SVU's Octavio Pisano hints at romance for Velasco in season 25

get ready Law and order: SVU fans because there might be a love interest in Detective Joe Velasco's future — at least according to the actor Octavio Pisano.

Pisano, 37, teased We weekly exclusively that there's “a lot more action” for his character as the show's milestone season 25 continues. “There are a lot more conflicts and some relationships,” he said at the meeting SVU Celebrating the 25th anniversary earlier this month.

When asked about a possible love interest, the NBC star played coy.

“I would say romantic. I'd say platonic,” he teased. (Pisano has been playing Detective Velasco since 2021.)

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Throughout season 24, Velasco's relationship with Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) had some ups and downs as he tried to protect a childhood friend who had committed murder in his youth.

“I think Velasco fully committed to the team at the end of last season and that has strengthened their relationship. It just keeps growing,” he said of his character and Captain Benson. “Every episode I've done, the relationship and the characters grow. She and I, as actors, are growing as friends.”

Pisano said that fans can generally expect the 25th season to be “great.”

Detective Velasco isn't the only SVU character with some major life changes this season. ADA Sonny Carisi (Peter Scanavino) is getting ready for dad life with Amanda Rollins (Kelli Giddish).

“In the beginning there wasn't that much father Carisi, but I think there will definitely be some now that we're halfway through the season,” said the 43-year-old Scanavino. Us. “I think this will be the best thing ever. I think he would always have been a great father. I'm so happy he gets to do that now. It's so heartwarming to me because you have so much affection for your character. I'm so glad this happened to him.”

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When Scanavino first appeared on the show, he was a guest star, playing Johnny Dubcek for one episode in season 14. Two years later, he took on the role of former detective and current ADA Carisi.

Looking back on his time on the show, Scanavino owes everything to the fans who developed a great affinity for his character.

“I'm so grateful and grateful because for me, I'm just me, and the fact that I would get support from people who don't know me is just – I feel honored and I'm so grateful for them,” he gushed Us.

Law and order: SVU airs on NBC Thursdays at 8pm ET.