni's last regular appearance on the show. I just love that man and I love acting with him, and I think it's our chemistry that makes the show what it is. When asked in an interview if Mariska Hargitay could envision doing the show without him, she said, "Oh man, it breaks my heart to even think about it. He also said "t wasn't fault", and that he would continue on the show as long as it is picked up. Meloni later clarified that, at the time, he had one year left on his contract and the show had not been picked up. Cast changes and returning characters Īustralian newspaper Courier-Mail reported in February 2010 that season twelve would be Christopher Meloni's last, after his comment to the reporter that "I think 12 years is enough, a good number" was misunderstood. He chose not to renew his NBC contract, instead signing a three–year deal with CBS Studios. Neal Baer left Law & Order: SVU at the end of the season, after serving eleven years (seasons 2–12) as showrunner. The episode was shot while Hargitay was in Los Angeles for the Primetime Emmy Awards in August 2010, and aired September 29, before the Law & Order: LA premiere on NBC. This season's third episode focused on an investigation involving a rape kit, which took Detective Olivia Benson (Hargitay) from New York City to Los Angeles to meet Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detective Rex Winters ( Skeet Ulrich). Production resumed in the Chelsea Piers studio. Outdoor filming was halted on January 26, 2011, due to a blizzard. After the fourth episode of the season, the original New Jersey set was no longer used. Faced with losing the state's 20 percent tax incentive, the show moved to New York City into the studio space at Chelsea Piers that was occupied by the original Law & Order series. ![]() After the season finale, Christopher Meloni, BD Wong, and Tamara Tunie left the principal cast.įor the first eleven years of Law & Order: SVU, the set had been located in New Jersey, at NBC's Central Archives building in North Bergen. Īt the end of the season, Neal Baer resigned his position as showrunner. After the winter hiatus, SVU returned with another two-hour showing on January 5, 2011, before the broadcast time switched to the 10pm/9c time slot the following week. Episodes initially aired on Wednesdays between 9pm/8c and 10pm/9c Eastern except for the season premiere which aired from 9pm/8c to 11pm/10c. This was the first season that the show did not air alongside the original Law & Order. The twelfth season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered in the United States on NBC on September 22, 2010, and concluded on May 18, 2011.
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