Law & Order: SVU viewers will only get closure with one main character's exit in season 27 despite several cast members leaving the show. Multiple outlets reported on Thursday, July 24, that Octavio Pisano is returning in the season premiere to address Joe Velasco's departure. However, Juliana Aidén Martinez, who played Kate Silva, won't return to wrap up her SVU story line. News broke in May that Martinez, 35, and Pisano, 39, were out as series regulars in season 27. Pisano originally joined Law & Order: SVU in season 23, while Martinez came on board during season 26.