《Law & Order: SVU 》(Law & Order: SVU) Episode 600, Christopher Meloni Returns

《Law & Order: SVU 》(Law & Order: SVU) is approaching its 600th episode.Mariska Hargitay revealed through two set photos posted on social media that Christopher Meloni will appear in this episode.Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler will reunite in season 28, bringing the long-standing partnership back into the spotlight.

The first photo was taken on set.Hargitay stood next to a bald man with his back to the camera and only asked a brief question.Viewers familiar with the show quickly identified it as Meloni.She later posted a selfie of the two of them and highlighted the significance of the shoot with “600episodehappy”.Reports have confirmed that Meloni will return to Law & Order: SVU in a milestone episode.

Meloni was one of the show's early core cast members.He starred as Stabler from 1999 to 2011 and still returns from time to time in guest appearances.Stabler and Benson have worked side by side for a long time, and the tacit understanding and concern between the two characters in the play constitute one of the most familiar relationships in the series.The 600th episode brings the two people's stories together again. Current reports have not disclosed the content of the case in this episode.

After years away from the original series, Meloni is starring as Stabler in the NBC spin-off Law & Order: Organized Crime in 2021.The show ran for five seasons, with the first four airing on NBC before moving to Peacock for the fifth season, where it concluded.At the end of the play, Meloni thanked the audience for supporting Stabler, noting that the character had accompanied him throughout his career.

《Law & Order: SVU 》 Five hundred and ninety-four episodes have aired so far, so episode six hundred will fall on the sixth episode of Season 28.Hargitay has been playing Benson since the first season and has not missed any season of the show so far.She also recently hosted the 2026 Emmy Awards, where she featured friend Taylor Swift in a skit based on the show.

The series has centered on New York's Special Victims Unit since its inception, with Benson emerging as the team's leader over the course of its long run.After Stabler's departure, the two continued their character connection through several reunions.The reported appearance is part of Season 28, and Hargitay's on-set updates brought news of the reunion to viewers in advance of the 600th episode.

The last time Meloni advanced Stabler's story as a protagonist was before the end of Law & Order: Organized Crime.After the show ended, there has been speculation about whether he would continue to appear as Stabler.Episode 600 at least confirmed a clear point, and the audience will see him and Benson appear in the same scene in the original series again.

The information currently known focuses on cast returns and episode locations.Hargitay did not say what case the pair will be working on in the episode, and NBC has yet to give a full plot synopsis.As Season 28 progresses, Benson and Stabler will reunite on screen again, and this episode will also become the 600th chapter in the history of Law & Order: SVU.