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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Season 13'
Season 13
File:Law and Order Special Victims Unit Season 13 Cast.jpg
The cast of the thirteenth season.
No. of episodes5 (aired)
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 21, 2011 (2011-09-21)[1] –
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Season chronology
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Season 14

The 13th season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit debuted on September 21, 2011 on NBC.[1]

This season Law & Order: SVU will be broadcast without any other running U.S. Law & Order series. The original Law & Order was cancelled in May 2010, its direct spin-off Law & Order: LA was cancelled in May 2011, and USA Network ended Law & Order: Criminal Intent in June 2011.[2][3][4]

Cast changes and returning characters

On May 14, 2011, TVLine reported that Mariska Hargitay will return for a thirteenth season while Christopher Meloni had not come to terms with his contract. Hargitay's character will be paired with what was thought to be Meloni's character for the first 13 episodes. Initial reports indicated that she would appear in only the first 13 episodes, and then her character would be promoted to a supervisor position with a new detective replacing her,[5] however NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt clarified later that August that she would be in every episode of the season.[6] NBC was considering Jennifer Love Hewitt to replace Hargitay.[5] Greenblatt later told TVLine, "Jennifer Love is somebody we've been circling, but I don't know that that is going to happen at all".[7] It was later reported that Jennifer Love Hewitt would not be coming to the show.[8]

Meloni's contract negotiations fell through, and on May 24, 2011, TVLine reported that he would be exiting the show.[7] Mariska Hargitay said that "He inspired me every day with his integrity, his extraordinary talent and his commitment to the truth. I love him deeply and will miss him terribly — I'm so excited to see what he'll do next."[9] On August 1, 2011, Greenblatt confirmed that Meloni's character would not be killed off.

On June 10, 2011, co-star Ice-T renewed his contract for two more seasons (seasons 13 and 14).[10] Kate Ward of Entertainment Weekly felt co-star Ice-T should have replaced Meloni, instead of searching for a new cast member.[11] Actors Danny Pino, Kevin Alejandro, David Conrad, Michael Raymond-James, and later Rhys Coiro were tested June 21, opposite Hargitay as replacements for Meloni. NBC and creator Dick Wolf aimed for a younger female and male actor as they try to extend the series' lifespan by several more years.[12] On June 27, 2011 NBC announced that Kelli Giddish of NBC's cancelled Chase and Pino of CBS's Cold Case would be brought on as the new series regulars.[13]

Stephanie March and Diane Neal returned to SVU in their roles as Assistant District Attorneys Alexandra Cabot and Casey Novak respectively for "an undetermined number of episodes".[14] Neal told TV Guide, "It's back on track to what the original SVU was intended to be, which is about sex crimes and crimes against children, it's got more of a nitty-gritty feel." She says having her and Stephanie March back provides a familiarity for viewers now that original cast member Chris Meloni is gone. "I think they should put us in the court room together!" she says about March.[15]

On July 17, 2011, B. D. Wong announced on Twitter during an SVU marathon dedicated to his character that he departed the cast of the show. In response to a tweet about his character's status in season 13, he said, "I actually do not return for Season 13, I am jumping to Awake. It's awesome!". Wong added, "I don't know if or when I'll be back [on SVU]! It was amazing to have such a cool job for 11 years and to be a real NY Actor." There is no announcement of a replacement.[16] Tamara Tunie was moved from the main cast credits to a "special guest" starring role.

Production

Warren Leight replaced Neal Baer as showrunner, after Baer moved to CBS Television Studios.[17] NBC executive Robert Greenblatt said the network planned to "reset the tone" of the show but have the storylines "still be compelling but a little more grounded".[18] Filming began in July 2011 and the first three episodes being finished mid-August.[19] Production to resume on the rest of the season after Labor Day (September 5, 2011).[20] Casting director Jonathan Strauss also took on the job of co-producer on the show, his promotion was described as a rare move in the television industry. Strauss told The Hollywood Reporter, "NBCUniversal and Wolf Films have afforded me this unique opportunity, and in television, a fairly unprecedented one, to serve as both casting director and co-producer on SVU."[21]

Cast

See also: List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit characters

Principal cast

Recurring Cast

Guest stars

File:Michael Cutter - L&O.png
Linus Roache reprises his role of EADA Michael Cutter from Law & Order.

Linus Roache reprises his role of EADA Michael Cutter from the original Law & Order series in the season premiere episode. Cutter has been promoted at the DA's office to Bureau Chief ADA in which he oversees the ADAs assigned to the Special Victims Unit. Show runner Warren Leight stated, "If Cutter was a bit of a hot head in the past, the passage of time and some added responsibility in his new job has made him more mature, and perhaps a bit more jaded." Roache had to say, "I learned a lot from my time on Law & Order and it's going to be interesting to experiment with Cutter's development in this new context — I think Special Victims is going to be an area where Cutter's passion for justice can really come forth."[22] Franco Nero guest starred in the season premiere episode as an Italian dignitary accused of rape, evoking the Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrest.[23] Kathleen Garrett plays the Italian dignitary's "stand-by-your-man" wife, Ron Rifkin played his savvy defense lawyer - similar to Strauss-Kahn's real-life lawyer, Benjamin Brafman.[24] NBA stars Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks) and Chris Bosh (Miami Heat) play themselves in cameo guest appearances in the episode titled, "Personal Fouls". Mehcad Brooks plays Prince Miller, a fictional basketball superstar who was once one of the coach's prodigies. Rapper/actor Heavy D plays Miller's cousin and business manager, Supreme. Anthony and Bosh appeared in the opening scene and episode climax.[25][26]

Kyle MacLachlan guest starred on an episode titled "Blood Brothers" as Andrew Raines, a charming, seductive Master of the Universe-esque philanthropist in his 50s who is part of one of New York's royal families, he's a powerful politician whose family is embroiled in a scandal. Paige Turco portrayed Andrew's (MacLachlan's) wife Kathleen, who is described as "charming, charismatic and fiercely protective of her family". MacLachlan and Turco have appeared on SVU before; MacLachlan in the season 6 episode "Conscience" as Dr. Brett Morton, a man who literally got away with murder for the sake of avenging his son's death. Turco was in the third season episode "Ridicule" as a woman named Pam Adler who aided in gang raping a male stripper.[27][28] The episode is inspired by the infidelity and divorce of Arnold Schwarzenegger.[29] T.R. Knight guest starred as a suspected serial rapist who consistently maintains his innocence despite overwhelming evidence. [30] Charlie Tahan made an appearance following news that Season 13 will feature a return of Calvin Arliss[31], Olivia's foster child for two episodes in Season 12. In "Missing Pieces", Arliss is seen to be adopted by an elder foster family, instead of being under the care of his mother Vivian Arliss (Maria Bello).

Andre Braugher will be portraying Bayard Ellis on a recurring basis, Ellis is a high-powered defense attorney for the underprivileged who becomes a civil rights champion, he may get close with Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay). Braugher guest starred in an early season episode of the original Law & Order series as Frank Pembleton, who originally worked in the Baltimore City Police Department's Homicide Squad with Detective John Munch (Richard Belzer) on Homicide: Life on the Streets.[32] New show runner Warren Leight described Ellis as, "I want the squad room and the legal team to have worthy adversaries, not to have straw men that they can easily take down, he's really smart, a very successful defense attorney who, in an effort to expiate his guilt, has started to defend those black and Latino youths who don't get good defense in New York. He sees an encroaching world of police and district attorney's office tyranny, and he's out to subvert it or to try to get the playing field back to where it was before 9/11."[33] Sofia Vassilieva will guest star in the same episode as Braugher is to debut. Vassilieva will play Sarah Reese, a self-reliant, bohemian girl and shining star of her middle-class suburban family who comes to New York City on a piano scholarship, she loses her inner light after she’s attacked in her own apartment.[34]

Natasha Lyonne and Carrie Preston will guest star in an episode titled "Educated Guess". Lyonne will play Gina, a patient at a psychiatric hospital, while Preston will play her aunt. The hospital becomes a point of interest for SVU detectives due to a possible rape case. In another episode, Timothy Busfield and Izabella Miko will guest star, Busfield will play a widower whose fiance (played by Miko) mysteriously disappears.[35]

Episodes

See also: List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episodes
Season
# 		Series
# 		Title Directed by Written by Original airdate Prod.
Code 		U.S. Viewers
(millions)
1273"Scorched Earth"Michael SlovisDavid MatthewsSeptember 21, 2011 (2011-09-21)130037.63[36]
2274"Personal Fouls"Tim McKayBryan GoluboffSeptember 28, 2011 (2011-09-28)130027.24[37]
3275"Blood Brothers"Tom DiCilloWarren Leight &
Julie Martin		October 5, 2011 (2011-10-05)130017.98[38]
4276"Double Strands"Fred BernerJohn P. RocheOctober 12, 2011 (2011-10-12)130047.34[39]
5277"Missing Pieces"Peter LetoWarren Leight &
Julie Martin		October 19, 2011 (2011-10-19)130057.66[40]
6278"True Believers"[41]TBATBANovember 2, 2011 (2011-11-02)[41]13006N/A

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