Law & Order: SVU Season 26 Promotes Recurring Star To Series Regular, Adds New Cast Member
Law & Order: SVU season 26 has promoted a recurring star to a series regular, while also adding a new character the upcoming batch of episodes. Law & Order: SVU season 26 has proven the longevity of the procedural spinoff, which aired is 550th episode in the previous season. Because of how long-running the show is, there has been a revolving door of cast members that have gone in and out of the series, including some smaller roles that get expanded later in the show.
The latest episodes will be no different, as Deadline reports Kevin Kane’s Detective Terry Bruno has been promoted to series regular in Law & Order: SVU season 26, after having a recurring role since season 24. Juliana Aidén Martinez will also be joining the show as a new detective, although details about her character are currently under wraps. These character changes follow a pattern for the series, which is constantly evolving through its cast members.
What Law & Order: SVU’s Casting News Means For Season 26
Detective Bruno was last seen during the final episode of season 25, helping the team search for someone whose pattern indicates he could end up a murderer. This important case shows how much of a trusted ally he’s become, perhaps acting as one final piece of evidence that he should have a more permanent role on the team moving forward. This means the upcoming season of Law & Order: SVU will have the first series regular addition since Grace Muncy (Molly Burnett) in season 24.
Martinez’s new character is also a welcome surprise, the actor having smaller roles in different procedurals before her breakout role in the Netflix miniseries Griselda. While information about her new character remains sparse, it’s clear her role in the new season will be an important part of the series moving forward. The cases she investigates will help reveal her characteristics, indicative of the kind of investigator she is and what her methods are. This could add a new dynamic the team depending on how she approaches different suspects and cases.
A composite image features Benson with her head on the desk in the background and Stabler arresting guest star Carole Burnett in the foreground of Law and Order SVU
Both actors having key roles on the show also mean they’ll show up in Law & Order crossover events, which are likely to continue happening as all three shows in the main franchise continue. With the two new detectives will also come more perspectives on new cases, shaking up the team dynamic and making it more interesting in season 26. Since Law & Order: SVU is such a long-running procedural, it makes sense for the main team to expand in various ways as the show continues.
