New ADA for Law & Order: SVU

Michaela McManus, Fordham graduate who was recently on One Tree HIll, is going to be the new ADA on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Producer Dick Wolf said he looked forward to creating "another interesting and memorable character in the Law & Order universe." Previous ADA Casey Novak (played by Diane Neal) left because of her over-aggressive tactics to nail a suspect and the ADA before that, Alexandra Cabot (played by Stephanie March), went into witness protection.

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By Jen Chung in Arts & Entertainment on June 24, 2008 3:36 PM

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TeeDeeEm

AUGH, this is balls.

First they take Cabot away from me, and now Novak?

And then they bring in some "One Tree Hill" trash?

Faaaaaaaahhk.

cucarachita

Why not a female DA and a male ADA?

We all know Diane Neal was getting too old -- it's obvious by the new ADA choice, who looks like a freshly escaped ex-model. Let's see an ugly ADA and a pretty DA for a change. Ha ha.

sonyactivision

ADAs are commonly females because women are disarming and win jurors' sympathy. That's why they really need to explore this character in depth and show us her ass.

efg72

How come the ADA's on SVU are always women? Why not throw a guy in there for a change. Switch up the dynamics of it all. I know the other L&O's have male DA's and ADA's...why not switch them up too? Just a thought.