LAW & ORDER: SVU Gets Its Schwarzenegger

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It did not take Law & Order: SVU long to find a suitable to actor to play the part of Arnold Schwarzenegger in an upcoming episode of the show’s 13^th season. No, the actor won’t literally be playing Schwarzenegger, but a politician with similar vices. It was just announced a few days ago that SVU was adapting the former governor’s case for television and now, according to TVline, Kyle MacLachlan is going play Andrew Raines, the wealthy politician whose family gets dragged into the news after it’s discovered Andrew fathered an illegitimate child, just like the real-life Schwarzenegger did! This is MacLachlan’s second time appearing on SVU, the first time was back in 2004 when he played a doctor. I guess seven years is long enough for an actors face to become unrecognizable from its younger self.

Paige Turco will play Andrew’s wife, Kathleen Raines. She’s the more protective of the couple and will get down and dirty to protect her family, so watch out for her. She might even have claws. Still no word on who will be playing the power couple’s son, who will be the one actually involved in a sex crime.

If you’ve been out of the loop then you should know SVU has had a number of cast changes in last couple months. This new season is shaping up to feel like a whole new show. I tend to think that doing the Schwarzenegger case is an attempt to draw viewers attention away from missing cast members and new cast members we’re not quite comfortable with yet.