In the wake of Law & Order: SVU getting a confirmed premiere date for later in the 2024 TV schedule , fans are in for some fresh news about the cast. Not only has one actor finally received the long-awaited official promotion to series regular status, but an alum of Netflix's Griselda is on board. That said, the newcomer's casting has me asking all over again: what's up with the female characters of SVU ? (Other than Mariska Hargitay , of course.
) Kevin Kane Promoted To Series Regular Kevin Kane joined the cast of SVU back in the BX9 gang three-parter of Season 24 as Bronx SVU Detective Bruno, and he ultimately joined the Manhattan SVU to work with Benson, Fin, and Co. After recurring in the second half of Season 24 and appearing in almost every episode of Season 25, Kane may have already seemed like a series regular, if not for the fact that the opening credits as of the finale still only featured Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino, and Octavio Pisano. No more! Deadline reports that Kevin Kane is on board SVU Season 26 as a series regular.
I've been a fan of Kane as Bruno ever since he debuted as one of the show's three newcomers in 2023 , particularly for his dynamic with Fin, so I see it as only a good thing to have the guarantee that he'll be around full time starting this fall. If that involves more banter with Fin, all the better! But thinking about the other two newcomers of Kane's inaugural year combined with the other casting news ahead of Season 26 has me thin.