Mariska Hargitay: SVU Premieres This Wednesday!

Mariska Hargitay arrives at LAX airport in Los Angeles after a flight from NYC on Friday (September 18).

The 45-year-old Law & Order: SVU actress, her actor/writer husband Peter Hermann, and their adorable 3-year-old son August are in town for tomorrow’s Emmy Awards.

SVU premieres this Wednesday (September 23) @ 9PM ET/PT on NBC. Christine Lahti joins the long-running cop drama as an assistant district attorney. “There’s a new energy, a change … because it’s a very character that’s in the squad room,” Mariska has said. “She really shakes things up a bit.”