The NBC’s Benson / Stabler meeting is approaching – but don’t worry, Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni are safely away in the Law and Order: SVU set.
On Friday, Hargitay and Meloni shared selfies introducing each other while, presumably, filming a close SVU episode that will bring your former partners together. “We are a little closer,” Meloni captioned his photo, which shows Hargitay sitting a few feet behind him. Hargitay later countered with a similar photo with the caption “Now even closer”, with Meloni smiling in the background.
The snapshots on the set are just the most recent photographic evidence of Meloni’s return to SVU fold. In December, showrunner Warren Leight posted a screenshot of a SVU table read, which included Meloni among the participating actors. “Well, we had a good read,” wrote Leight at the time.
Meloni, as previously reported, will return to the Law and order franchise in a new series centered on Stabler subtitled Organized crime. The actor confirmed last July that Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler would share a meeting on the screen as well, which is expected to take the form of Meloni’s first meeting. SVU appearance since he left the show almost a decade ago. (Meloni left SVU after negotiations related to his contract were interrupted at the end of the 12th season. When season 13 began, Stabler retired from the police force without saying anything to his co-workers; Olivia heard the devastating news at the same time as the public.)
Nor Meloni’s SVU not even back Organized crime branch, has an air date confirmed on NBC yet; Organized crime the network’s midseason schedule was missing and there was no update on the premiere schedule.
In the meantime, you can enjoy the glory of the new photos of Meloni and Hargitay, included below: