Instagram/Mariska Hargitay & Christ Celebrity Mariska Hargitay confirms a Benson-Stabler kiss was filmed for Law & Order: SVU season 24. Hear how the iconic moment was shot. April 30, 2026 AceShowbiz - Mariska Hargitay, star of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, has confirmed that a kiss scene between Benson and Stabler was filmed for the show. The long-running police procedural, which focuses on New York investigators tackling sexually-based crimes, first premiered in 1999 as a spinoff from Law & Order.