Former One Tree Hill actress now in Law & Order

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NBC has resolved one of its biggest casting questions regarding Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. They recently announced Michaela McManus would be the new prosecutor this fall, replacing Diane Neal’s Casey Novak character.

Neal either voluntarily left or was fired, depending on which source you choose to believe, but there’s no question about her past importance to the program. Many fans have expressed their displeasure at her departure, which assures that McManus will be closely watched from the opening moments of her first scenes.

McManus will also be working in very different thematic surroundings. She’s previously been seen on the CW’s One Tree Hill, where her character split with Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) after leaving him at the altar on what was supposed to be their wedding day. She then rebuffed all attempts at reconciliation, although the cliffhanger finale implied that the two might have eventually gotten married after all. Now, that’s not an option.

Whatever the case, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit’s focus on sordid cases and heated character interaction will require a different approach than One Tree Hill’s nighttime soap opera setting. We’ll see how (or whether) McManus makes the adjustment.

http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=61416

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