F.B.I‘s Juliana Aiden Martinez broke his silence on a possible return to Law & Order: SVU after leaving the show.
“It was such a great time I had with the SVU cast. I would never say never,” Martinez, who played junior detective Kate Silva, exclusively said. Us Weekly about making the move from NBC to CBS. “It was a really wonderful experience that I got to have with everyone.”
Although Martinez does not rule out a return, she she is currently focused on her new concert
“It would never be a situation where I would say no,” he noted. “But I’m also very happy to be here and to tell the story of Eva Ramos. I’m open to whatever comes, but I’m also very happy where I am.”
Martinez joined Law & Order: SVU in season 26, but has since gone by the wayside Octavio Pisanowho played Detective Joe Velasco since season 23. Following the news, Pisano returned to address Joe’s departure while Martinez remained focused on joining the cast of the hit CBS series. F.B.I.
both of them SUV i F.B.I are installed producer Dick Wolf’the television universewhich could allow a crossover.
“I would love to. That would be really, really cool,” Martinez said we about the opportunity to return to Kate while also playing Eva. “I don’t think that’s going to happen. It would probably only come out the week we do a crossover.”
Martinez joked that it might be “too complicated” to tell her two characters in the same place, adding, “I could just go on vacation for a week and they’ll just work between the two shows. That said, it would be an absolute dream. I’d just change outfits between the two characters and that would be great.”
Although Martínez don’t get the paper Kate’s had a great time F.B.I.
“On SVU, I just remember walking in and imagining 26 years of doing a show and the amount of people that walked through those buildings. The amount of history there really feels like you’re walking into a legacy that’s embedded even in the building,” he recalled. “With the FBI people, it’s going into its eighth year, which is amazing.”
F.B.Iwhich premiered in 2018, focuses on the inner workings of the criminal division of the New York City field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where staff work to keep New York City and its citizens safe. The CBS procedure has pushed and reinvigorated Martinez.
“Before I got on the show, I sat down with showrunner Mike Weiss and said who I thought Eva would be. That was really the deciding factor for me to say, ‘Yeah, this is something that’s really interesting to me. This is something that I think I can bring and bring value to and make it exciting and different,'” he said. we. “I liked that she was different from Kate on SVU. I really like that Eva comes from a tax background, so she’s very much someone who isn’t afraid to speak her mind and isn’t afraid to be the smartest person in the room. She’s unashamed about that and she’s unashamedly feminine and tough and has a big heart.”
Martinez enjoyed the challenge of not doing a “copy and paste” of Kate.
“When you join a new show, you have an opportunity to do something different. It was definitely like, ‘Okay, how can you show different aspects of a profession? How can you show how different women approach something differently?'” she explained. “It’s great that Eva is someone different for me. Where Kate Silva would have been like, ‘I’m too tough to want a relationship,’ but Eva probably dreams of what Scola has and getting married and having a family. There’s a sense of heart about her that I really like.”
Even doing the stunts has allowed Martinez to cherish her “childhood dream” on screen, adding, “This is me running. I have amazing stunts and they do such an amazing job when I’m not allowed to do the stunts. Personally, I want to do all the stunts. But it’s definitely demanding. I consider myself innate, so I’ve been able to use that way. able to do SVU The ability to really use my body and being in a physical and dynamic story is a lot of fun.
F.B.I airs on CBS Mondays at 9pm ET.