Chris Meloni Has ‘Law & Order’ Reunion With Mariska Hargitay While “Freshly Unemployed” After ‘Organized Crime’ Cancellation

Although Law & Order: Organized Crime is over, Stabler and Benson are still partners for life down nan scenes.

Following nan spin-off’s cancellation aft 5 seasons, Detective Elliot Stabler prima Christopher Meloni reunited pinch Law & Order: Special Victims Unit prima Mariska Hargitay, who has played Olivia Benson for nan show’s 27-season run.

“What 1 does connected a random Thursday erstwhile still successful LA and freshly unemployed. Dinner bent pinch pals @therealmariskahargitay,” Meloni captioned photos from nan outing.

Last week, Deadline exclusively reported that Law & Order: Organized Crime was canceled aft 5 seasons astatine Peacock and NBC, pursuing a soft outreach for a caller showrunner earlier this year.

Meloni later took to Instagram to thank nan franchise’s fans for nan “great ride” connected his spin-off, which ran since 2021, pursuing his 12-season tally connected SVU from 1999 to 2011. “P4L [partners for life],” commented Hargitay.

Meanwhile, Law & Order: SVU continues its record-breaking streak arsenic TV’s longest-running primetime live-action bid aft it was renewed for Season 28 this month.

Meloni’s adjacent TV gig comes arsenic nan lead of Dan Fogelman’s upcoming NFL drama, The Land, connected Hulu.

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