


And we never forget that those other characters and those other stories exist,” Wolf told The Wrap in April 2021 after fans watched Meloni reunite with Mariska Hargitay, who plays Detective Olivia Benson on SVU. “These two shows exist in the same universe, a fictional, very grounded universe. In a surprising turn of events, Meloni landed his own series, Law & Order: Organized Crime, in 2021, in which he plays his same SVU character, Detective Elliot Stabler. native was an OG member of the Law & Order: SVU cast but departed in 2011. (This is not including the full-show crossovers he does within the One Chicago universe and FBI realm.) Over the years, eagle-eyed fans may have noticed that Wolf has a few favorite actors who have turned up on his series time and again, including Christopher Meloni. Just when fans thought Wolf couldn’t possibly have any more procedural drama ideas up his sleeves, he masterminded the FBI universe, which is made up of FBI, FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International. Wolf then transported viewers from New York City to Chicago with the creation of Chicago Fire in 2012 and its spinoffs: Chicago P.D., Chicago Med and Chicago Justice. The TV giant has since helmed multiple Law & Order spinoffs, including the long-running series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, which premiered in 1999, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. All is fair in the Dick Wolf universe! After getting his start as a writer on Hill Street Blues in 1980s, the producer shot to superstardom when he created Law & Order in 1990.
