Mariska Hargitay said she cried after seeing Christopher Meloni’s reaction to “Law & Order: Organized Crime” being cancelled.
“I saw it and burst out in tears, first of all,” Hargitay told Extra at NBCUniversal’s Emmy Luncheon in L.A on Wednesday. “I immediately burst out in tears because it has, just like [Meloni] said, and he was so beautiful and open — because it has been a great ride. And it has been so beautiful and intimate and such a huge part of his life and was life-changing for him.”
She went on to say that the show’s cancellation took her by surprise. “Chris is working and in demand and such a magnificent actor,” she said. “But it’s, in a way, closing a chapter. So when that happens, one needs to take inventory. It’s a real marker in your life.”
The “Law & Order” spinoff, which premiered in 2021, was officially cancelled after five seasons earlier this month. The night of the cancellation, Meloni posted an Instagram video saying, “I wanted to take this moment to say thank you to the fans who not only helped give the character of Elliot Stabler life and longevity, but for sticking with him and welcoming him back. It was a good ride.”
The show aired on NBC for its first four seasons, then moved to Peacock for Season 5, which concluded in June 2025. Meloni starred as detective Elliot Stabler, the character he originated on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Per the official description, the series followed Stabler as he “returned to New York after a decade abroad to rebuild his life following a devastating personal loss. As lead detective in Sargeant Ayanna Bell’s (Danielle Moné Truitt) Organized Crime Control Bureau, he works to dismantle New York’s most vicious and violent illegal enterprises while fending off dangers that often follow him home.”
Season 5, which aired its first two episodes on April 17, is set in “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.” The cast also included Rick Gonzalez as Bobby Reyes, Ainsley Seiger as Jet Slootmaekers and Dean Norris as Randall Stabler.
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