‘It’s happening!’ Stabler and Benson are reunited on Law & Order spin-off

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

Law & Order: Organized Crime is the latest drama to be hit by the pandemic.

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

hotly anticipated series “Law & Order: Organized Crime” will premiere April 1 as part of a two-hour crossover event with “Law & Order: SVU.” The show will see Christopher Meloni’s return to the franchise after spending a decade away (during which he spent his time on a wide variety of shows, from “True Blood” to “The Handmaid’s Tale”).Meloni, 59, first rose to prominence playing retired NYPD Det. Elliot Stabler for the first 12 seasons of the long-running series, from 1999-2011.

Christopher Meloni's anticipated return as Elliot Stabler on has been set for a two-hour crossover event starting Thursday, April 1 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, NBC announced Thursday, reuniting him with Mariska Hargitay's Olivia Benson after nearly a decade.Meloni will then launch into his spinoff at 10 p.m.

Elliot Stabler is back. NBC has set a premiere date for its high-profile new Dick Wolf series Law & Order: Organized Crime, which features the return of Christopher Meloni as the NYPD detective he played for years in Law & Order: SVU. And he will be reunited with Olivia Benson as the series debuts April 1 as part of a two-hour crossover with SVU.

EXCLUSIVE: Bones alumna Tamara Taylor is set as a lead opposite Christopher Meloni and Dylan McDermott in Law & Order: Organized Crime, NBC’s Law & Order: SVU spinoff series slated to premiere later this year.

Dylan McDermott is joining the team. The  star has signed on to the cast of the upcoming  spinoff series, .McDermott will star alongside Christopher Meloni in the new series, which has not yet announced a premiere date.

Dylan McDermott is headed to the world of Law & Order.

Dylan McDermott, who was recently nominated for an Emmy for his role in Netflix’s Hollywood, is heading to New York to star in Law & Order: Organized Crime.

teasing their long awaited reunion as Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler. The two actors have been teasing fans with selfies on their respective Instagrams as they have started filming new episodes together.

On Sunday, iconic filmmaker Spike Lee was honored by the New York Film Critics Circle with a special award for his short New York New York, which was filmed during the pandemic. After fellow filmmaker Martin Scorsese presented him with the award, Lee did not mince words during his acceptance speech which was pre-recorded on January 6, the day when Donald Trump supporters invaded the Capitol.

SVU costar, . This will be the first time their characters have been seen together since Meloni left the series back in May 2011—nearly ten years ago.

Here’s a reunion 10 years in the making! Law & Order: SVU fans have missed the amazing chemistry that Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni had as partners, Dets. Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler, during his 12 seasons on the show.

The big tease was on today for Law & Order: SVU, as star Mariska Hargitay and former costar Chris Meloni provided more selfie evidence about his highly anticipated return to the series.

Benson and Stabler are back on the case! Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni gave fans a taste of what is to come when the actor returns to Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.