Law & Order Update: Brit To Play ADA and More

This might be the first time a British actor has played a Law & Order regular: Linus Roache will be playing the new Executive District Attorney. (Sam Waterston's Jack McCoy is getting a promotion to DA, since Fred Thompson has left the show to pursue a presidential campaign.) We foresee sexual tension between his character and Alana de la Garza's Connie Rubirosa! Is it a coincidence that Roache is the second star from short-lived NBC show Kidnapped to join the L&O cast - Jeremy Sisto is the new detective, accompanying Jesse L. Martin. Martin is only signed on for about half the season, so there may yet another cast change. Wolf said that he wants to attract a younger demographic and teased some of what Jack McCoy may face. From the Daily News:

Sam is not going to be the pragmatist the elected politicians have been. He's also going to be someone who goes through changes in his own attitude because he is doing a different job, and a lot of it is going to be fascinating because we talked openly about what happens to men of a certain age and a certain stature when the next generation comes in. There's a lot to play here.

Maybe McCoy can tangle with community boards - Waterston testified at a community board hearing about naming a street after Jerry Orbach in March!

If Thompson really does run for president, NBC won't air any reruns with him as DA Arthur Branch, because of equal-time rules.

Other L&O news: Alicia Witt will be playing a detective on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, which has moved to USA. Julianne Nicholson, who has played Chris Noth's partner, is going on maternity leave for part of the season.

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By Jen Chung in Arts and Events on July 18, 2007 5:10 PM

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guest

I see the gothamist klan meeting let out.

can't win with whitey.

ice people, don't you have your own life to worry about and not some TV show?

guest

Another freaking brit on American TV!?

Couldn't any of Jack's previous assistants (not dead, not a judge) come back to be the DA? How about Bebe Neuwirth? I really liked her in that cancelled L&O series.

As to L&O becoming a liberal fantasy land. Yes, I agree. However, when those episodes turn up I just change the channel; I wish I had a Nielsen box.

Peter

L&O has devolved into politically correct fantasy. If I see Detective Green roll his eyes one more time after a white male character delivers some scripted racist BS, I'll barf in Dick Wolf's salad.

I would love to know what's going on in Dick Wolf's mind. Does he really hate his own race, or is it just political correctness run amok? I mean, when >80% of the show's criminals are "ice people," who in fact account for around 5% of NYC criminals, something's wrong!

guest

of course people still watch this show, it's freaking addictive.

guest

wha happened to Milena Govich? Darn the Luck ! ! !

guest

L&O has devolved into politically correct fantasy. If I see Detective Green roll his eyes one more time after a white male character delivers some scripted racist BS, I'll barf in Dick Wolf's salad.