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Stephanie March returns to Law and Order SVU in Season 28

Actress Stephanie March will reprise her role as Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Cabot during the twenty-eighth season of the NBC procedural drama.

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Stephanie March is returning to Law and Order: Special Victims Unit to play Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Cabot, according to reports from ComingSoon, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, and Deadline. March will make a guest appearance in the ninth episode of the show's twenty-eighth season. [1][2][4][7]

Outlets differ on the scheduled release details for the upcoming episode. The Wrap reported that the ninth episode is set to air on Dec. 3. However, The Hollywood Reporter stated that an exact airdate for the episode has not yet been scheduled by NBC. [2][4]

This guest appearance marks March's return to the NBC series eight years after her last appearance, as noted by ComingSoon and Deadline. ComingSoon and Deadline both reported that March last appeared as Cabot in the nineteenth episode of Season 19, titled Sunk Cost Fallacy. [1][7]

March previously served as a series regular from Season 2 through Season 4 and early in Season 5, according to The Wrap. She has since made recurring and guest appearances in more than 100 episodes of the franchise. [4]

March is the second former series regular returning to the drama this season. The Hollywood Reporter reported that Christopher Meloni will also reprise his role as Elliot Stabler during the show's 600th episode, scheduled to air on Nov. 12. [2]

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In short

  • Stephanie March will reprise her role as Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Cabot in Season 28, Episode 9 of Law and Order: SVU.
  • March last appeared on the procedural eight years ago in the Season 19 episode titled Sunk Cost Fallacy.
  • The Wrap reported an airdate of Dec. 3 for March's episode, while The Hollywood Reporter stated NBC has not scheduled an airdate.
  • Christopher Meloni is also returning as Elliot Stabler for the show's 600th episode on Nov. 12.

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  1. [1]Law & Order: SVU Welcomes Back a Familiar Face to Cast After 8 YearsComingSoon, 11d ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]‘Law & Order: SVU’ Brings Back Another Familiar Face in Stephanie MarchThe Hollywood Reporter, 11d ago
  3. [3]9-Season Law & Order: SVU Star Officially Returning After 8-Year AbsenceScreenRant, 11d ago
  4. [4]‘Law & Order: SVU’ Brings Back Stephanie March as Alexandra Cabot in Season 28The Wrap, 11d ago
  5. [5]Law & Order: SVU Shock Cast Change Paves The Way For Benson’s Biggest AlliesScreenRant, 11d ago
  6. [6]Law & Order: SVU's Stephanie March To Return In Season 28TV Line, 11d ago
  7. [7]Stephanie March Returning To ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Reprising Original RoleDeadline, 11d ago
  8. [8]Law & Order: SVU: Stephanie March's ADA Alexandra Cabot ReturningBleeding Cool News, 11d ago
  9. [9]Law & Order: SVU Welcomes Back a Familiar Face to Cast After 8 YearsCrave Online, 11d ago

Background

  1. [10]List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit characters on Wikipedia
  2. [11]Your Face Sounds Familiar on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 11 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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