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Octavio Pisano Returning to NBC’s “Law & Order SVU” for Season 27 Premiere Episode

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Octavio Pisano isn’t leave the force just year.

The 39-year-old Mexican American actor will return for the season opening episode of NBC’s Law & Order SVU.

Octavio Pisano, In May, it was revealed that Pisano and Juliana Aidén Martinez would not be returning to SVU as series regulars in the 27th season.

Martinez joined the cast last season as Detective Kate Silva, while Pisano was added in Season 23 as undercover detective Joe Velasco.

It was unclear whether the decision was made for creative or financial reasons — or both. There was a pattern of budget reductions across multiple NBC shows, impacting cast, episodes and other areas ahead of NBC’s upfronts in May.

NBC has yet to reveal its fall premiere dates.

Pisano’s previous credits include Coyote and the indie film Ms. Purple.

Earlier this month, Deadline broke the news that Martinez closed a deal to join CBS’ FBI for its upcoming eighth season. It hails from Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television. No details about Martinez’s character have been provided.

Guillermo Diaz to Appear on Season 2 of NBC’s “Law & Order: Organized Crime”

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Guillermo Diaz is getting organized…

The 46-year-old Cuban American actor will appear on Season 2 of NBC’s Law & Order: Organized Crime.

Guillermo Diaz

Diaz will appear in a recurring role on the upcoming season of Dick Wolf’s Special Victims Unit (SVU) spinoff series.

Diaz will play Sgt. Bill Brewster. His character description is being kept under wraps.

Law & Order: Organized Crime brought Christopher Meloni’s Elliot Stabler character back to the venerable franchise for the first time in 10 years, and revolves around the NYPD organized crime unit led by Stabler.

Danielle Moné Truitt, Tamara Taylor, Ainsley Seiger and Dylan McDermott also star.

Law & Order: Organized Crime was created by Wolf, who executive produces along with showrunner Ilene Chaiken, Terry Miller, Fred Berner, Arthur W. Forney and Peter Jankowski.

Known for his many seasons on Showtime’s Weeds and Chapelle’s Show for Comedy Central, Diaz starred as Huck on the ABC hit series Scandal and most recently co-starred in the ABC comedy United We Fall.

He was also a series regular on the NBC drama Mercy and guest-starred opposite Lena Dunham in HBO’s Girls, Comedy Central’s Broad City and HBO’s High Maintenance.