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The cast of Law & Order is getting a fresh yet familiar face.
TVLine reports that Maura Tierney will be joining the cast of the famed police procedural in a series regular role for the upcoming Season 24, which premieres on NBC Oct. 3. While no details have been revealed surrounding her role, she reportedly will be playing a new lieutenant.
Sources confirmed Tierney’s casting to Decider.
Per IMDb, Tierney appeared on a 1991 episode of Law & Order as Patricia “Patti” Blaine. Tierney is known for her 189-episode-long run on ER after first appearing on the show in its sixth season.
Tierney most recently appeared in Twisters alongside Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos. Some of her other recent roles include The Iron Claw and American Rust.
As noted by TVLine, the Law & Order cast has seen some recent shake-ups, with Camryn Manheim (who played Lieutenant Kate Dixon) exiting the series, as well as Tony Goldwyn replacing Sam Waterston‘s district attorney Jack McCoy.
With respect to Goldwyn’s casting, Waterston teased to TODAY back in February, “I think my reputation is in terrible danger because I think he’s just going to be wonderful and I’ll be watching.”
Manheim, who has appeared in both Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU, told DECIDER the “secret” to the latter’s lasting success is at SVU‘s 25th anniversary celebration in January, pointing to “Dick Wolf‘s vision,” the “incredible writers” and showrunners, and “the secret magic sauce between Mariska [Hargitay] and Chris[topher Meloni]” as a “perfect storm.”
“I think when we watch Law & Order and SVU, I think people feel heard and their fears are addressed,” she shared, “and there’s heroes on those shows that are trying to find the answers. I think that’s what brings people feel comfort.”
She continued, “It’s hard to know watching crime after crime, murder after murder, why people want to tune in and see that. But it’s not so much for the crime itself, but for how seriously people are taking it. And the judicial system, the police department, the families, they want to just know that we’re all being heard.”
