'Law & Order: SVU' Teases Kelli Giddish's Final Episode — and a Surprise Wedding — in New Promo

Mar. 15, 2025

Kelli Giddishhas a few more weeks of playing Det. Amanda Rollins — but the surprise wedding bells from her final episode are already ringing.

A teaser for the fall finale ofLaw & Order: SVUshows Giddish, 42, wearing a white dress and walking into her apparent courthouse wedding. It appears she’ll wed Assistant District Attorney Sonny Carisi (Peter Scanavino).

The quick clip of the wedding shows Giddish huggingMariska Hargitay’s Det. Olivia Benson after she enters the courthouse in her gown.

“You gonna start crying already, Liv?“Ice-Tas Odafin Tutuola jokes.

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Other moments in the promo highlight some of Det. Rollins' best moments, even the first time she met Det. Olivia Benson.

“I’m leaving SVU,” Giddish’s character says in a voiceover.

Giddish’s last episode will air on Dec. 8.

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In August, the actress announced she’d be leaving the series after 12 seasons.

“I wanted to address the chatter I’ve seen online and let everyone know that this will, indeed, be my last season onLaw & Order: SVU,” she said in a statement to PEOPLE.

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Reacting to the news, Hargitay was full of praise for her years-long costar. “She is one of myfavorite actors that I’ve ever workedwith, and we got to build something really beautiful together and really learned together because our characters had quite a journey,” she shared withEntertainment Tonight.

“I’m gonna miss her a lot, but she’s a lifelong friend,” Hargitay, 58, added. “I’m just glad that our paths crossed, and I know they’ll continue to cross.”

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Law & Order: SVUairs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on NBC.

source: people.com