After nearly a decade away, Alex Cabot could return to new Law & Order: SVU episodes continue to air regularly. The current cast includes Mariska Hargitay (Captain Olivia Benson), Ice-T (Sergeant Fin), Peter Scanavino (ADA Carisi), and more major stars. Unfortunately, it has also lost significant figures over the years, including Demore Barnes (Christian Garland), Michelle Hurd (Monique Jeffries), and Christopher Meloni (Elliott Stabler). Some have returned, but many remain uninvolved with the series.

In an interview with People, Stephanie March expressed some interest in returning to the show. During her tenure on the series, March played Alex Cabot, the Assistant District Attorney and Homicide Bureau Chief who debuted in 2000 and continually made on-and-off appearances on the show until 2018. March explained that she would return to Law & Order, but she believes that there would need to be a "write-in campaign" and a good story to facilitate her full return. She expressed that she would "never say never" about a potential reintroduction. Check out her quote below:

I guess if people still write, you could do a write-in campaign, that would be my only suggestion. The good news is, I get to see Chris [Meloni] and Mariska [Hargitay] and BD [Wong] and all of those other wonderful people with regularity, so that's good. I think it would depend on the story, but they've got some good writers. Never say never, right?

What This Means For Alex Cabot's Return

Cabot Has Not Appeared In Nearly A Decade

This marks a major sign of the potential for Alex Cabot's return to SVU after nearly 10 years away from the show. She had previously exited the series when her character entered the Witness Protection Program around season 5, before subsequently returning in later seasons. Her exit was reportedly due to March wanting to explore other roles, rather than being defined by Cabot throughout her career. She later appeared in several scattered appearances before officially concluding her arc, as Cabot sought to the International Criminal Court.

March once led a Law and Order spin-off, 2006's Conviction.

Given that March has repeatedly returned to the series, it should come as no surprise that she its the potential for a return even as Carisi (Peter Scanavino) may be preparing to leave. March has taken opportunities and roles outside the Law & Order universe, including in Origin, Naomi, and Harlan Coben’s Shelter. With her creative needs satisfied, a return to SVU could allow her to explore more about Cabot's character that the show has not yet been able to reveal. If a write-in campaign is strong enough, a return is now possible.

Our Take On Alex Cabot's Potential SVU Return

Returns And Cameos Are Always Fun

The most interesting element of the Law & Order universe is that crossovers, cameos, and reintroductions happen fairly regularly. A character leaving the show does not mean that they are gone forever, as this is a living and breathing world that embraces returns by major characters. Cabot was undoubtedly an essential part of Law & Order: SVU in its early years, so it would be rewarding to see her return in the 2020s. Even if it takes a write-in campaign to get it, a reappearance by March's Alex Cabot would be an extraordinary development.

Source: People