‘Law & Order: SVU’ season 17 spoilers: Richard Belzer returning as Munch

Law & Order: SVU logoFor the upcoming May sweeps, apparently “Law & Order: SVU” is more than interested in bringing to us a blast from the past.

As first confirmed by Entertainment Weekly, original cast member Richard Belzer is going to be making his long-waiting return on an upcoming episode airing this May entitled “Fashionable Crimes,” which revolves around a young model who claims that a well-known photographer took advantage of her in a variety of terrible ways. This is a man who Munch and Fin (Ice-T) had looked at in the past as a possible predator, but they were never able to really nail him until now.

In a statement to Entertainment Weekly confirming the news, executive producer Warren Leight passed along the following message:

“We love having Richard back on set … This episode was perfect for Munch’s cynical eye, and just the right time for him to give Benson [Mariska Hargitay], and Noah, some much needed support.”

Of course, we’re more than thrilled about this news. While we do think that Belzer’s final episode was a regular was absolutely perfect, especially with him accidentally saying “homicide” when he first picked up the phone, it is nice to have him back here and there. He brings the show an element of history, which is probably why there are so many people out there who want to see Chris Meloni back at some point before the end of the series’ run.

New episodes of “SVU” are going to resume airing beginning Wednesday night. Be sure to be on the lookout now for some further updates!

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