Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay is actively “planning” an extended reunion for two of the franchise’s most iconic characters, saying that “it’s time” audiences finally see them back together. Hargitay gave the update exclusively to Variety while speaking at NBC Universal’s For Your Consideration Emmys presentation last Friday.
Hargitay acknowledged that audiences have wanted to see her character, Detective Olivia Benson, reunite with original franchise star Detective Elliot Stabler, played by Christopher Meloni, since the two shared a near-kiss in the SVU’s season 24 finale last year.
In 2021, Meloni made a long-awaited return to the Law & Order franchise after leaving a decade earlier. He currently headlines Law & Order: Organized Crime, which occasionally overlaps with characters and storylines on SVU. However, some fans were concerned this would change when it was announced that Organized Crime would move from NBC to Peacock for its upcoming season.
Speaking to Variety, Hargitay promised things would remain nominally the same, revealing that she already has plans in mind to reunite herself and Meloni.
