Stephanie March Returns to ‘SVU’ as Alexandra Cabot

WHO:

Deadline - Stephanie March will return as Alexandra Cabot.

Variety - Stephanie March will reprise Alexandra Cabot, an assistant district attorney.

Variety - March was a main cast member of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” from Season 2 in 2000 through Season 5.

WHAT:

Deadline - March will reprise her role as Alexandra Cabot in the ninth episode of Season 28 of “Law & Order: SVU.”

Variety - March will appear in the ninth episode of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” Season 28 and reprise the role she has played in more than 100 episodes.

Deadline - March’s last appearance on the series was in Season 19’s 19th episode, titled “Sunk Cost Fallacy.”

WHEN:

Deadline - March’s return is set for the ninth episode of Season 28.

Variety - March’s return is set for the ninth episode of Season 28.

Variety - March’s main-cast run began in Season 2, in 2000, and continued through Season 5.

WHY:

Deadline - The article says “Law & Order: SVU” fans will reconnect with a familiar face from the past.

HOW:

Variety - March will return by appearing in an episode and reprising Alexandra Cabot.

(UPDATED October 23, 2026 21:16 UTC)

Stephanie March is returning to “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” reprising her role as assistant district attorney Alexandra Cabot in the ninth episode of Season 28. Cabot is a familiar face for longtime viewers, and March has played the character in more than 100 episodes. She first joined the main cast in Season 2, which began in 2000, and remained through Season 5. March’s return brings the character back after an extended absence from the series. Her most recent appearance was in Season 19, in the episode “Sunk Cost Fallacy.” The upcoming episode will mark another appearance as Cabot, a role that has been part of the show across multiple seasons. March’s return gives viewers a chance to see the longtime prosecutor back in the “SVU” story.