EXCLUSIVE: This is news Law Order: SVU fans — and series’ star/executive producer Mariska Hargitay — have been awaiting for two and a half years: Kelli Giddish is returning to the venerable NBC crime drama full-time, reprising her Amanda Rollins role as a series regular for its upcoming 27th season.

In one of the show's most controversial exists, Giddish left as a series regular midway through season 24. Fans are looking at another Law & Order: Special Victims Unit cast shakeup — but this bit of news is one that's long-awaited.

Kelli Giddish is going to once again be a series regular on Law & Order: SVU, for Season 27, airing in the fall on NBC, reports Deadline. This news comes after Giddish has been recurring throughout Season 26.