Actor Peter Scanavino didn’t leave the show, but simply traded in his badge and gun as Detective Carisi to play Carisi as a lawyer.
The switch opens up all kinds of story possibilities, not the least of which is if the connection between Carisi and Rollins will finally spark into something more than friendship.
Law & Order: SVU kicked off Season 21 with a big change to the status quo due to the departure fo Sonny Carisi as a Special Victims detective… only to join the DA’s office as the new Assistant District Attorney.