The Series’ Schedule is In Flux, Making Planning Hard

Mariska Hargitay recently said (via Variety) that a Benson/Stabler reunion is in the works. However, this idea may be harder to pull off than it seems now that Law & Order: Organized Crime has moved to Peacock. While NBC owns Peacock, which theoretically makes crossover appearances between streaming and broadcast shows possible, these cameos are still dependent on actors’ schedules and budgetary concerns, and until more is known about the plans for Law & Order: Organized Crime‘s production and release, it will be difficult to make the reunion happen.

Law & Order: SVU will premiere in the fall, with a full 22-episode season. Conversely, Law & Order: Organized Crime’s reduced episode count after the move leaves it with only 10 episodes. While this could leave the actors involved in this series with more time to cross over to other entries in the franchise, it’s hard to tell whether this will be the case. Peacock has not yet released any information about when Law & Order: Organized Crime will premiere or how the schedule intersects with the broadcast schedule for Law & Order: SVU, which factors into crossover planning.