Christopher Meloni Will Star as Elliot Stabler in Legislation & Order: SVU Spin-Off

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In information that may make you quickly overlook that we’re at the moment residing within the darkest timeline: our boy Elliot Stabler is headed again to tv! In the end, Christopher Meloni will reprise his beloved Law & Order: Special Victims Unit character, however it will not be for the long-running primetime drama. As a substitute, Meloni will headline a brand new Dick Wolf collection.

In response to the Hollywood Reporter, NBC already gave the straight-to-series, 13-episode order for a brand new crime procedural centered on the previous SVU detective. The present will give attention to NYPD’s organized crime unit, which is led by Stabler. With each Stabler and Mariska Hargitay‘s Olivia Benson working beneath the identical division — albeit totally different items — that leaves loads room for these two to lastly reunite on display. In addition to, everyone knows Dick Wolf loves a crossover.

Particulars in regards to the forthcoming collection stay scarce, however we do know that Wolf will executive-produce alongside Arthur W. Forney and Peter Jankowski. Rumors point out that former Chicago P.D. showrunner Matt Olmstead will doubtless take the helm for the collection, although that hasn’t been confirmed. Olmstead was changed by Rick Eid as Chicago P.D.’s showrunner beginning in Season 6, whereas Eid beforehand served as SVU‘s showrunner, proving that Dick Wolf’s universe is extraordinarily related. NBC declined to remark for this story.

Meloni starred reverse Hargitay for SVU‘s first 12 seasons earlier than retiring from the police drive in 2011 following a traumatic case. In the event you’ll recall, he was compelled to shoot and kill a 16-year-old lady and was subsequently positioned on administrative depart. Although he was ultimately cleared, Stabler refused to undergo a psych analysis and take anger administration programs, selecting to go away the job as a substitute. He hadn’t been seen or heard from since then, so the brand new collection ought to clarify what the previous detective has been as much as within the final decade.

This information was first reported by Deadline.

Legislation & Order: SVU is on the market to stream at NBC and Hulu.

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