Overview
- Mariska Hargitay posted photos on Tuesday showing Christopher Meloni on the Law & Order: SVU set, confirming he has returned to film the show’s 600th episode.
- The 600th episode is expected to fall during Season 28 and may air in November if the schedule runs without breaks.
- Meloni’s comeback follows the April 2026 cancellation of Law & Order: Organized Crime, which ended his full‑time run as Elliot Stabler.
- Details remain limited about how long Meloni will appear or how central Stabler’s role will be, but Fazekas has said she will try to secure him for additional episodes.
- Meloni originated Stabler in 1999, left as a regular in 2011, returned to launch Organized Crime in 2021, and has made several guest appearances that keep his character tied to the SVU franchise.