Stabler Says He's After Just 'One Thing' in New Teaser asLaw & Order'sOrganized CrimeGets Premiere Date on Peacock

Mar. 15, 2025

In Stabler we trust!

Christopher Meloniis back as Det. Elliot Stabler in a new teaser for season 5 of hisLaw & OrderseriesOrganized Crime.

The spinoff show, whichoriginally launched in 2021as Stabler returned to New York City after living and working abroad in Rome, will kick off its latest installment exclusively on Peacock beginning April 17.

Christopher Meloni as Det. Elliot Stabler for Season 5 of Organized Crime.PEACOCK

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While past seasons have followed Stabler on a number of assignments with the Organized Crime Control Bureau, including tracking down his wife’s killers, infiltrating the Albanian mafia and exposing a ring of dirty NYPD cops, the newest season will explore “the dangerous worlds of cross-border smuggling, high-tech domestic terrorism and a crime family intent on repaying Stabler for the injury he did them in Rome,” according to NBC.

And, as Stabler’s “worlds collide,” he’ll have to “put everything on the line to protect the vulnerable and fight for justice,” says the network.

Season 5 will also see the return of guest stars Ellen Burstyn as Stabler’s mother, Bernie, and Nicky Torchia as Stabler’s son, Eli.

Episode 501 of Organized Crime with Nicky Torchia as Eli Stabler and Kiaya Scott as Becky.Virginia Sherwood/PEACOCK

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In the season 5 teaser, Stabler can be heard in a voiceover as past scenes from the show flash on screen.

“The pain. The things I’ve seen,” he says, “all in the pursuit of one thing: Justice. This fight has only just begun.”

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Last summer, Meloniexclusively told PEOPLE that he was busy writing episode 2of the new season.

“It is awesome,” he says of his new undertaking. “But it’s [a big] responsibility so I don’t want to mess it up."

While Stabler hasn’t made any cameos of late on sister showSpecial Victims Unit, he did mention that he was planning to haveMariska Hargitay’s Olivia Benson make an appearance in the episode he was working on.

“I know [Olivia] Benson will be withOCfor a moment there,” he revealed.

Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson, Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler during season 2 of Organized Crime.Virginia Sherwood/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty

Virginia Sherwood/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty

When asked what’s in store for the two beloved characters, Meloni, of course, was coy as ever.

“I’m going to have an opportunity to… I don’t know,” he says. “I’ll tell you what. Hopefully, uncover, peel away a little bit more of the onion or uncover a little more depth of feeling between them.”

Season 5 ofLaw & Order: Organized Crimewill premiere on April 17 exclusively on Peacock.

source: people.com