Law & Order stars Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni weigh in on possible Benson and Stabler romance
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Law & Order stars Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni have weighed in on the possibility of a romance between their characters Olivia Benson and Elliott Stabler. Hargitay and Meloni first portrayed Benson and Stabler in 1999, in the pilot for Law & Order: SVU – meaning the characters have been known for their undeniable on-screen chemistry for two decades. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 days New subscribers only. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free In August, Meloni contributed to some of the speculation around Benson and Stabler by posting a photo of himself with his co-star with their faces very close to one another on set, simply captioning it: “#rehearsing what @Mariska?” Law & Order: SVU and Law & Order: Organized Crime both return on Thursday 23 September on NBC.