Christopher Meloni will be returning as Elliot Stabler — his role on the iconic Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — for a new spinoff series.The procedural, titled Law & Order: Organized Crime, marks Meloni’s first time playing the character since he exited the show in 2011 at the end of season 12. Dick Wolf is set to produce with former Chicago P.D.
showrunner Matt Olmstead serving as writer and showrunner.The Oz actor starred on SVU alongside Mariska Hargitay from its 1999 debut.
When Meloni decided to exit the procedural, Stabler was written off the show; the character retired from the force.“I left with zero animosity, but I did leave clearly and open-eyed in going forward and finding new adventures.
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