stars back together again! with one of her former castmates and fans are in the feels. Watch the video of the nostalgic moment between Olivia Benson and this fan-favorite character below.

 (known as  or just ), is NBC’s crime drama created and produced by Dick Wolf’s Wolf Entertainment. It’s the first spin-off of  and follows a group of specially trained detectives in the New York City Police Department that investigate sexually related crimes.

Hargitay has played Commanding Officer Olivia Benson of the Manhattan Special Victims Unit since the very first season aired in 1999.

Although production for Season 25 of  is halted because of the ongoing writers’ and actors’ strike – a few weeks before the actors joined the strike – Hargitay had lunch with a very special guest during her summer vacation. She shared a video of the surprise meeting to Instagram on July 7, 2023.

Unfortunately, Dodds’ time with Manhattan’s Special Victims Unit came to a devastating end in Season 17, Episode 23, “Heartfelt Passages.” The Sergeant was murdered after a corrupt prison guard and serial rapist took him and another victim hostage. Although fans thought Dodds might pull through at the end, he suffered a massive stroke and was left brain dead. It was one of the toughest character losses in

history.

Karl reshared Hargitay’s video of their lunch date, where he also joined the actress’ family. “Once the squad always the squad. Lunch with @therealmariskahargitay and family was a blast. #TheGiftThatKeepsOnGiving #BabyDodds #NewNewGuy #SVU,” he captioned  before the actors’ strike. Since , Karl has starred in dozens of theatrical productions on Broadway and West End, including and

NBC announced that the next season of 

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