Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay have been through it all together, but fans are wondering when the heck we'll see them back on screen as a crime-solving duo [1], and it looks like we might have an answer! On Wednesday, Meloni appeared on an episode of The Talk where he spoke about his recent poolside selfies with Hargitay [2], his TV show Maxxx on Hulu, and the chances of an Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson reunion in the Law & Order spinoff.
"Oh yeah!" Meloni said when asked if we'll see Hargitay on the next series. "How much, I don't know, because I hear she has her own day job. I think whatever we can slice away, whatever the writers come up with, we'll both be looking forward to playing with each other in each other's sandbox."
The NBC spinoff, Law & Order: Organised Crime, was confirmed earlier this year [4] to debut in the fall, making it the actor's official return to the Law & Order screen since his departure from the series after 12 seasons in 2011 [5]. The series will follow Elliot in his new position as the head of the organised crime division of the NYPD.
"There are a lot of unanswered questions about how he left, why the silence vis-à-vis Olivia Benson," he said about the upcoming spinoff. "I think, in real terms, society, and what we're dealing with in society, has changed dramatically, so I think you have to address that. The person Elliot was, I think we all evolve. All of those things are going to be put into play when you see his return."
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