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We’re just a few short weeks until Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler are officially together again on our screens!

NBC released the teaser for their upcoming Law & Order crossover event, which will lead to the premiere of Christopher Meloni‘s spinoff series Law & Order: Organized Crime.

In the teaser for the SVU-Organized Crime crossover episode airing on April 1, Mariska Hargitay‘s Olivia arrives to a crime where she hears “Liv!” yelled in the distance. Olivia then turns around and whispers with relief, “Elliot.”

Mariska and Chris starred together on Law & Order: SVU for 12 seasons from 1999 to 2011 when he decided to leave the show.

Last year, it was announced that Chris would be reprising his role for the Law & Order: Organized Crime spinoff series.

The Law & Order crossover event begins on Thursday, April 1 with SVU airing first at 9/8c before Organized Crime officially premieres at 10/9c.

Mariska and Chris were recently spotted filming the crossover event in NYC! Check out the set pics here.

Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni chat with each other during a break from filming on Monday (February 8) in New York City.

The former Law & Order: SVU co-stars were seen shooting for Christopher‘s upcoming spin-off series Law & Order: Organized Crime, in which he’ll reprise his role as Elliot Stabler.

The new series will premiere on NBC on April 1. Christopher‘s Elliot will reunite with Olivia Benson in a crossover event on SVU, which will air at 9/8c, before the new spinoff airing at 10/9c.

Organized Crime will focus on the detective as he’s reeling from a “personal loss” and rejoins the NYPD to lead an elite task force that will take on organized crime. There, he finds that the system and the city don’t look the same as they did in his decade-long absence, though, and “he must adapt to a criminal justice system in the midst of its own moment of reckoning.”

NBC has set a date when Christopher Meloni will return as Elliot Stabler to the Law & Order television franchise.

The network announced today that Law & Order: Organized Crime will make its debut on April 1.

Christopher‘s Elliot will reunite with Olivia Benson in a crossover event on SVU, which will air at 9/8c, before the new spinoff airing at 10/9c.

Organized Crime will focus on the detective as he’s reeling from a “personal loss” and rejoins the NYPD to lead an elite task force that will take on organized crime.

There, he finds that the system and the city don’t look the same as they did in his decade-long absence, though, and “he must adapt to a criminal justice system in the midst of its own moment of reckoning.”

Christopher will be joined by Dylan McDermott and Tamara Taylor in mystery roles on the show.

If you missed it, Christopher and Mariska Hargitay have been teasing the reunion for months.

Christopher Meloni is opening up about returning to the Law & Order franchise in a new spinoff series called Organized Crime.

Speaking to SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Show, the 59-year-old actor says that he still has yet to see a script for the show.

“We’re in the middle of a pandemic production. You know, everything is just insane,” he said. “You get new edicts out of New York City and New York state, and for good reason. And then you get new rules and regulations coming out of Universal, and then from the unions. You have to service a lot of masters right now, just to make sure everybody is safe, right? What’s the new norm for shooting?”

Chris added, “that is the long way of saying the writers are breaking rocks, trying to figure out the arc of the story, who the characters are and how they interact, and I have yet to see a script.”

However, Chris is looking forward to stepping back in Stabler’s shoes and shared how Elliot has changed since his abrupt departure.

“I think it was his sense of injustice that just brought out the worst aspects of him. I think age, a mellowing, maybe not in his passions but in how he went about doing his job. I think he has evolved, I think he’s in a good place now with his family, I think he’s at a much better place with himself vis-à-vis the world,” he shared.

Just recently, Chris reunited with his former co-star Mariska Hargitay and shared the selfie to prove it, which L&O fans loved.

“She has some digs out in the country there, so I was out there visiting and doing other stuff and I thought, ‘Why not just drop by for a spot of tea?’” Chris says. “So that’s what we did. We broke bread, we had some laughs.”

He added, “We just pick up where we left off — just breaking each other’s chops and having our own language and reminiscing. It’s a good friend … and it’s a nice place to be with her.”

Recently, it was reported that the Law & Order franchise will address police brutality in the upcoming season.

Benson and Stabler are back together again!

Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni reunited over the weekend and snapped a pic for Law & Order fans.

Sharing the image on her Instagram, Mariska captioned the shot, “It’s on.”

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If you didn’t know, Christopher and Mariska are set to reunite again in the Law & Order: SVU season premiere coming this fall before he branches off into his own spinoff, Law & Order: Organized Crime.

Just recently, Christopher spoke about Benson and Stabler being on screen together again, and addressing their relationship.

“I think there is truly and deeply a worthwhile, inherent drama in exploring that relationship and the complexity of how Stabler left — the unresolved emotions both characters feel and how the fans feel,” he shared.

Stay tuned for more information on his L&O spinoff!

Christopher Meloni is opening up about returning to the role of Elliot Stabler in a Law & Order spinoff, titled Organized Crime.

Speaking in a new interview with New York Post, the 59-year-old actor revealed that one thing he, and many fans, want to see happen is a reunion between Stabler and his longtime partner, Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay).

“Benson and Stabler are inextricably linked, locked and connected,” he shared. “I think there is truly and deeply a worthwhile, inherent drama in exploring that relationship and the complexity of how Stabler left — the unresolved emotions both characters feel and how the fans feel.”

Elliot Stabler was confirmed to appear in the SVU premiere.

Christopher decided not to renew his contract during the 12th season in 2011, and his exit was explained by Stabler retiring from the force.

“How my character left was really unsatisfying, I think,” he added. “It almost feels that we won’t do one or two [crossover] episodes and move on our merry way.”

He continued, “I just think there will always be possibilities there. People will always be hungry to see how we interact and how that dynamic has changed.”

Law & Order: Organized Crime will air Thursdays at 10/9c on NBC.

You can see what’s going to happen on Law & Order: SVU in the upcoming fall season here…

Elliot Stabler will be popping up on the season opener of Law & Order: SVU.

Showrunner Warren Leight shared on the behind-the-scenes podcast for the long-running series that Christopher Meloni would be part of the premiere episode.

“It’s pretty clear that Elliot will be in the SVU season opener. I think that much I know,” he shared while talking about the future of the series.

Warren added that at this time it would just be Elliot: “Whether we’ll get to see his family as well remains to be seen.”

It’s unknown when filming for season 22 would take place given the shutdown because of coronavirus concerns.

It was announced in March that Chris would be returning to the network in an Elliot Stabler spinoff. Get all the details here!