Mariska Hargitay Is Looking Forward to Season 21 of' Law & Order: SVU' : 'I Feel So Newly Challenged'
After her longtime costarChristopher Melonileft in season 12, Hargitay says she grappled with whether she still felt truly committed to continuing with the show. “I did a lot of soul-searching of whether I wanted to go on,” she tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “I was on my way to being at peace to be done.” But a revitalized season 17 and continued opportunities to direct and produce episodes led her to a recharged sense of purpose....