One of our all time favourite characters…

In news that’ll make Law & Order fans rave with excitement, Christopher Meloni, the actor who portrayed the ever-so riveting Detective Elliot Stabler in Law & Order: SVU, is starring in his own spinoff, titled Law & Order: Organised Crime. The move comes after a ten year absence from the Law & Order universe, with Meloni’s last episode airing in 2011 before he parted ways with the show.

But it’s clear time hasn’t done anything to dampen Meloni’s charisma, and he’s every bit as magnetic in the new trailer for the spinoff. Although it’s only about 15 seconds long, we do get to hear that iconic voice as he reflects on the last ten years. We also get to see some footage from the new show as Meloni explains why it took so long for him to come back, with him explaining that he just “kept waiting for the right moment.”

The spinoff will be the seventh Law & Order series since the OG debuted in 1990. The new season is also set to feature Dylan McDermott, Tamara Taylor, and Danielle Moné Truitt, along with Stabler’s partner from SVU and essentially the queen of the Law & Order series Mariska Hargitay, who’s set to make a guest appearance on the new season.

Law & Order: Organized Crime drops on Peacock April 1. Check the teaser below.