Law & Order: Special Victims Unit<\/em><\/a>\u00a0stars Christopher Meloni<\/a> and Mariska Hargitay<\/a> reunited now that the actor behind Elliott Stabler is \u201cfreshly unemployed\u201d after Law & Order: Organized Crime<\/em><\/a> was canceled.<\/p>\n On Friday, April 24, Meloni took to Instagram<\/a> with a photo of himself and Hargitay, who plays the iconic Olivia Benson. The update came after news broke of Organized Crime<\/em>\u2018s cancellation after five seasons<\/a>\u00a0on April 16.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat one does on a random Thursday when still in LA and freshly unemployed,\u201d he captioned the update. \u201cDinner hang with pals @therealmariskahargitay.\u201d<\/p>\n In the featured image, Meloni, 65, snapped a selfie while donning a blue checkered blazer with a lighter blue undershirt and sitting next to Hargitay at a restaurant. The actress, 62, opted for an all-black look during the outing. After two similar pictures of Hargitay and Meloni, the fourth and final photo in the carousel seemingly showed Hargitay taking a selfie with Rachel McAdams<\/a>.<\/p>\n In the comments, Law & Order<\/em> fans rejoiced over the unexpected Stabler-Benson reunion while lamenting Meloni\u2019s current unemployment. One Instagram user demanded, \u201cWe want @chris_meloni again in the Law & Order: SVU<\/em> \u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n A second echoed, \u201cI better see Stabler in at least one episode of SVU<\/em> season 28!!!<\/p>\n \ufffd\ufffd<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n .\u201d<\/p>\n Nicky Torchia<\/a>, who played Meloni\u2019s onscreen son, Eli Stabler, wrote, \u201cMy two favorites. Miss you both.\u201d<\/p>\n Someone else declared, \u201cYou being \u2018freshly unemployed\u2019 IS A CRIME @chris_meloni!! I hope the powers that be can have you make your way back to SVU<\/em> some way, somehow, if you want ofc! We, the loyal fans and stans, want this please<\/p>\n \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n \ufffd\ufffd<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n \ufffd\ufffd<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n .\u201d<\/p>\n A different fan agreed, writing, \u201cFreshly unemployed is diabolical work, but I will accept these pictures as an apology<\/p>\n \ufffd\ufffd<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n .\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, yet another Instagram user commented, \u201cUghh\u2026 I\u2019m so upset they canceled the show. Elliott Stabler is a presence and needs a platform! Can you rejoin SVU<\/em>?\u201d<\/p>\n What do you think about Benson and Stabler\u2019s reunion? Would you like to see their characters reunite in SVU<\/em>?<\/p>\n Law & Order: SVU<\/em>, Thursdays, 9\/8c, NBC<\/strong><\/p>\n Read the latest entertainment news on TV Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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