Anthony Anderson had an eventful year on the small screen in 2022, with the end of blackish on ABC after eight seasons as well as returning to NBC to reprise his role as Detective Kevin Bernard in Law and order Biology. To the fans’ surprise, he He eventually left the revival after only one seasonAnd the actor has opened up about how the detective role helped once again while addressing the end of blackish.
Final episodes of blackish In fact they were still broadcasting when Law and order It returned for season 21 in February, so Anthony Anderson was still laughing on ABC while investigating crimes as Detective Bernard on NBC. Now, over a month after both blackish And the Law and order Season 21 wrapped up on their own networks, and the actor explained his decision to stay busy with more L&O Immediately, he says diverse:
To embody this character and stay with this family for the past eight years. I didn’t want to sit around wishing and wanting and thinking how different it would have been if we had done more. or ‘Oh, I miss those guys. I wish I could go play with them. And I wish we could go to work now. So I guess that’s why I immediately went to another party to help relieve the stress. That would relieve me of being Andre Johnson.’ I love the people who have been a part of that time with me.
jump from blackish to me Law and order He wasn’t exactly living in the same species, but it qualifies to leave an old character behind and go back into the shoes of another character he was playing as a regular series. I explained earlier Why return to Law and order It was “no brainer” to himAnd the L&O Fans can attest to the fact that his performance as Bernard in Season 21 felt like Bernard was back in the series’ original cast, and he hasn’t lost his dramatic edge after eight seasons of comedy.
In fact, it was a surprise when news broke that Anderson would not be returning for season 22. He Join the celebration of renewal Once NBC announced that it (along with Law and order: organized crime) you will join SVU In the TV season 2022-2023 squad. for him L&O Co-star Odelya Halevi has opened About the experience of working with him in season 21 as a returning starBut the show must go on.
Sam Waterston’s comeback has been confirmed and make L&O Datewhile the show is already added super girl Alum Mahcad Brooks To fill the vacancy left by Anderson. As for the blackish… well, the show ended in an emotional final scene Complete with Stevie Wonder, which we hope will help fans as well as stars move forward. In addition to that grown nest The spinoff is still going strong, with Season 5 premiering 2022 TV schedule in late July.
You can also come back blackish flocking with Subscribe to Hulu nowRelive Anthony Anderson’s first and only revival season Law and order flocking with Peacock subscription. Only time will tell if and when he returns to network television, but in between blackish And the L&OHe’s proven to be able to tackle both comedy and drama on TV, so I hope he won’t be off the airwaves for too long.
