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New trailer for 'Law & Order: Organized Crime' season 5 drops, Mariska Hargitay to guest star

By Sophia Soto | Last updated Mar 19, 2025 4:57 PM ET

Law & Order: Organized Crime has officially found a new home in Peacock, and we finally have our trailer. The first two episodes will be released on April 17. However, the season premiere will also air on NBC at 10 PM after a two-hour Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit crossover event.

Reprising the role he originated on Law & Order: SVU, Christopher Meloni stars as Det. Elliot Stabler, who returned to New York after a decade abroad to rebuild his life following a devastating personal loss. As lead detective in Sgt. Ayanna Bell’s (Danielle Moné Truitt) Organized Crime Control Bureau, he works to dismantle New York’s most vicious and violent illegal enterprises while fending off dangers that often follow him home.

Helping to expose the dark and complex criminal world of their targets are undercover expert Bobby Reyes (Rick Gonzalez) and tech genius Jet Slootmaekers (Ainsley Seiger). While on assignment, Stabler leans on his brother Randall (Dean Norris) to keep the Stabler family safe and thriving. 

The second episode of the season was actually written by star Christopher Meloni. "It is awesome," he told PEOPLE. "But it's [a] responsibility so I don't want to mess it up."

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But that's not all, SVU's Mariska Hargitay will guest star! "I know [Olivia] Benson will be with OC for a moment there," he shared. As for what could be ahead for Stabler and Benson, the actor explained that he would have the opportunity to "hopefully, uncover, peel away a little bit more of the onion or uncover a little more depth of feeling between them.”

Meloni also promised that Stabler's family would continue to be involved. "I’m always pushing for more of that. I like that dynamic, and I think the audience does, too," he expressed to TODAY.

Season five explores the dangerous worlds of cross-border smuggling, high-tech domestic terrorism, and a crime family intent on repaying Stabler for the injury he did them in Rome. As his worlds collide, Stabler will put everything on the line to protect the vulnerable and fight for justice.

Along with Meloni, the cast also includes Danielle Moné Truitt, Rick Gonzalez, Ainsley Seiger, and Dean Norris. New episodes of Law & Order: Organized Crime will stream weekly on Peacock.

Sophia Soto

Sophia Soto is a writer and interviewer with a passion for all things entertainment. She is a Senior Reporter at The Nerds of Color and contributes to Yardbarker, Screensphere, Den of Geek, What to Watch, Nerdtropolis, and Temple of Geek. You can see her past work on Remezcla, Young Hollywood, Looper, Paste Magazine, Primetimer, Soundsphere, and Starry Constellation Magazine

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