‘Law & Order: SVU’ Spinoff Adds Dylan McDermott as Mystery Character

Another individual will be joining Christopher Meloni‘s Elliot Stabler on the Law & Order: Organized Crime squad. On Wednesday, Variety reported that Dylan McDermott would be joining the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit spin-off. However, details about McDermott’s character are currently being kept under wraps. Although, he will indeed be a series regular on the program.

Meloni will reprise the role of Stabler in Law & Order: Organized Crime, a role that he originated on Law & Order: SVU. The show will follow Stabler as he returns to the NYPD to battle organized crime after experiencing a personal loss. The character will reportedly build a new elite task force to tackle organized crime in New York City. At the moment, it’s unclear how McDermott’s character will play into Stabler’s journey. But, it’s possible that the characters will be working closely together, as McDermott will be a regular on the NBC series.

The news of McDermott’s casting comes shortly after Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay shared a photo of herself filming with Meloni, assuring fans that the two characters will reunite. Hargitay posted behind-the-scenes photos of her time filming with Meloni, essentially confirming that her character will appear on Law & Order: Organized Crime. She wrote in her caption for the post, “It’s all happening.” The actor included several photos in her post, including a selfie that she took with Meloni. She also posted photos of the actors’ chairs on the Law & Order: Organized Crimes set, which actually featured their characters’ names, Benson and Stabler, on them. Hargitay also posted a photo of the back of those chairs, which contained the logo for the SVU spin-off.

Law & Order: Organized Crime has gotten off to a bit of a rocky start due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While it was originally set to air in the fall, a series of delays ensued, which subsequently pushed back that premiere. The show’s production was initially delayed because of the health crisis. Then, the show was forced to delay production again after the original showrunner, Matt Olmstead, dropped out due to “challenges cracking the show’s creative.” Now, the new series is expected to debut sometime later this television season following an episode of SVU, during which Stabler will make an appearance. The show will subsequently air on Thursdays on NBC in the 10 p.m. ET timeslot.