On January 11th, 2011, it was announced that both Regina Hall and Megan Boone will be leaving Law & Order: Los Angeles. The departures are a part of a creative overhaul of the series. Only hours after the news of Hall and Boone leaving the series, it was announced that Skeet Ulrich would also exit the series for a creative overhaul. On January 12th, 2011, it was announced Alfred Molina's character will be shifting to a new position on the show. It will be revealed that his character was on the LAPD for 15 years, reaching the rank of Detective, and his level of frustration as a prosecutor has reached the tipping point so he has decided to return to the force as a Detective, partnered with Detective Jarusalski (Corey Stoll). Terrence Howard's character Joe Dekker will be the sole DDA on the show. Howard and Molina will both appear in each episode. The changes will occur after the fourteenth episode of the season. Law & Order: LA's casting director has been reading actresses for a potential new female ADA role on the show.