Stephanie March to Return to SVU in Season 28

Stephanie March will reprise her role as assistant district attorney Alexandra Cabot in the ninth episode of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” season 28, returning to the NBC drama for the first time since 2018. NBC confirmed March’s return. The episode is scheduled to air December 3, according to one report. The announcement does not include details of Cabot’s storyline or say whether March will appear beyond the episode. March last appeared as Cabot in season 19, in 2018. Her return comes eight years after that appearance, which was in the episode “Sunk Cost Fallacy.” She first joined the series in season two, in 2000, as an assistant district attorney assigned to cases handled by the Special Victims Unit. Cabot was a regular cast member in the show’s early seasons and returned at several points after leaving the main cast. March also played the character in the short-lived legal drama “Conviction,” which debuted in 2006. Reports say she has portrayed Cabot in more than 100 episodes of “SVU.” The series follows a New York Police Department unit investigating crimes including sexual assault, child abuse and domestic violence. Its season 28 premiere was October 8. March’s...