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- culture
- August 4, 2025
Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay reunite
Season 27 of "Law & Order: SVU" premieres Thursday, Sept. 25.
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Meloni played Detective Elliot Stabler on \"Law & Order: SVU\" for 12 seasons alongside Hargitay, who plays now-Capt. Olivia Benson. The role earned him an Emmy nomination in 2006 for outstanding lead actor in a drama series.
His character left \"SVU\" following the episode \"Smoked\" in season 12, which focused on a case involving Stabler that \"required him to step in to halt a devastating shooting at the precinct,\" according to NBC Insider.
\"The episode centered on what would've have been a trial for the sexual assault of Annette Fox, a victim whose case had been delayed for years,\" NBC Insider states. \"A week before she was scheduled to testify, Annette was shot in cold blood in front of her teenage daughter, Jenna Fox.\"
Meloni told the New York Post in 2020 that he parted ways with \"Law & Order: SVU\" with \"zero animosity\" and had his sights set on \"finding new adventures.\"
He returned to the \"Law & Order\" franchise in \"Law & Order: Organized Crime\" in 2021, also making a guest appearance in an episode of \"SVU\" that same year.
Season 27 of \"Law & Order: SVU\" premieres Thursday, Sept. 25.
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