Law & Order: SVU' alum Christopher Meloni getting his own spinoff series

Actor Christopher Meloni is set to reprise his "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" character on a new spin-off series.  58-year-old actor played role of NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler for first 12 seasons of NBC's long-running legal drama.

"Law & Order: SVU" is currently in its 21st season. According to Variety, yet-to-be-titled spin-off series will see Stabler heing organised crime division of NYPD.  project hails from Dick Wolf, who created whole "Law & Order" franchise in 1990. It has received a 13-episode order from NBC.

Matt Olmste, best-kwn series such as "Chicago Fire" and "Prison Break", is being eyed to write and showrun series. Wolf will also serve as executive producer alongside Arthur W Forney and Peter Jankowski. Universal Television will produce series.