Kelly Gidish leaves “Law & Order: SVU” in Season 24 as Rollins

This fall Law & Order: SVU There will be a great disturbance in the force.

After more than a decade in the job, Kelly Giddish She will deliver her badges as Det. Amanda Rollins during season 24. The exact timing of its exit is still a mystery, but sources say that the final episode will air during the first half of the season.

Gedish confirmed the news in a statement to TVLine.

“I wanted to talk about the gossip I saw online and let everyone know that this will indeed be my last season Law & Order: SVUsaid the actress. “Playing Rollins has been one of the greatest joys and privileges of my life. I have been very fortunate to be a part of Law and order family for the past 12 years. There is simply no other character on TV like Rollins. I’ve grown and changed, and so am I. I started on this show when I was in my late twenties and am grateful to have had so many years of adulthood with Rollins in my life.

“I would like to thank Dick Wolf, Mariska Hargitay, Warren Light, Peter Jankowski, NBC, World Television, all my co-stars, every crew member and all writers here for our amazing work together over the past 12 years,” Jedish continued. Too much for taking all the things I’ve learned in my time SVU And put them in all that is to come.”

NBC declined to comment for this story.

NBC also does not comment on How Giddish will be written out, but SVU An insider reveals that Rollins will face a traumatic event early in Season 24 – although it’s unclear if the incident set the stage for her ouster. One thing is for sure: her absence will have major repercussions for Peter Scanavino’s Carisi, who Rollins lives with romantically linked.

As we were the first to report, SVU Season 24 will start (under a new viewer David Graziano) on Thursday 22nd September via A Unprecedented crossover show with three shows With the recently revived mother series and fellow pop-up organized crime.

jedish join SVU At the beginning of the thirteenth season Back in 2011 alongside new teammate Danny Pino (who left at the end of season 16). The pair were brought in to fill the void left by the sudden departure of Chris Meloni.

Giddish’s exit is one of a handful of changes that have shaken up Law and order universe this fall. Scroll down to review who’s in and who’s out Law & Order & Law & Order: SVU And the Law and Order: Organized Crime.