LOS ANGELES (AP) — The latest member of the “Law & Order” franchise has a familiar face playing a familiar character, but producer Dick Wolf says he’s switching up the storytelling. NBC’s “Law & Order: Organized Crime” stars Christopher Meloni as New York police detective Elliot Stabler, the role he played until 2011 on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Unlike the mostly self-contained episodes of other “Law & Order” series, the new drama moves from one criminal syndicate to another in multi-episode arcs. It debuts Thursday at 10 p.m. Eastern, paired in a crossover episode with “Law & Order: SVU” starring Mariska Hargitay at 9 p.m. Eastern.
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Christopher Meloni portrays Det. Elliot Stabler in a scene from the new "Law & Order: Organized Crime" series premiering April. 1 on NBC. (Virginia Sherwood/NBC via AP)
Posted at 7:28 AM, Apr 02, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-02 07:28:48-04
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