Jeremy Sisto Lays Down the LawSuch is the casting turnover on “Law & Order” that the granddaddy of crime procedurals has been forced to double-dip to replace an outgoing character.

Jeremy Sisto, who guest-starred on last month’s season finale as a defense attorney, has been promoted to series regular in an all-new incarnation.

NBC confirmed to E! News that the actor will return to this series this fall as an entirely different character, this time flexing his acting muscles on the other side of the bum-bum as a detective.

“I’ve watched Jeremy’s career evolve and grow, and I am absolutely thrilled that he has decided to join ‘Law & Order,’ ” franchise mastermind Dick Wolf said in a statement

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