Christopher Meloni’s SVU Character Is Getting His Own Spin-Off Series

Attention Law and Order: SVU fansone of your favorite characters is officially coming back to television. NBC recently announced that the television network has decided to give a 13-episode series order to an SVU spinoff, with Christopher Meloni reprising his role as Elliot Stabler.

According to a report from , the new drama will center around an NYPD crime unit run by Stabler. As the series will be set in New Yorkjust like its predecessor showtheres always a chance for crossovers and reunions with Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) down the line. The show will be produced by Dick Wolf, famous for creating the Law and Order franchise, and its the first show to be picked up from the five-year, nine-figure multi-platform deal Wolf in February.

Although when the series will air and what level of production its currently in, theres a chance that the show will exist under the Law and Order umbrella, or otherwise become part of the SVU franchise.

Melonis Stabler quickly became a fan-favorite as the counterpart to Hargitays Benson during the show's first twelve seasons, with Meloni receiving an Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Stabler in 2006. He departed the series in 2011, when his character abruptly retired from working in the police force.

Since leaving the series, Meloni has popped up in various hit television shows, including True Blood, The Handmaids Tale, and Veep. As for Wolf, this is just another show to add to the empire his company, Wolf Entertainment, has with NBC. Along with SVU, Wolf is also the developer of the Chicago franchise, which include Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., and Chicago Med. Wolf is also planning to to his cop franchise, titled Law and Order: Hate Crimes.

And for those wondering what Meloni has been up to while waiting for the series to filmlets just say that he seems to be for his new return to the force just fine.

Quarantine Kilt. With glasses or without? https://t.co/6cjHR3Tbe7 pic.twitter.com/e8YKdLfsNa Chris Meloni (@Chris_Meloni)