So it’s both challenging and tantalizing from the point of view of story writing to make sure that you keep those things alive while the shows have their own identity, each of them.”Īs for how “SVU” and “Organized Crime” will deal with the depiction of police officers on screen in the wake of the resurgence of Black Lives Matter protests and increased scrutiny of the procedural genre’s handling of police brutality, Wolf says he stands by his previous remarks that “the shows will speak for themselves.”Īlso Read: Here's How Christopher Meloni's Elliot Stabler Returned to 'Law & Order: SVU' After a Decade Away “And when we tell a story about Stabler in Benson’s world or Benson in Stabler’s world and things happen that affect their characters, we don’t just forget about it. And we never forget that those other characters and those other stories exist,” the executive producer said. “But these two shows exist in the same universe, a fictional, very grounded universe. This, to me, is much more engaging.”Ĭhaiken says she will follow Wolf’s lead on that front, “because it’s a thing that he so intuitively knows how to do.” Why don’t you just put them both on the same show again?’ It’s not exciting. And, obviously, there is a portion of the audience that says, ‘Geez, this is frustrating. We’re going to do it whenever it gives both shows a different way to shine. “I would say the most accurate measure of how often there will be crossovers and of what depth are the ‘Chicago’ shows. “I certainly think the second episode is hardly ‘SVU’ redux,” Wolf said. But that’s not to say there won’t be times when Benson and Stabler cross paths while fighting crime in NYC.Īlso Read: Ratings: Christopher Meloni's 'SVU' Comeback Scores 7.6 Million Viewers While “Organized Crime” is deeply connected to “SVU,” having launched out of the show, quite literally, Wolf says you shouldn’t expect a crossover with the parent series every week, even though they air back to back. And I’m almost afraid to say it, it’s one of the real reasons that I’m glad that is here because she’s not only an excellent writer, but she’s managed to take a very tough character and make him more sympathetic last week than he’s ever been. Just think of the challenge, that this gentleman was the most pre-Miranda cop on television and he has come back and the adjustments to the new realities that Stabler represents I’m very proud of. And has evolved in some ways that are given a lot more than lip service this last week, and this week. And I think it’s going to be endlessly interesting. And all you have to do is look at the casting of the first episode and realize this is not episodic casting,” Wolf said. “This is a very long - but not too long - period to really get inside both your protagonist and your antagonist. Of course, right now we’ve just met the one bad guy, online-pharmaceutical crime boss Richard Wheatley (played by Dylan McDermott), but he’s a very, very bad guy who is set up to be Stabler’s main person of interest in trying to solve the murder of his wife Kathy (Isabel Gillies) which occurred as a twist in last week’s “SVU.” You could always say, what are you going to be doing this year?”Īlso Read: 'Law & Order: Organized Crime' Star Dylan McDermott Teases 1st Stabler-Richard Confrontation He continued: “And these villains are going to be really bad guys that give Chris a constant source of energy, outrage, belief in justice and a different way of pursuing criminals than we’ve had before. And the first third of the season is ‘The Godfather,’ the second third is ‘American Gangster’ and the last third is ‘Scarface.'” “In a 24-episode season, which you should think next year would be, you should think about the fact that it’s going to be three eight-episode arcs. “The thing that really excites me about the show - and I’m not speaking for Chris, but I think is exciting for him - is that this is the first ‘Law & Order’ with literally a completely different storytelling,” the “Law & Order” mastermind told reporters during a press conference Wednesday. And though the show is only entering week two, series creator Dick Wolf is already looking ahead to what a potential Season 2 could look like. (Warning: This post contains spoilers for last Thursday’s premiere of “Law & Order: Organized Crime.”)Ĭhristopher Meloni returned to the “Law & Order” franchise last week with the big comeback of his character, Elliot Stabler, on “SVU” and the debut of his spinoff series, “Organized Crime.” Both episodes of the two-hour crossover drew 7.6 million total viewers for NBC in Live + Same Day Nielsen ratings, a solid indicator of just how many fans were excited to see Stabler reunite with his old partner, Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) in the first part and strike out on his own mission in the second half.
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