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A surprising Law & Order: Svu season 27 premiere update reveals that one star may not actually be leaving.

Per Deadline, reports confirm that the opening episode of Law & Order: Svu is set to bring back Octavio Pisano's Joe Velasco, just weeks after it was reported the star would depart. Pisano, who joined the cast in season 23, was set to leave alongside Kate Silva co-star Juliana Aidén Martinez, but he will return for this fall's season opener.

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Joe Velasco’s Svu stint isn’t done just yet.

Octavio Pisano will return for Law & Order: Svu‘s Season 27 premiere, sources confirm to TVLine.

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Pisano was a series regular on NBC’s long-running procedural from Season 23 through 26, though his departure made news just before Svu‘s Season 26 finale in May. His character...

Octavio Pisano is not gone just yet from Law & Order: Svu: Deadline has learned that he will return for the season opener this fall.

In May, it was revealed that Pisano and Juliana Aidén Martinez would not be returning to NBC‘s Svu as series regulars in the 27th season. Martinez joined the cast last season as Detective Kate Silva, while Pisano was added in Season 23 as undercover detective Joe Velasco.

It was unclear whether the decision was made for creative or financial reasons — or both. There was a pattern of budget reductions across multiple NBC shows, impacting cast, episodes, and other areas ahead of NBC’s upfronts in May.

NBC has yet to reveal its fall premiere dates.

Earlier this month, Deadline broke the news that Martinez closed a deal to join CBS’ FBI for its upcoming eighth season. It hails from Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television.

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is one of NBC's longest-running dramas, as it premiered in 1999 and features more than 500 episodes. The police procedural will return with Season 27 this fall.

Per Deadline, a star from the drama series will return with a promotion. Aimé Donna Kelly, who plays Renee Curry, has just been promoted to series regular. The character was introduced in Season 22, and she was initially the captain of the Internal Affairs Bureau, before becoming a Captain for the NYPD Manhattan Special Victims Unit thanks to Mariska Hargitay's Captain Benson.

Over the past five seasons, Kelly's Curry appeared in 29 episodes. Now, she will be around more as she will be a series regular in Season 27.

Curry won't be the only character from the series who will be back as a series regular. It was also announced that Kelli Giddish, who played fan-favorite character Detective Amanda Rollins and left...

Law & Order faces a major shakeup ahead of its landmark Season 25. Deadline reports that Mechad Brooks, who plays Detective Jalen Shaw, is exiting ahead of the upcoming season. Brooks starred as Detective Shaw for three seasons. Deadline reports that the "parting of ways" was mutual and Brooks is already "exploring other opportunities." Deadline confirms, however, that Tony Goldwyn, Reid Scott, Hugh Dancy, Odelya Halevi, and Maura Tierney, will return for the Dick Wolf police procedural's 25th season. Brooks' Detective Shaw replaced Anthony Anderson's Detective Kevin Bernad, and now there is a new vacancy at the 2-7 once again. Fans noticed Detective Shaw's quiet, minimal presence in the back-half of Season 24, with Detective Shaw not even in the crossover event with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

'Law & Order' Is Not the Only Show Facing Shake-Ups

It seems that most of the Dick Wolf procedurals are facing changes ahead of their respective seasons.

Two of the longest-running drama series on Peacock are experiencing a summer surge in viewers. Both Law & Order: Special Victims Unitand Chicago P.D. are climbing Peacock’s streaming charts. Law & Order: Svu has been on NBC since 1999 -- and with more than 500 episodes, there’s a lot for fans to catch up on. Chicago P.D., which is part of NBC’s One Chicago lineup, premiered in 2014..

Per FlixPatrol, both Svu and Chicago P.D. are making headway on Peacock’s Top 10 TV shows list. The Mariska Hargitay-led Svu is up two spots in the Top 10 and is in third place as of July 4, 2025. Chicago P.D. is climbing up the charts and now holds the ninth spot, ahead of Love After Lockup. The Idaho Student Murders is No. 1, with Love Island USA in second place.

Law & Order: Svu made fans happy when it was announced that Kelli Giddish -- who...

One Chicago Fire cast member is ready for a new crossover with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The two Dick Wolf-created shows last crossed over more than a decade ago, during the 2014–15 television season.

Jocelyn Hudon, who has portrayed paramedic Lizzie Novak in Chicago Fire since Season 12, was recently asked by Screen Rant which character from the Dick Wolf Universe she would like to see Novak cross paths with. "I want her to work with Olivia Benson [from] Law & Order: Svu," she answered. "That's my dream. I have a picture of her in my trailer. I love Law & Order: Svu and I think it would be really great for Novak and Benson to somehow interact. I could die happy. I would love to be like, 'This is what happened!' and she'd be like, 'I'll take it from here,' and I'd be like, 'Great!'"

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The long-running police procedural Law & Order: Svu scored a renewal for Season 27. Amid the good news, the NBC crime-fighting series has another good surprise.

After retiring in Season 24, Detective Amanda Rollins (Kelli Giddish) returned to the series in Seasons 25 and 26 as a guest star. Following her recent return, the longtime series must've thought about her time on the show, where she played the character in over 260 episodes on the main series. Per Deadline, Giddish is now officially making her way back to Law & Order: Svu as a series regular.

Despite massive cancellations for the 2025-2026 season, NBC bet again on one of its massive franchises: Law & Order. Both Dick Wolf series Law & Order and Law & Order: Svu scored a renewal, and will return for Season 25 and Season 27, respectively.

Law & Order: Svu also underwent a big cast shakeup. Just ahead of the renewal, it was reported...

“Law & Order: Svu” fans have a treat in store when the NBC procedural kicks off its 27th season this fall: the return of Kelli Giddish as a series regular.

Giddish, who exited the show during its 24th installment back in 2022, will be reprising her role as Detective Amanda Rollins, TheWrap has learned. The news comes three years after Giddish’s departure was first announced, though she has been a recurring character in Season 26, now working for NYPD’s Intelligence Unit.

Giddish will return as a series regular alongside Mariska Hargitay’s Captain Olivia Benson, Ice-t’s Sgt. Fin Tutuola, Peter Scanavino’s Ada Sonny Carisi, Kevin Kane’s Detective Terry Bruno and Aimé Donna Kelly’s Captain Renee Curry.

News of Giddish’s return comes weeks after it was revealed that two other “Law & Order: Svu” regulars, Octavio Pisano and Julianna Martinez, will leave the NBC procedural after the end of Season 26. Pisano,...

More shake-ups are coming ahead of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit's historic 27th Season. Deadline reports that executive producers and writers for the long-running Dick Wolf police procedural are departing. Julie Martin and Norberto Barba are leaving. Deadline reports that NBC and Wolf Entertainment have declined to comment. Martin has worked on the show for the past 14 seasons, Barba has been with the show for the last five. Deadline reports that Barba will remain on staff as a director. Just last week, the Mariska Hargitay-led police drama was renewed for Season 27, ahead of the NBC Upfronts. Today, it was confirmed that the series would be keeping its Thursday timeslot as well.

Earlier this month, it was announced that Juliana Martinez and Octavio Pisano would be departing the series. Martinez played Detective Kate Silva and Pisano played Detective Joe Velasco. The shake-ups also include a new showrunner coming in for...

Benson and her team have plenty of work ahead. NBC has renewed Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for a 27th year and the 2025-26 TV season. The 22 episodes of season 26 finish airing next week.

A procedural drama series, the Law & Order: Svu TV show stars Mariska Hargitay, Ice-t, Peter Scanavino, Octavio Pisano, Kevin Kane, and Juliana Aidén Martinez. Kelli Giddish guests and Ryan Buggle and Aime Donna Kelly recur. Created by Dick Wolf, the police drama series centers on Lt. Olivia Benson (Hargitay) and her elite squad of New York City Police Department detectives as they investigate crimes like sexual assault, child abuse, and domestic violence. The team includes Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola (Ice-t), Detective Terry Bruno (Kane), Junior Detective Joe Velasco (Pisano), and Junior Detective Kate Silva (Martinez). Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Dominick...

Benson and her team have plenty of work ahead. NBC has renewed Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for a 27th year and the 2025-26 TV season. The 22 episodes of season 26 finish airing next week.

A procedural drama series, the Law & Order: Svu TV show stars Mariska Hargitay, Ice-t, Peter Scanavino, Octavio Pisano, Kevin Kane, and Juliana Aidén Martinez. Kelli Giddish guests and Ryan Buggle and Aime Donna Kelly recur. Created by Dick Wolf, the police drama series centers on Lt. Olivia Benson (Hargitay) and her elite squad of New York City Police Department detectives as they investigate crimes like sexual assault, child abuse, and domestic violence. The team includes Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola (Ice-t), Detective Terry Bruno (Kane), Junior Detective Joe Velasco (Pisano), and Junior Detective Kate Silva (Martinez). Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Dominick...

NBC is keeping its Law & Order franchise intact for another season. The Dick Wolf-created Law & Order and Law & Order: Svu have both just been renewed for the 2025-26 broadcast season.

Per Deadline, Law & Order will return for its 25th season, while Svu will be back for its 27th. The renewals come less than a week after it was reported that Svu stars Juliana Martinez and Octavio Pisano were finished as series regulars. Martinez joined the Svu cast this season as Detective Kate Silva, while Pisano has been with the drama series since Season 23 as undercover detective Joe Velasco. It is unknown at this time whether the Season 26 finale, "Post-Rage," set to air on NBC on May 15, will wrap up the characters' storylines. If not, a reason for their absences will likely be mentioned offhand next season.

Despite the cast departures, Law & Order: Svu's...

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is set to lose two of its series regulars after the conclusion of season 26. The show is the first spinoff of NBC's hit procedural Law & Order, and first debuted in September 1999, and has become the longest-running live-action primetime series on American television. Mariska Hargitay stars as Olivia Benson, ostensibly the show's lead, and Law & Order: Svu has had a revolving door of cast members over the years. Two of the show's current stars look set to end their stints on the franchise at the end of the current season.

Per Deadline, Juliana Martinez and Octavio Pisano, who play the roles of Detectives Kate Silva and Joe Velasco respectively, are set to leave the show after the conclusion of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 26. Whilst there has been no renewal for future seasons yet, the duo will not reprise their...

Change is coming to the squad room. Juliana Martinez and Octavio Pisano will not return as series regulars on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit if and when the long-running NBC procedural is renewed for its 27th season, as per Deadline. Martinez joined the cast in Season 26 as Detective Kate Silva, while Pisano first appeared in Season 23 as Detective Joe Velasco, a former undercover operative with a complicated past. While NBC has yet to comment on the nature of their exits, sources suggest the decision may be tied to the broader wave of cost-cutting measures happening across the network’s slate of scripted dramas.

It’s not just Svu feeling the squeeze. NBCUniversal recently renewed its One Chicago franchise — Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., and Chicago Med— but not without budget trims that have reportedly impacted cast size, episode count, and overall production costs. These changes are part of an...

The Special Victims Unit is poised to lose two detectives later this month.

Law & Order: Svu cast members Octavio Pisano (who has played Det. Joe Velasco since Season 23) and Juliana Aidén Martinez (who joined as Det. Kate Silva for the current 26th season) will not return as series regulars if the NBC procedural is renewed for Season 27, according to our sister site Deadline.

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The cast of Law & Order: Svu has suddenly gotten a little smaller, as it has just been revealed that two series regulars will not be returning if the show gets its renewal for Season 26.

Per Deadline, it's been reported that Juliana Martinez and Octavio Pisano are finished as series regulars on Law & Order: Svu. Pisano joined the show previously in Season 23 as undercover detective Joe Velasco, while Martinez joined more recently in the current season as Detective Kate Silva. It's not yet known why the two stars are simultaneously exiting Law & Order: Svu, making it unclear if this was due to budget cuts, creative reasons, or a mixture of both. It's not uncommon for actors to be written out of long-running shows, or to have their roles reduced, as part of an effort to reduce the costs of increasingly-expensive shows.

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Exclusive: Juliana Martinez and Octavio Pisano will not be returning to NBC’s Law & Order: Svu as series regulars if/when the procedural is picked up for a 27th season. Martinez joined the cast this season as Detective Kate Silva, while Pisano was added in Season 23 as undercover detective Joe Velasco.

It is unclear whether the decision was made for creative or financial reasons — or both. There has been a pattern of budget reductions currently underway across multiple NBC shows, impacting cast, episodes, and other areas ahead of renewal decisions leading up to the network’s upfront presentation on Monday.

It is as yet unknown if Martinez and Pisano’s characters will wrap up their storylines by the conclusion of Season 26. The season finale, “Post-Rage,” directed by Norberto Barba, will air on May 15.

The popular series, led by Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson, is fully expected to be renewed for a 27th season.

Exclusive: The Blues Brothers are back in business. Only this time, the Briefcase Full of Blues will be opening through a graphic novel.

The family of Dan Aykroyd and the late Judy Belushi-Pisano’s estate is planning to build a Blues Brothers universe over coming years with TV shows, films, live events and music, and this will begin with graphic novel The Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake.

Stella Aykroyd, Luke Pisano and James Werner are writing the book, which is being billed as a “love letter and a sequel to the original Blues Brothers film,” with Brazilian artist Felipe Sobriero on illustration. Z2, a graphic novel publisher known for its musical collaborations, is attached.

Dan Aykroyd, who formed the Blues Brothers with the late John Belushi, has editorial oversight of the project and will provide a foreword. The writers say they are taking “utmost care” to ensure the...

This article contains spoilers for the Feb. 20 episode of “Law & Order: Svu.”

In Thursday night’s episode of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” Detective Joe Velasco, played by Octavio Pisano, learns the only way to catch a local rapist is to connect with his neighbors in Washington Heights, who don’t exactly trust the police.

His extra effort earns high praise from Captain Benson (Mariska Hargitay): At the end of the episode, she tells him he has “command presence.”

First, he had to befriend his noisy downstairs neighbor, an ambitious young security guard Danny (Ethan Jones Romero), who wound up in jail after beating up a man he thought was the suspect. Danny targeted the wrong man, but, as Benson suggests, he does know the neighborhood a lot better than Joe, and his information and connections help break the case.

Pisano spoke to TheWrap about how he...

Exclusive: Octavio Pisano (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) has wrapped production on his feature directorial debut, Wet Under Blue Sky, a boxing drama for which he wrote the script, in which he also stars.

The film follows a fading boxing champion (Pisano) who fights to hold onto his legacy, his family, and his sanity — until the hardest punch comes from within.

Pisano exec produced under his production company Earthside Entertainment, along with Gavin O’Connor (The Accountant), Evan Wolf Buxbaum, and Joanna Naugle (The Bear), who’s also serving as the film’s editor. Carissa Stewart and Nico Nepola produced the pic, shot between New York and New Jersey. It’s expected to make the rounds on the festival circuit this season.

Pisano is best known for his starring role as Detective Joe Velasco in NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, which in the midst of its 26th season,...

Backstage at an Illinois festival last weekend, two children of pop culture legends were hashing out a set list. “We’ll do ‘The River’ and then ‘Good Morning Sun’ and then ‘Bones’ last,” says Ben Taylor, the rugged-looking son of James Taylor and Carly Simon. Luke Pisano — whose mother was Judy Belushi Pisano, the writer and artist once married to John Belushi — nods but cautions, “That’s all the time we’re going to have. The most time we have is four songs.”

The setting was the second Blues Brothers Con,...

Judy Belushi Pisano, the widow of John Belushi and a former actress and producer, has died. She was 73.

News of Pisano’s death was reported by The Mv Times, which covers Martha’s Vineyard, where she spent much of her later years. She died after a long battle with cancer, the publication noted. Belushi’s official social media accounts also shared the news on Instagram and Facebook.

“Today, our hearts are heavy as we say goodbye to our sweet Judy,” the posts began. “Her unwavering dedication and creative genius alongside Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi gave birth to The Blues Brothers, a timeless testament to the power of music and laughter.”

Pisano was married to Belushi from 1973 until 1982, when he died from an overdose. She remarried in 1990 to Victor Pisano before filing for divorce in 2010.

“In the years following John’s passing in 1982, Judy honored his life and championed his legacy and Blues Brothers brand,...

Judy Belushi Pisano, the widow of legendary comedian John Belushi who spent decades preserving and protecting his legacy, died Friday after a long battle with cancer. She was 73.

News of Pisano’s passing was reported Saturday by the Mv Times news outlet covering Martha’s Vineyard, where Pisano spent most of her later years. Her death was also confirmed on the official John Belushi Instagram account.

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Pisano was married to Belushi, the larger-than-life star of “Saturday Night Live,” “Animal House” and “The Blues Brothers,” from 1973 until his death from an overdose in 1982. The two met while in high school in Wheaton, Illinois. Pisano was there for his meteoric rise, and she endured the worst of Belushi’s infidelity and addiction struggles, yet she devoted much of her life to honoring his memory. She was a producer on...

Law & Order Svu premiered on September 20, 1999.

Since then, we have all gotten to know and love the New York Detectives who work the Special Victims Unit cases.

Those detectives have changed several times as actors have come and gone from the show. Here are the Law & Order: Svu cast members and characters we'll follow during season 26.

Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay)

More than 550 episodes of Law & Order: Svu have been produced leading up to Season 26.

Olivia Benson has appeared in all of them.

Olivia Benson's Most Memorable Moments From 25 Years of Svu

She has been there from the beginning; we have seen her grow and evolve beautifully.

As the years passed, she went from being a detective to the head of the entire department.

The show wouldn't be the same without her.

At this point, Mariska Hargitay is so associated with Captain Benson that it's hard to think of her as any other character.

Benson and her team are staying on the job. NBC has renewed Law & Order: Svu for a 26th season. The 25th season, comprised of just 13 episodes (due to the 2023 industry strikes), is expected to finish airing in May.

A procedural drama series, the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV show stars Mariska Hargitay, Ice-t, Peter Scanavino, and Octavio Pisano. Special guest stars this season include Kelli Giddish, David Krumholtz, and Amy Carlson. Created by Dick Wolf, the police drama series centers on Lt. Olivia Benson (Hargitay) and her elite squad of New York City Police Department detectives that investigate crimes like sexual assault, child abuse, and domestic violence. The team includes Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola (Ice-t) and Junior Detective Joe Velasco (Pisano). Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Dominick “Sonny” Carisi (Scanavino) investigates while navigating the...

With Law & Order: Svu in its 25th season, NBC turned Rockefeller Center into the Olivia Benson Plaza, paying homage to the iconic series for two days, March 14-15. (It’s free and open to the public.) While checking it out, TV Insider caught up with Svu stars Octavio Pisano (Detective Joe Velasco) and Kevin Kane (Detective Terry Bruno) to get a few teases about what’s coming up on the NBC drama. In the March 14 episode, “Probability of Doom,” when a woman turns her husband in for possessing child pornography, the case is complicated by a sudden death. Benson tries to reconnect with a victim she saved. This episode “really affects what we’re working on right now, and it’s pretty exciting,” Kane teases. “This story sticks around a little bit.” Adds Pisano, “It’s been going on. I think it impacts the ...

Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Peter Scanavino, Octavio Pisano and more of the current and past stars of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit reflected on the show’s 25 years, becoming the longest-running live-action series in television history, at a celebration event Tuesday.

At the heart of the show, which investigates sexually heinous crimes in New York City, is Hargitay’s Captain Olivia Benson. She has been the center of the series since episode one aired in 1999 and has climbed through the ranks to lead the team, coming across her own set of struggles along the way.

Hargitay believes a lot of things contribute to the show’s continued success and dedicated fans, from series creator Dick Wolf’s vision to the great writing.

“I think it is such incredibly important subject matter that is finally being dealt in a respectful manner in the way that it deserves to be,” she...

The second TellyCast Digital Content Forum is running this week at London’s BFI Southbank with BBC Studios, Meta, TikTok and Snapchat execs among the speakers.

Justin Crosby’s event, which brings together industry figures to discuss business opportunities in the digital-first content space, will run on Thursday (November 9), with an invite-only evening event following.

Among the speakers are BBC Studios SVP, Digital Consumer Engagement Jasmine Dawson, VP, Digital, Nat Poulter, and Director, Digital Content & Programming – Scripted, Madi Woodstock; Dan Biddle, Meta’s Entertainment Partnerships Lead, Northern Europe; Snapchat’s Head of UK Partnerships Lucy Luke; and TikTok’s Head of Entertainment and News Operations Ukin Ed Linderman.

Also on the bill are Banijay’s Chief Digital & Marketing Officer Damien Viel; Channel 4’s Senior Digital Commissioning Editor Laura Marks; ITV Studios MD Global Creative Mike Beale, and Sky’s Senior Influencer Lead, Tasha Harris. Execs from Quintus Studios, Eccho Rights,...

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...

Dick Wolf can rent the hall and order the cake. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has been renewed for a 25th anniversary season by NBC. The 24th season is currently airing on Thursday nights and will wrap in May.

A procedural drama, the Law & Order: Svu TV show stars Mariska Hargitay, Ice-t, Peter Scanavino, Octavio Pisano, Molly Burnett, and Kelli Giddish. Created by Wolf, the police drama series centers on Lt. Olivia Benson (Hargitay) and her elite squad of New York City Police Department detectives that investigate crimes like sexual assault, child abuse, and domestic violence. The team includes Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola (Ice-t), Detective Amanda Rollins (Giddish), and Junior Detectives Joe Velasco (Pisano), and Grace Muncy (Burnett). Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Dominick “Sonny” Carisi (Scanavino) investigates and navigates the politics of the Da’s office.

Bengaluru, Oct 6 (Ians) Booking Holdings on Thursday announced a new centre of excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru that will serve as a hub for specialised talent, leveraging industry-best practices, supporting financial system and software development, and enabling collaboration opportunities across fintech and other key functions.

This is the second CoE from the company globally that will help serve all brands under its unbrella, including Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, Kayak, OpenTable and Rentalcars.com.

“Bengaluru is home to a large, highly skilled and diverse talent pool, with a flourishing reputation for technology and finance, which makes this a great place to open our second centre of excellence,” said Paulo Pisano, Chief Human Resources Officer for Booking Holdings.

“Those who work in this centre will play an important, collaborative and exciting role in supporting the company’s growing fintech capabilities, and leveraging digital travel innovation to enhance the travel experience for travellers and...

Octavio Pisano as Detective Joe Velasco on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Pic credit: NBC

Kelli Giddish’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit co-stars are having a hard time bidding goodbye to her.

Ice-t and Octavio Pisano spoke on how it feels to see the actress who played Amanda Rollins prepare to leave the series after 12 seasons.

Ice-t related how he had to “check his pulse” upon hearing the news but also hinted the decision was not Giddish’s own.

Pisano added his own feelings, even if he only joined the show last year and how it feels to see Giddish leave.

That included thanking the actress for welcoming him on board when he joined the show and helping him out.

As the countdown continues to Rollins’ final episodes, her cast mates’ words show how much the actress meant to them and how her exit will affect the show.

Ice-t...