Law
&
Order
is
down
a
detective.
Mehcad
Brooks,
who
has
portrayed
Detective
Jalen
Shaw
on
the
NBC
crime
drama
for
the
last
three
seasons,
will
not
be
returning
for
the
procedural’s
upcoming
25th
seasons,
multiple
outlets
confirmed.
The
True
Blood
alum
joined
the
Dick
Wolf-produced
series
in
2022
during
season
22
as
a
replacement
for
series
alum
Anthony
Anderson.
Castmembers Tony
Goldwyn,
Reid
Scott,
Hugh
Dancy,
Odelya
Halevi
and
Maura
Tierney
are
reportedly
returning
for
the
new
season.
E!
News
has
reached
out
to
NBC
for
comment.
Law
&
Order‘s
season
24
finale
did
not
hint
at
Det.
Shaw’s
departure,
however
Brooks
did
give
a
special
shout
out
to
the
show’s
cast
and
crew
upon
wrapping
production
earlier
this
year.
“That’s
a
wrap
on
Season
24,”
the
actor
wrote
on
Instagram
in
April. “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.”
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