‘Law & Order SVU’: Kelly Gidish to leave Rollins’ role in Season 24

news that Law & Order: SVU I will say goodbye Kelly Giddish In season 24 triggered a response from the new action chief.

Like we said, Jedish – who joined SVU in 2011 – She will make her final appearance as Det. Amanda Rollins during the first half of season 24. (Here’s some early info on how to write it.)

Reply to angry fans in the comments section of Gedish’s exit Instagram sharenew offer David Graziano — who replaced Warren Light in the summer at the helm of the esteemed subsidiary — wrote, “You might take a moment to think about the idea that things are more complicated than they appear in a world of emojis and tweets. All I will say is that Kelly has approached this very elegantly. She Without a doubt one of the best professionals in the field I have come across in my 24 years of writing television. I am saddened by her looming exit. It will be my lucky day if I can write for her again.”

Join Jedish SVU At the start of season 13 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.

Emphasizing her departure on Wednesday, Gidish said in a statement, “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 want 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, the actress continued. “I am excited. Too much for taking all the things I’ve learned in my time SVU And put them in all that is to come.”

SVU Season 24 will start on Thursday, September 22nd via Unprecedented crossover show with three shows With the recently revived mother series and fellow pop-up organized crime.