There’s no arguing the affect that Christopher Meloni continues to make on the 2025 TV schedule — and popular culture as an entire — after over 20 years of taking part in detective Elliot Stabler on Legislation & Order: SVU and Organized Crime. Nonetheless, Meloni’s obtained one thing new within the works, as he’s set to painting an NFL coach in an upcoming drama sequence on Hulu, and followers appear totally on board with this “fireplace” casting selection.
In an announcement that will encourage some to rethink their determination to drop Hulu, the as-yet-untitled sequence will likely be written and govt produced by Dan Fogelman, the mind behind fashionable sequence like This Is Us and Paradise (which obtained a number of 2025 Emmy nominations). Christopher Meloni will play the top coach of an NFL staff, per Deadline, in a drama set contained in the world of the NFL with a generational household element. Fogelman himself welcomed the actor to the staff, posting the information on Instagram with the phrases:
Acquired our coach!
There are few particulars at this level concerning the sports-related sequence, however this information alone was sufficient to win individuals over. Hollywood stars and followers alike hit the feedback to specific their pleasure over the casting determination, with one emoji seeming to indicate up repeatedly:
- That is fireplace. 🔥– rachelharris
- 🏈🔥 – hollyrpeete
- Oh this will likely be so good 🔥– ashleighmcphie
- Ohh Coach Meloni 🔥🔥– naciawalsh
- The place is the love button? That is superior! He’s such a genuinely good man. I waited on him and his spouse and he remembered me after I was doing background on SVU!🙏🏻– alexandrakekeris
- That is very thrilling! Chris Meloni is a hell of an actor sensible choice! – kathyr_costello
Yeah, I can completely see Christopher Meloni as an NFL coach. He has the gravitas in spades, and I can definitely image him screaming instructions to gamers on the sector or flipping out on the refs from the sideline.
Whereas the destiny of Legislation & Order: Organized Crime (streaming with a Peacock subscription) stays up within the air after Season 5 ended this spring, followers of the crime spinoff apparently don’t want to fret about Dan Fogelman’s NFL sequence interfering. Deadline studies that if Organized Crime does get a sixth season, Christopher Meloni will have the ability to do each initiatives.
It definitely seems that the actor likes to remain busy. He’s additionally competed on Celeb Jeopardy! up to now couple of years and supplied his voice to sequence together with American Dad!, Harley Quinn, Household Man, Rick and Morty, Bless the Harts, Photo voltaic Opposites and Captain Fall. He’s additionally set to look within the upcoming Netflix film Little Brother, which stars John Cena, Eric André and Michelle Monaghan.
I’m excited to get extra particulars concerning the upcoming drama that may have Christopher Meloni taking part in an NFL coach — together with who will likely be starring alongside him. Whereas we look forward to updates, ensure your Hulu subscription is able to go so you possibly can take a look at different sequence from Dan Fogelman, together with the aforementioned This Is Us and Paradise.