Law & Order’s Fred Thompson likely won’t be back next season
Now that we know Law & Order has been given a reprieve and will be on NBC next season, the question was still up in the air on what to do about Fred Thompson, who potentially may run as the Republican presidential candidate in the upcoming US presidential election. Fred Thompson currently plays D.A. Arthur Branch on the long-running drama.
NBC’s top entertainment executive said Monday that he doesn’t expect actor and potential Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson back on “Law & Order” next season.
NBC Entertainment President Kevin Reilly claimed no insider knowledge of Thompson’s political plans, but his statement indicated the seriousness of Thompson’s presidential musings. The former Tennessee senator has been making speaking appearances and blogging on issues in recent weeks as he considers a candidacy.
“It’s pretty clear that Fred is going to be leaving the cast of the show no matter what,” Reilly said at a news conference on NBC’s fall schedule.
He later left the door slightly ajar by saying it was “highly unlikely” Thompson would be back. Thompson certainly wouldn’t return to prime-time network television if he chooses to run, he said.
I don’t know, I just have a hard time picturing him as the Republican candidate.
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