Christopher Meloni to Leave Law & Order: SVU After Next Season
More bad news for NBC: it's losing a major star from one of its only solid shows.
Earlier today, Christopher Meloni said he's exiting Law & Order: Special Victims Unit after next season. That will mark 12 seasons on the air as detective Elliot Stabler.
"I think 12 years is enough, a good number," Meloni said. "The writers will have fertile ground to figure out how to arc him out to another place – whether it's this world or the next. It will be a very difficult transition."
What does this mean for Mariska Hargitay as Elliot's partner, Olivia Benson? She isn't going anywhere.
"It's been proven over and over to me that this is the right thing for me to still be here," Hargitay said, adding she'll anchor the series for the "foreseeable future."
But it won't be the same without Meloni by her side. Will you miss him?
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March 12th, 2010 6:23 AM
Ok.....this sucks. I already have to put up with the fact that L&O CI is swapping out its entire main cast....No More Det. Goren or Eames. And now this? Too much bad news to take
February 22nd, 2010 8:34 AM
:'( makes me cry! Elliot has had a great 11 years so far. but his character for the show is just starting to begin... Elliot and Olivia still have loads of sexual tension!! does this mean maybe elliot and olivia sleep together and become FINALLY more then friends? and one of them has to leave SVU :O ??? the outcomes are unimaginableeee!
i really hope they dont kill him off! (n)
:'( CHRIS you will be missed!
February 14th, 2010 4:00 PM
Meloni leaves then Facebook comes out with this!
On February 7, 2010 at a monthly board meeting at NBC Headquarters in New York; NBC Chief of Entertainment Angela Bromstad plans to have the defunct series, Law & Order: Trial by Jury renewed for a second season, saying "Fans of the series' were left with an immediate cancelation, especially with the sudden passing of Orbach. While Dick [Wolf] plans to start the LA series, it would be nice to give the legal series' another 'trial' run." No casting plans have been made yet, their first priority is to hire a set of writers to writers a second season.
February 9th, 2010 4:06 PM
I heard that this was False. i hope it is
February 8th, 2010 2:33 PM
NO I don't want him to leave i'm going to miss him!!!!!!!!!!
February 6th, 2010 7:16 PM
I can't believe he is leaving! They better hook him and Olivia up on the show before he is gone!!!!!!! Thank goodness SVU is on DVD!! :) :)
February 6th, 2010 2:06 PM
I love Oliva she is so funny and i think Oliva and Elliot should get Married.
February 6th, 2010 8:58 AM
I absolutely love Christopher Meloni. I love Elliot Stabler. I named my puppy Elliot. (Cuz he's cute) This is sad news
February 5th, 2010 5:57 PM
Well, we have a the rest of this season and next to see some E/O. Keep your fingers crossed!
February 5th, 2010 5:51 PM
Oh and they better not kill him off. I'll be pissed after all the years he's been there if they do that to him.