“I think 12 years is good, a good number”to say Christopher Meloni leaving the film sets of New York, special unit, in 2011. The actor, present since the beginning of the cult American detective series, then announced the end of his collaboration with the NBC Universal studios. He was saying goodbye to his Elliot Stabler character. After twelve seasons, the discussions to negotiate his contract and his salary have become too long and Chris Meloni has preferred to move on. But he doesn’t close the book completely. “The writers will have plenty of time to write a story arc for Stabler, both in this universe and in another., he said when he left, at that moment. Chris Meloni didn’t think so well to say. In April 2021, fans of the series were able to find Elliot Stabler in a spin-off of New York, special unit focused on this character: New York, organized crimeavailable on Prime Video.
Who is Elliot Stabler? New York, special unit ?
In the series, Elliot Stabler is a former Marine who fought in the Gulf War. Having become a policeman, he tends to put his career before family life – even though he tries to take care of his five children as much as possible – which annoys his wife. With Olivia Benson, played by the actress Mariska Hargitay, forms a shock duo since the beginning of the series to solve police cases. He ends up resigning at the end of season 12 after a particularly difficult case. We learn, in season 22 of New York, special unit, who works for a counter-terrorism unit. His wife is killed by a bomber. This marks his return. This time at the head of a new unit, that of organized crime.
The continuation under this announcement
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Between 2011 and 2021 Chris Meloni did not sit idly by. Rather than wait for NBC to finally call him back to start this spin-off that he’s obviously always considered, he embarked on other projects. He notably played the role of August Pullman in the series Subway, which traces the establishment of the Underground Railroad in the United States to scare away slaves in the 19th century. You may have even recognized him as Commander Winslow, Gilead’s ideal family man in season three of The Scarlet Maiden.
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