A new deal is in the works to bring Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni back to
Law & Order SVU for an eleventh season. Hargitay flew to L.A. last week to discuss the details with creator Dick Wolf, and the agreement is expected to be announced within the week.
Negotiations over Hargitay and Meloni’s contracts have been protracted, fueling speculation about whether the stars would return to the crime drama. NBC co-chair Marc Graboff told reporters in early May there was “an offer on the table” to Hargitay and Meloni, but that the show would go on with or without them.
Now a source has confirmed that several new scripts, incorporating Hargitay and Meloni’s characters—Dets. Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler—have already been written and the actors are expected to go before the cameras in two months.