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20-07-2025
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After Another Major Law And Order Casting Shakeup, I'm Flashing Back To The Guest Star Who Said He'd 'Love' To Partner With Reid Scott Again
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Law & Order is still months away in the 2025 TV schedule from premiering the milestone 25th season, but not all of the Season 24 series regulars will be back. The drama is continuing its trend of losing stars over summer hiatuses without getting a proper goodbye in the previous finale, with another regular exiting. While Odelya Halevi might have seemed most likely to leave after Maroun was very heavily implied to have shot the man who murdered her sister, another one of the detectives is out: Mehcad Brooks as Jalen Shaw. The news of Brooks' exit reminded me of my conversation with a Law & Order guest star who was very interested in reprising his NYPD role back in the spring, but first things first! Mehcad Brooks Is Leaving Law & Order Mehcad Brooks is not returning to Law & Order to reprise his series regular role as Detective Jalen Show in Season 25, according to Deadline. The decision reportedly has nothing to do with any bad blood, but a mutual call with the Supergirl alum exploring post-Law & Order opportunities. The rest of the cast is set to return, with Tony Goldwyn and Reid Scott renewing their contracts following Season 24 and Hugh Dancy, Odelya Halevi, and Maura Tierney on board. Brooks leaving also means that Law & Order is continuing the trend of losing one series regular between each one of the revival seasons so far. Anthony Anderson left after Season 21 as Detective Kevin Bernard, followed by Jeffrey Donovan after Season 22 as Detective Frank Cosgrove. The exit after Season 23 was one my personal favorites: Camryn Manheim as Lieutenant Kate Dixon. The aftermath of Season 24 was evidently the time for Brooks – who filled Anderson's shoes when he arrived in Season 22 – to bow out as Jalen Shaw. A replacement partner for Reid Scott's Detective Vincent Riley hasn't been cast yet, but I think I know of an actor who would be game to have a more prominent role on the NBC drama if he has the chance. Jesse Metcalfe Would "Love" To Return In a casting twist of fate, Desperate Housewives vet Jesse Metcalfe happened to guest star on Law & Order as Sergeant Danny DeLuca in an episode that didn't feature Mehcad Brooks' Jalen Shaw, so his scenes in his Season 24 episode were largely with Reid Scott as Detective Riley and/or Maura Tierney as Lieutenant Brady. When I spoke with Metcalfe ahead of his March episode, he shared that he would "love to see the character of Sergeant Danny DeLuca expanded" and "Maybe he could end up becoming a detective." Having seen the episode, I asked Metcalfe what it was like for him to team up with Reid Scott to film an action-packed episode across Manhattan, and he shared: It couldn't have been a better experience working with Reid. He was just so warm and welcoming and supportive. And I think he that he's a great actor, and a lot of people commented on set, including several of the producers, that we sort of had an instant rapport. And I think people are going to really see that on screen. The chemistry was great. The episode, called "Folk Hero" and available streaming with a Peacock subscription now, had a "ripped from the headlines" style of story with an insurance CEO as the victim of the week and the citizens of New York deliberately getting in the cops' way of tracking the killer down. Riley and DeLuca were ultimately successful and the case was handed over to the legal team of DA Nick Baxter (Tony Goldwyn), ADA Nolan Price (Hugh Dancy), and ADA Samantha Maroun (Odelya Halevi). So, would Jesse Metcalfe be interested in working with Reid Scott and the rest of the cast again if given the shot despite a slightly embarrassing moment while filming? He didn't need even a moment to think when he answered my question, saying: Absolutely. I would love to reprise this role, and if given the opportunity, build out the character even more. In a fun twist, Jesse Metcalfe was already only a couple degrees of separation from Law & Order even before he arrived as a guest star, going back to the days on a short-lived drama elsewhere on the network. He shared: I'm definitely a fan of the original show, and all of the spinoffs as well… I have worked with Kelli Giddish, who was on Law and Order: SVU. We were on a short-lived procedural drama on NBC called Chase, about U.S. Marshals, so I would tune in to see some of her work from time to time. I'm just thrilled to be a part of such a storied franchise with a tradition of exceptional guest stars. And I really feel like Law & Order has one of the most talented and accomplished ensemble casts on television, so this is an incredible opportunity for me. If you're not familiar with NBC's Chase, that's not too surprising! The procedural starred future TV powerhouses like Kelli Giddish in her pre-Law & Order: SVU days and Cole Hauser years before Yellowstone, but only ran for a grand total of 18 episodes over one season from 2010-2011. Giddish actually is returning to SVU as a series regular in the fall for the 2025-2026 TV schedule; could Metcalfe return to primetime for Law & Order as well? All we can say for sure is that he enjoyed his experience as a guest star and would be very happy to return as Sergeant Danny DeLuca. I'm not sure how it would work for a Sergeant to partner with a Detective, but if I've been willing to overlook NYPD ranks when it comes to SVU with Benson (Mariska Hargitay), Fin (Ice-T), and Curry (Aimé Donna Kelly), it'd only be fair if I did the same for Law & Order. Law & Order returns without Mehcad Brooks as a series regular this fall, and I'm already wondering if NBC will go big to celebrate the milestone of Season 25. I wouldn't count on NBC transforming Rockefeller Plaza in NYC like the celebration for SVU hitting 25 seasons, because Law & Order doesn't have a star like Mariska Hargitay who has been on board from the very beginning. For now, you can find both Law & Order and SVU streaming on Peacock. Solve the daily Crossword
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19-07-2025
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‘Law & Order' Announces Shocking Cast Departure Ahead of Season 25
'Law & Order' Announces Shocking Cast Departure Ahead of Season 25 originally appeared on Parade. Law & Order is going through yet another shakeup. Ahead of its 25th season, the NBC drama is losing a lead detective as Mehcad Brooks, who plays Jalen Shaw, won't be returning. Deadline was the first to share the news, and reported that other cast members Reid Scott, Hugh Dancy, Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney and Odelya Halevi will be back when the show returns this fall. Of course, this kind of change is fairly familiar to the franchise, as cast members regularly come and go. But that doesn't mean it's not hard to say goodbye. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 Brooks joined the series in Season 22 after the departure of Anthony Anderson, who was one of the few cast members from the show's original run to stick around for its revival. Shaw was partnered with Senior Detective Frank Cosgrove (Jeffry Donovan) until his departure at the end of Season 22, and Cosgrove was replaced with Detective Vincent Riley (Scott) in Season 23. Riley will now likely get a promotion and a new partner in Season 25. While Dancy and Halevi have been part of the show since it was revived, Goldwyn and Tierney are both recent additions. Goldwyn replaced longtime Law & Order star Sam Waterston when he retired from playing DA Jack McCoy in Season 23, and Tierney replaced Camryn Manheim as the lieutenant in Season 24. Related: d as Beloved Cast Member Gets Major Promotion Season 24 ended on a cliffhanger that actually suggested it was ADA Maroun (Halevi) who might not return. The identity of her sister's killer was finally uncovered, but the suspect was only connected to that murder via inadmissible DNA evidence uncovered through a private database. It caused a rift and a huge debate among the cops and the prosecution team, and everyone had different arguments about how to approach a case where the most significant evidence is ironclad, but unusable. Shaw and Riley were troubled by Brady (Tierney) and her decision to use the database, and Maroun struggled to see the case from a legal perspective. When the murderer turned up dead, Price (Dancy) was worried she had gone off the deep end. It doesn't seem likely that she'd kill a person, but at the very least, Maroun and Price were both deeply affected by the situation. While Brooks may not be back on Law & Order, he'll be back on screen in a major way thanks to Mortal Kombat II. He played Jax in Mortal Kombat, the 2021 film adaptation of the video game, and he returns in the sequel, which is scheduled to release on Oct. 24, 2025. He is also recurring on Season 3 of the Sex and the City sequel series And Just Like That as Marion Odin.'Law & Order' Announces Shocking Cast Departure Ahead of Season 25 first appeared on Parade on Jul 19, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 19, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
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19-07-2025
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Mehcad Brooks leaves 'Law & Order', won't appear on season 25
Detective Jalen Shaw is handing in his badge. The actor who plays him, Mehcad Brooks, is leaving Law & Order after three seasons on the long-running cop show, Entertainment Weekly can confirm. Brooks will not be in the show's upcoming 25th season. According to Deadline, which first reported the news on Friday, the parting of ways was mutual, and Brooks is already pursuing other projects. The actor has not yet addressed the news on his social media accounts. It's understood that the rest of the Law & Order task force — Tony Goldwyn, Reid Scott, Hugh Dancy, Odelya Halevi, and Maura Tierney — are set to return for the new season, however. The season 24 finale offered no hints at an exit for Shaw, and Brooks didn't allude to it in a wrap message shared on his Instagram in April. In it, he wrote, "That's a wrap on Season 24. What an amazing, intense, and deeply grounding experience. It's a pleasure and privilege to share the screen with such talented and hardworking artists and such an intrepid crew who truly care about what we are co-creating." Brooks first joined the show in 2022, following Anthony Anderson's departure. Shaw was partnered up with Scott's Detective Vincent Riley. The casting for a new potential partner is underway, but Brooks previously opened up about his relationship with his onscreen buddy. "Reid is my brother from another mother, like we were long-lost brothers split up at birth," Brooks told CinemaBlend in October 2024. "I don't know what happened, but I've never gotten along so well with somebody so fast, and he says the same thing." Brooks continued, "We have the same sense of humor, both really sarcastic and sardonic. We have a lot of similar interests. We're both Scorpios. We just get along as human beings, and we both work really hard at our jobs." Aside from Law & Order, Brooks was most recently seen in the ongoing third season of HBO Max's And Just Like That. In it, Brooks plays Marion, a film producer hired by Lisa Todd Wexley (played by Nicole Ari Parker). The very married documentarian confesses to Charlotte (Kristin Davis) that she has a "work crush" on Marion and has even had a sexy dream about him. He's also set to reprise his role as Jax in New Line's Mortal Kombat II in October. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
New York Post
28-05-2025
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Mehcad Brooks talks sex scenes before 'And Just Like That' Season 3 debut
He's in an empire state of mind. Mehcad Brooks, who has been starring on 'Law & Order' since 2022, is also joining another iconic New York show: the 'Sex and the City' universe. The spinoff series 'And Just Like That' returns for Season 3, premiering Thursday, May 29 on Max. Brooks, 44, is among the new cast members this season. Advertisement 'The part of my personality that will do anything for a laugh that has no place on 'Law & Order,' I get to do it [on this show],' Brooks, 44, told The Post. 7 Mehcad Brooks attends Max Original's 'And Just Like That' Season 3 Photo Call at Crane Club on May 21, 2025 in New York City. Getty Images 7 Sarah Jessica Parker in 'And Just Like That.' MAX Advertisement 'One of the highlights of my career is that I get to act across from Nicole Ari Parker. I've known her for 20 years, we've worked together before – but never in this way,' the 'Desperate Housewives' alum added. 'She's just a joy to be around, I'm learning so much.' 'She's very much her own person, but it's like if you were to mix Julia Roberts and Audrey Hepburn together.' 'And Just Like That' follows the 'Sex and the City' friends Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) as they navigate shifting from having glamorous lives in their 30s (in the original show, which ran from 1998 to 2004) to life in their 50s now. 7 Nicole Ari Parker in 'And Just Like That.' MAX Advertisement The fourth member of their friend group, Samantha (Kim Cattrall), hasn't been in the show amid behind-the-scenes cast feud rumors, which SJP has denied – but Cattrall did make a brief cameo in 'And Just Like That' Season 2. The ladies have also made some new friends in 'And Just Like That,' including comedian Che Diaz (Sara Ramirez, who isn't returning for Season 3), real estate broker Seema Patel (Sarita Choudhury), law professor Dr. Nya Wallace (Karen Pittman, who isn't returning for Season 3 either) and documentarian and mom Lisa Todd Wexley (Nicole Ari Parker). 7 Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon in 'And Just Like That' Season 3. MAX Brooks explained that his character, Marion Odin, is 'an award-winning editor of films and documentaries and kind of a spiritual guy. He's funny and goofy and just the kind of guy who is really helpful and earnest but also will do anything for a laugh.' Advertisement He quipped: 'That's kind of who I am, anyway.' 7 Mehcad Brooks as Detective Jalen Shaw in 'Law & Order.' Virginia Sherwood/NBC About his relationship with Lisa, who is married, he explained, 'They are workmates and colleagues. Things get humorously cloudy.' Brooks declined to say if his character has intimate scenes on the show, but since it's a spinoff of 'Sex and the City,' it often features R-rated action. Some actors, like Penn Badgley, have publicly stated their reluctance to do such scenes. 7 Mehcad Brooks as Detective Jalen Shaw, Maura Tierney as Lieutenant Jessica Brady, Reid Scott as Detective Vincent Riley, Hugh Dancy as A.D.A. Nolan Price, Odelya Halevi as A.D.A. Samantha Maroun, Tony Goldwyn as District Attorney Nicholas Baxter on 'Law & Order.' Virginia Sherwood/NBC 7 Shadia Akle, Mehcad Brooks and Frida Brooks attend Max Original's 'And Just Like That' Season 3 Photo Call at Crane Club on May 21, 2025 in New York City. WireImage Advertisement 'I'm very relaxed about intimate scenes. I don't have any problem with them. I like portraying people who are living fully developed lives,' Brooks said. 'That's part of a fully developed life – having intimacy.' He added, 'That doesn't scare me at all.'
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18-05-2025
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Quotes of the Week: Doctor Odyssey, Last of Us, Criminal Minds and More
Can we interest you in another edition of Quotes of the Week? In the list below — which features our picks for TV's most memorable sound bites of the past seven days — you'll find more than a dozen shows represented, including The Valley, FBI, Doctor Odyssey, The Rehearsal, Criminal Minds: Evolution, Will Trent, Law & Order, Beyond the Gates and more. More from TVLine Quotes of the Week: I May Destroy You, Greenleaf, Yellowstone and More Quotes of the Week: Stargirl, Blindspot, Penny Dreadful, S.H.I.E.L.D. and More Quotes of the Week: The Twilight Zone, Search Party, Yellowstone and More Also featured in this week's roundup: The Last of Us' Joel makes us swoon, a Grey's Anatomy relationship runs its course and The Handmaid's Tale delivers a sly message. Plus, we've got double doses of The Rookie, Overcompensating, Andor and Survivor. Scroll through the list below to see all of our picks for the week, then hit the comments and tell us if we missed any of your faves! (With contributions from Nick Caruso, Charlie Mason, Matt Webb Mitovich, Dave Nemetz, Kimberly Roots and Ryan Schwartz) 'Hey, kiddo.' Joel (Pedro Pascal) unexpectedly pops up (via flashback) just when we needed him most 'God, stalkers must wake up every day and thank God that a bunch of nerds invented this thing called 'social media.'' 'Yeah, it definitely makes it easier for them, right?' Riley (Reid Scott) and Shaw (Mehcad Brooks) make a really great case for all of us getting off the apps 'Plumage is some sort of social media app that has a hidden encrypted messaging feature.' 'Yep. Should have known – that app can't tell the difference between a blue warbler and a house finch.' And just like that, we and Jubal (Jeremy Sisto) learn a bit more about Moran (Taylor Anthony Miller) 'Love the new piercing.' 'Got it my last day abroad. God, it felt so good to be in a totally foreign place. You would've loved Montreal.' Mimi (Julia Shiplett) reminisces on the unfamiliar terrain of… Canada 'You don't even know these bitches and you're gonna give them a ticket over your roomie? I'm like your one real friend.' 'I have other friends… These girls, these girls are my future sisters.' 'They're your sisters? Great, how about you buy a pair of pants and send it around? You're pissing me off!' Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is collateral damage in Hailee's (Holmes) face-off with Carmen (Wally Baram) over a Charli XCX ticket 'Well, you set a goal and work toward it. Keep your eyes on the prize, ladies.' When Serena railroads her into giving an inspirational speech about forgiveness, Rita (Amanda Brugel) slyly sends the murder-plotting handmaids a timely message 'They're playing our song… You know, you're lucky. I was maybe going to sing it.' Avery (played by Broadway star Phillipa Soo) is such a tease! 'I am going to be very, very, very mad if it's another arm-based challenge… I work so hard on these. I want to use legs. Look at these things. These things are incredible! They should be in a museum. Museum-worthy. Didn't get to use them once? Come on, bro.' Shauhin apparently never skips leg day, but unfortunately, all that work hasn't been put to good use in Season 48 'This should be the fun part of Survivor. You're acting like I s—t in your pancakes.' Well, that's an image we'll never get out of our heads, Shauhin 'Look at this f—king view. It literally looks like Monet.' 'I've never been to Monet, but it is gorgeous.' Aw, Luke doesn't seem to realize that Monet is a 'who' and not a 'where' 'I'm turned on by intelligence. Like, when I was a little kid, Einstein was a guy I thought was so sexy.' One of Nathan Fielder's actors explains what she finds attractive in a man (wild white hair be damned) 'From the moment I met you, it made my world feel whole. I changed my career. I moved continents because being without you felt impossible. But sometimes what we think is impossible… it's just failure of imagination. There is no invisible force keeping us together. It was a choice — picking you every time — and I'm not sure I want to make that choice again.' 'You're giving up on us?' 'I'm choosing me.' And so it ends at last for Teddy (Kim Raver) and Owen (Kevin McKidd) 'Oh my God.' 'Well, think of it this way: At least you already know I'm good. Right?' Simone (Alexis Floyd) discovers that the new class of interns includes her one-night stand (Trevor Jackson) 'I bet every pair of glasses I own that this is not going to be a cute cat video.' Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness) prepares to open The Zookeeper's encrypted file 'Good morning!' 'For you. For me, it's wine o'clock.' That first night shift did a real number on Sergeant Chen (Melissa O'Neil) 'You know, you could have just taken a photo of the tattoo.' Nolan (Nathan Fillion) is up in arms over Oscar's decision to amputate a friend 'No shade, I never pictured you as a poker-playing type.' 'Funny, I never thought you'd be the type to play a backstabbing heifer — yet here we are.' We've always liked Mona (Karan Kendrick), but after watching her read Eva (Ambyr Michelle) for filth, we're officially in love 'You're finished.' 'And you're too late. The rebellion isn't here anymore. It's flown away. It's everywhere now. There's a whole galaxy out there waiting to disgust you.' Dedra (Denise Gough) corners 'Axis' (Stellan Skarsgård) a little too late 'Even discounting the volume of revnog ingested, the chances of you making a bid of that scale are not statistically measurable.' '[Cassian to Melshi] Be careful, he's trying to droid you.' ''Droid you'?' K-2SO (voiced by Alan Tudyk) doesn't care to be profiled! 'You have a brain tumor?' 'Yeah. Tina Tumor.' 'It was either that or Justin Tumorlake.' 'I'm sorry, there is a brain tumor pun runner that I'm not a part of?' 'We have our own private jokes now.' 'Tumor Willis.' 'Too obscure.' 'Oh, OK. Well I'll think of something… tumor or later.' Franklin (Kevin Daniels) is beside himself when he learns that Ormewood (Jake McLaughlin) and Faith (Iantha Richardson) have their own inside jokes 'Kenzo is also whats considered a soshoku-kei danshi — an herbivore man. Someone who consciously disengages from sex and romantic relationships.' ''Herbivore man.' Wow, what a term. You guys really nailed it on that one.' Tyler (Jay Hayden) and the Fly Team get the 411 on their Japanese suspect 'I picked the wrong day to clear out my locker, huh?' 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