Patrick Fischler has been tapped to head up the Nis office on CBS’ upcoming NCIS: Origins prequel series.
As first reported by our sister site Deadline, Fischler will fill the recurring role of Special Agent in Charge Cliff Walker, who oversees the agency’s fledgling Pendleton office.
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Fischler’s myriad previous TV credits include Mad Men,...
As first reported by our sister site Deadline, Fischler will fill the recurring role of Special Agent in Charge Cliff Walker, who oversees the agency’s fledgling Pendleton office.
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Fischler’s myriad previous TV credits include Mad Men,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
NCIS: Origins follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stowell) in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and is narrated by Mark Harmon. In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid). NCIS: Origins stars Austin Stowell as young Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Kyle Schmid as Mike Franks, Mariel Molino as Special Agent Lala Dominguez, Tyla Abercrumbie as Field Operation Support Officer Mary Jo Sullivan and Diany Rodriguez as Special Agent Vera Strickland. Flagship series star Mark Harmon will narrate and executive produce. In addition to Harmon, Sean Harmon, David J. North and Gina Lucita Monreal will executive produce, with North and Monreal co-writing the premiere episode and serving as co-showrunners. Niels Arden Oplev will executive produce and direct the pilot.
- 5/2/2024
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
CBS has released videos teasing what’s ahead from various new shows including Matlock, NCIS: Origins, and the new Big Bang Theory/Sheldon Universe prequel series, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage.
Learn more about the shows below.
Matlock
Matlock—a reimagination of the classic TV series of the same name— stars Kathy Bates as the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline “Matty” Matlock, who, after achieving success in her younger years, decides to rejoin the workforce at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and expose corruption from within.
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Matty is assigned to Olympia (Skye P. Marshall), a senior attorney and key rainmaker with a thirst for justice, while Olympia’s ex-husband, Julian (Jason Ritter), the son of the head of the firm, is...
Learn more about the shows below.
Matlock
Matlock—a reimagination of the classic TV series of the same name— stars Kathy Bates as the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline “Matty” Matlock, who, after achieving success in her younger years, decides to rejoin the workforce at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and expose corruption from within.
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Matty is assigned to Olympia (Skye P. Marshall), a senior attorney and key rainmaker with a thirst for justice, while Olympia’s ex-husband, Julian (Jason Ritter), the son of the head of the firm, is...
- 5/2/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Robert Taylor will step into the late, great Ralph Waite’s shoes by playing dad to a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs in CBS’ upcoming NCIS: Origins prequel series.
TVLine has learned that the Australian Longmire vet has been tapped to fill the recurring guest star role of Jackson Gibbs, the hard-nosed father of one-day NCIS team leader Jethro, who of course was played on the original series by Mark Harmon. (As previously announced, Austin Stowell, whose TV credits include Secret Life of the American Teenager and Peacock’s A Friend of the Family, will play the younger Gibbs in NCIS: Origins.
TVLine has learned that the Australian Longmire vet has been tapped to fill the recurring guest star role of Jackson Gibbs, the hard-nosed father of one-day NCIS team leader Jethro, who of course was played on the original series by Mark Harmon. (As previously announced, Austin Stowell, whose TV credits include Secret Life of the American Teenager and Peacock’s A Friend of the Family, will play the younger Gibbs in NCIS: Origins.
- 4/18/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
CBS is continuing to fill out its roster for the 2024-25 season.
The network has picked up two of its Monday night staples, The Neighborhood and NCIS, for next season. The renewals will take The Neighborhood into its seventh season and NCIS to its 22nd. With Young Sheldon ending this season, The Neighborhood will also become CBS’ longest-running current comedy series.
The pickups for NCIS and The Neighborhood come hours after CBS renewed its FBI franchise — including a three-season order for the flagship series — for next season. The network has also renewed Fire Country, Ghosts, and first-year dramas NCIS: Sydney and Tracker for next season. The second half of Blue Bloods‘ final season is also set to air in the fall.
“The Neighborhood and NCIS are the very best definition of a CBS comedy and drama,” CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach said in a statement. “They embody authentic storytelling with heart,...
The network has picked up two of its Monday night staples, The Neighborhood and NCIS, for next season. The renewals will take The Neighborhood into its seventh season and NCIS to its 22nd. With Young Sheldon ending this season, The Neighborhood will also become CBS’ longest-running current comedy series.
The pickups for NCIS and The Neighborhood come hours after CBS renewed its FBI franchise — including a three-season order for the flagship series — for next season. The network has also renewed Fire Country, Ghosts, and first-year dramas NCIS: Sydney and Tracker for next season. The second half of Blue Bloods‘ final season is also set to air in the fall.
“The Neighborhood and NCIS are the very best definition of a CBS comedy and drama,” CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach said in a statement. “They embody authentic storytelling with heart,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“NCIS” and “The Neighborhood” have both been renewed at CBS.
The renewal will bring “NCIS” to its 22nd season, while “The Neighborhood” will be back for its seventh season. Both shows currently air on Mondays on the broadcast network.
“’The Neighborhood’ and ‘NCIS’ are the very best definition of a CBS comedy and drama,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “They embody authentic storytelling with heart, humor, and family dynamics. We are proud to bring them back next season.”
“NCIS” has long been a cornerstone of the CBS scripted lineup. Per CBS, the series is still averaging 12.9 million multiplatform viewers, even this late in its run. The show serves as the foundation for a TV franchise that continues to pay off for CBS and parent company Paramount. CBS also currently airs “NCIS: Hawaii” while “NCIS: Sydney” airs on Paramount+ and CBS. CBS is also at work on a prequel...
The renewal will bring “NCIS” to its 22nd season, while “The Neighborhood” will be back for its seventh season. Both shows currently air on Mondays on the broadcast network.
“’The Neighborhood’ and ‘NCIS’ are the very best definition of a CBS comedy and drama,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “They embody authentic storytelling with heart, humor, and family dynamics. We are proud to bring them back next season.”
“NCIS” has long been a cornerstone of the CBS scripted lineup. Per CBS, the series is still averaging 12.9 million multiplatform viewers, even this late in its run. The show serves as the foundation for a TV franchise that continues to pay off for CBS and parent company Paramount. CBS also currently airs “NCIS: Hawaii” while “NCIS: Sydney” airs on Paramount+ and CBS. CBS is also at work on a prequel...
- 4/9/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Just days before its debut, Fallout looks to be assured a second season thanks to a $25 million tax credit from California.
Officially, Amazon has not said yet that the Prime Video series is coming back, but, with some hints from executive producers Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan recently, it is pretty clear the money is doing the talking here. Receiving one of the largest allocations ever from the program for a relocating series, the post-apocalyptic drama is among a dozen shows awarded $152 million in incentives.
Primetime prequel NCIS: Origins, the Noah Wyle starring The Pitt, plus the Ryan Murphy executive produced Dr. Odyssey starring Joshua Jackson, and Grotesquerie starring Emmy winner Niecy Nash also were awarded credits through the California Film Commission run $330 million annual program – as you can see below.
Set to premiere on April 11, Fallout, based on the best-selling video game franchise, is almost as big a get...
Officially, Amazon has not said yet that the Prime Video series is coming back, but, with some hints from executive producers Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan recently, it is pretty clear the money is doing the talking here. Receiving one of the largest allocations ever from the program for a relocating series, the post-apocalyptic drama is among a dozen shows awarded $152 million in incentives.
Primetime prequel NCIS: Origins, the Noah Wyle starring The Pitt, plus the Ryan Murphy executive produced Dr. Odyssey starring Joshua Jackson, and Grotesquerie starring Emmy winner Niecy Nash also were awarded credits through the California Film Commission run $330 million annual program – as you can see below.
Set to premiere on April 11, Fallout, based on the best-selling video game franchise, is almost as big a get...
- 4/8/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
It seems like 2024 is the year for NCIS fans, with several new series spinoffs to add to the roster.
NCIS loyalists may feel lost without original spinoffs NCIS: LA, which aired for 14 seasons, and NCIS: New Orleans, which was canceled in 2021 after seven seasons.
But we're thrilled to see long-time agent Sam Hanna (LL Cool J) share the screen with his Hawaiian co-stars in the spinoff NCIS: Hawai'i. And even better news is the new series spinoffs, NCIS: Syndey -- just renewed for Season 2 -- and NCIS: Origins.
We'll also enjoy the continuation of the love story between Dinozzo and David in a yet-unnamed spinoff later in 2024-2025.
Here's everything we know about the upcoming prequel, NCIS: Origins.
What is NCIS: Origins?
NCIS: Origins is a series that takes place in the 90s and follows Leroy Jethro Gibbs as he starts out as a rookie NCIS agent at Camp Pendelton.
NCIS loyalists may feel lost without original spinoffs NCIS: LA, which aired for 14 seasons, and NCIS: New Orleans, which was canceled in 2021 after seven seasons.
But we're thrilled to see long-time agent Sam Hanna (LL Cool J) share the screen with his Hawaiian co-stars in the spinoff NCIS: Hawai'i. And even better news is the new series spinoffs, NCIS: Syndey -- just renewed for Season 2 -- and NCIS: Origins.
We'll also enjoy the continuation of the love story between Dinozzo and David in a yet-unnamed spinoff later in 2024-2025.
Here's everything we know about the upcoming prequel, NCIS: Origins.
What is NCIS: Origins?
NCIS: Origins is a series that takes place in the 90s and follows Leroy Jethro Gibbs as he starts out as a rookie NCIS agent at Camp Pendelton.
- 3/27/2024
- by Sara Trimble
- TVfanatic
CBS’ NCIS: Origins prequel spinoff has found the last of its series regulars in The Blacklist alum Diany Rodriguez and The Chi‘s Tyla Abercrumbie.
In January, CBS announced a straight-to-series order for the spinoff, which will be set in the early 1990s and follow a young version of Mark Harmon’s longtime NCIS protagonist, Leroy Jethro Gibbs (to be played by Austin Stowell), as a new agent at the NCIS Camp Pendleton office. The show will chronicle Gibbs’ early career as he forges his own path on a team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks (Six‘s Kyle Schmid...
In January, CBS announced a straight-to-series order for the spinoff, which will be set in the early 1990s and follow a young version of Mark Harmon’s longtime NCIS protagonist, Leroy Jethro Gibbs (to be played by Austin Stowell), as a new agent at the NCIS Camp Pendleton office. The show will chronicle Gibbs’ early career as he forges his own path on a team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks (Six‘s Kyle Schmid...
- 3/26/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Tyla Abercrumbie (The Chi) and Diany Rodriguez (The Blacklist) round out the series regular cast of NCIS: Origins, CBS’ prequel to the venerable procedural, which has a straight-to-series order for the 2024-2025 broadcast season.
In the CBS Studios-produced series, they join previously cast stars Austin Stowell, Mariel Molino and Kyle Schmid.
Executive produced and narrated by Mark Harmon, Origins begins in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and chronicles Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ younger years. In the prequel, Gibbs (Stowell) starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling Nis Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks (Schmid).
Abercrumbie will play Field Operation Support Officer Mary Jo who is both a product of her time and the lifeblood of the Camp Pendleton office. With all the acronyms floating around the agency, this mama...
In the CBS Studios-produced series, they join previously cast stars Austin Stowell, Mariel Molino and Kyle Schmid.
Executive produced and narrated by Mark Harmon, Origins begins in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and chronicles Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ younger years. In the prequel, Gibbs (Stowell) starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling Nis Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks (Schmid).
Abercrumbie will play Field Operation Support Officer Mary Jo who is both a product of her time and the lifeblood of the Camp Pendleton office. With all the acronyms floating around the agency, this mama...
- 3/26/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS’ NCIS: Origins has found its young Mike Franks. Kyle Schmid has been cast as a lead opposite Austin Stowell and Mariel Molino in the CBS Studios-produced Young Gibbs drama, a prequel to the venerable procedural, which has a straight-to-series order for the 2024-2025 broadcast season.
Executive produced and narrated by Mark Harmon, Origins begins in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and chronicles Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ younger years. In the prequel, Gibbs (Stowell) starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling Nis Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks (Schmid).
Schmid’s Special Agent Mike Franks is a proud Texan who all but showers in his cowboy boots and sports a perfectly coiffed mustache that’s as thick as his skin. As showcased on NCIS, Franks is a born leader with...
Executive produced and narrated by Mark Harmon, Origins begins in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and chronicles Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ younger years. In the prequel, Gibbs (Stowell) starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling Nis Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks (Schmid).
Schmid’s Special Agent Mike Franks is a proud Texan who all but showers in his cowboy boots and sports a perfectly coiffed mustache that’s as thick as his skin. As showcased on NCIS, Franks is a born leader with...
- 3/21/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
NCIS: Origins has tapped Kyle Schmid to play a pivotal legacy character in CBS’ forthcoming Young Gibbs-centric prequel series.
Schmid, best known for his starring role in History’s Seal Team-themed limited series Six, will portray a young version of Mike Franks, the special agent originated on NCIS by Muse Watson.
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Schmid, best known for his starring role in History’s Seal Team-themed limited series Six, will portray a young version of Mike Franks, the special agent originated on NCIS by Muse Watson.
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- 3/21/2024
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Young Gibbs just got some company. Mariel Molino (ABC’s Promised Land) has been cast opposite Austin Stowell in CBS’ upcoming prequel series NCIS: Origins, our sister site Deadline reports.
Molino will portray Special Agent Lala Dominguez, a former Marine with a dark sense of humor. Per CBS’ official description, “when a tormented Leroy Jethro Gibbs joins her team, the ensuing story between these two enigmatic outsiders is filled with sparks and turns that will keep the audience guessing.”
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Molino will portray Special Agent Lala Dominguez, a former Marine with a dark sense of humor. Per CBS’ official description, “when a tormented Leroy Jethro Gibbs joins her team, the ensuing story between these two enigmatic outsiders is filled with sparks and turns that will keep the audience guessing.”
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- 3/15/2024
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
The “NCIS” prequel series at CBS has added Mariel Molino to its cast, Variety has confirmed.
Malino joins previously announced series lead Austin Stowell in the series, which is titled “NCIS: Origins.” The series was originally ordered at CBS in January with plans to launch during the 2024-2025 broadcast season. Mark Harmon, who played Gibbs for nearly two decades in the mothership series, will serve as the show’s narrator and executive producer.
“NCIS: Origins” is set in 1991. The official description states, “Gibbs (Stowell) starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling Nis Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.”
Molino will play a new character in the “NCIS” universe named Special Agent Lala Dominguez. She is described as “a former Marine who navigates her 1990s male-dominated field with a steely resolve and a dark sense of humor.
Malino joins previously announced series lead Austin Stowell in the series, which is titled “NCIS: Origins.” The series was originally ordered at CBS in January with plans to launch during the 2024-2025 broadcast season. Mark Harmon, who played Gibbs for nearly two decades in the mothership series, will serve as the show’s narrator and executive producer.
“NCIS: Origins” is set in 1991. The official description states, “Gibbs (Stowell) starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling Nis Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.”
Molino will play a new character in the “NCIS” universe named Special Agent Lala Dominguez. She is described as “a former Marine who navigates her 1990s male-dominated field with a steely resolve and a dark sense of humor.
- 3/15/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Mariel Molino has been tapped as the female lead opposite Austin Stowell in CBS‘ Young Gibbs drama NCIS: Origins, a prequel to the venerable procedural, which has a straight-to-series order for the 2024-2025 broadcast season.
Narrated by Harmon, the CBS Studios-produced show begins in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and chronicles Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ younger years. In the prequel, Gibbs (Stowell) starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling Nis Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.
Molino will play Special Agent Lala Dominguez, a former Marine who navigates her 1990s male-dominated field with a steely resolve and a dark sense of humor. When a tormented Leroy Jethro Gibbs joins her team, the ensuing story between these two enigmatic outsiders is filled with sparks and turns that will keep the audience guessing.
Narrated by Harmon, the CBS Studios-produced show begins in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and chronicles Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ younger years. In the prequel, Gibbs (Stowell) starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling Nis Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.
Molino will play Special Agent Lala Dominguez, a former Marine who navigates her 1990s male-dominated field with a steely resolve and a dark sense of humor. When a tormented Leroy Jethro Gibbs joins her team, the ensuing story between these two enigmatic outsiders is filled with sparks and turns that will keep the audience guessing.
- 3/15/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Austin Stowell to star in ‘NCIS Origins’ (Photo credit: Dave Allocca / Courtesy of CBS)
CBS has found its young Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Catch 22‘s Austin Stowell has signed on to play Gibbs in the NCIS prequel, NCIS: Origins, which was given a series order in early January 2024.
“NCIS: Origins, produced by CBS Studios, is the newest chapter in the NCIS franchise, exploring Gibbs’ early years. Narrated by Mark Harmon, the new series begins in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs,” reads CBS’s synopsis. “In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.”
Harmon originated the character and played Gibbs for 19 seasons, beginning in 2003. In addition to narrating, Harmon will be involved in the prequel as an executive producer.
CBS has found its young Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Catch 22‘s Austin Stowell has signed on to play Gibbs in the NCIS prequel, NCIS: Origins, which was given a series order in early January 2024.
“NCIS: Origins, produced by CBS Studios, is the newest chapter in the NCIS franchise, exploring Gibbs’ early years. Narrated by Mark Harmon, the new series begins in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs,” reads CBS’s synopsis. “In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.”
Harmon originated the character and played Gibbs for 19 seasons, beginning in 2003. In addition to narrating, Harmon will be involved in the prequel as an executive producer.
- 3/4/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
First announced in early January, CBS has given a series order for “NCIS: Origins,” which takes place in 1991, years before the events of “NCIS” and follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs (narrated by Mark Harmon) through his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office, where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks. Playing a young Gibbs will be Austin Stowell, the network announced today.
Stowell’s television credits include “A Friend of the Family,” “The Hating Game” opposite Lucy Hale, and “Breathe.” He also starred opposite George Clooney, Chris Abbott and Hugh Laurie in the limited series “Catch 22,” the Steven Spielberg anthology series “Amazing Stories,” and “Public Morals,” which was also executive produced by Spielberg and Ed Burns.
Sowell’s feature film credits include “Battle of the Sexes” alongside Emma Stone, “Bridge of Spies” with Tom Hanks,...
Stowell’s television credits include “A Friend of the Family,” “The Hating Game” opposite Lucy Hale, and “Breathe.” He also starred opposite George Clooney, Chris Abbott and Hugh Laurie in the limited series “Catch 22,” the Steven Spielberg anthology series “Amazing Stories,” and “Public Morals,” which was also executive produced by Spielberg and Ed Burns.
Sowell’s feature film credits include “Battle of the Sexes” alongside Emma Stone, “Bridge of Spies” with Tom Hanks,...
- 3/4/2024
- by Errol Lewis
- Soap Opera Network
It was reported earlier this year that CBS had given a straight-to-series order to NCIS: Origins, a prequel series about young Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Well, the role of the iconic character has now been filled as it was announced today that Austin Stowell will be playing the character in the new series.
NCIS: Origins will be narrated by Mark Harmon, who played Gibbs on NCIS for nearly twenty years, and takes place in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS. The description reads: “In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.”
Austin Stowell is known for movies such as Dolphin Tale, Whiplash, Bridge of Spies, Colossal, Battle of the Sexes, Fantasy Island, and more, as well as TV shows such as The Secret Life of the American Teenager...
NCIS: Origins will be narrated by Mark Harmon, who played Gibbs on NCIS for nearly twenty years, and takes place in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS. The description reads: “In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.”
Austin Stowell is known for movies such as Dolphin Tale, Whiplash, Bridge of Spies, Colossal, Battle of the Sexes, Fantasy Island, and more, as well as TV shows such as The Secret Life of the American Teenager...
- 3/4/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
The ever-expanding universe of NCIS has found the young version of the man who started it all -- Jethro Gibbs.
With as much as we know about Gibbs at this point, it's exciting to imagine how he became the man he is today.
Casting the part is as important as writing it, and now we know who will be playing the young Jethro.
CBS announced today that Austin Stowell has been cast as young Leroy Jethro Gibbs in the new drama NCIS: Origins.
The show has previously been ordered to series for the 2024-2025 broadcast season.
NCIS: Origins, produced by CBS Studios, is the newest chapter in the NCIS franchise, exploring Gibbs’ early years.
Narrated by Mark Harmon, the new series begins in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs.
In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent...
With as much as we know about Gibbs at this point, it's exciting to imagine how he became the man he is today.
Casting the part is as important as writing it, and now we know who will be playing the young Jethro.
CBS announced today that Austin Stowell has been cast as young Leroy Jethro Gibbs in the new drama NCIS: Origins.
The show has previously been ordered to series for the 2024-2025 broadcast season.
NCIS: Origins, produced by CBS Studios, is the newest chapter in the NCIS franchise, exploring Gibbs’ early years.
Narrated by Mark Harmon, the new series begins in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs.
In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent...
- 3/4/2024
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
The NCIS prequel at CBS has found its young Gibbs.
Austin Stowell (Peacock’s A Friend of the Family) will play the younger version of Leroy Jethro Gibbs in NCIS: Origins, which is set in 1991 and will look at the early days of Gibbs’ career in the Navy’s criminal investigations branch. The show’s time frame, 12 years before NCIS began, and Stowell’s real-life age, 39, track with that of Mark Harmon (51) when he originated the character on NCIS predecessor Jag in 2003.
NCIS: Origins is set to be part of CBS’ 2024-25 schedule, as the network gave the show a straight-to-series order in early January. The franchise from CBS Studios currently encompasses the main series, which is in its 21st season; 3-year-old spinoff NCIS: Hawai’i; NCIS: Sydney, the first international edition of the show; and a forthcoming Paramount+ spinoff that will feature the return of former regulars Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly.
Austin Stowell (Peacock’s A Friend of the Family) will play the younger version of Leroy Jethro Gibbs in NCIS: Origins, which is set in 1991 and will look at the early days of Gibbs’ career in the Navy’s criminal investigations branch. The show’s time frame, 12 years before NCIS began, and Stowell’s real-life age, 39, track with that of Mark Harmon (51) when he originated the character on NCIS predecessor Jag in 2003.
NCIS: Origins is set to be part of CBS’ 2024-25 schedule, as the network gave the show a straight-to-series order in early January. The franchise from CBS Studios currently encompasses the main series, which is in its 21st season; 3-year-old spinoff NCIS: Hawai’i; NCIS: Sydney, the first international edition of the show; and a forthcoming Paramount+ spinoff that will feature the return of former regulars Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly.
- 3/4/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Austin Stowell (Catch-22 TV series) is taking on Mark Harmon’s signature NCIS character Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Stowell has been cast as young Gibbs in CBS’ new drama NCIS: Origins, a prequel to the venerable procedural, which has a straight-to-series order for the 2024-2025 broadcast season. CBS Studios is producing.
Narrated by Harmon, the new series begins in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and chronicles Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ younger years. In the series, Gibbs (Stowell) starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling Nis Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.
Mark Harmon and his son Sean Harmon, who portrayed Gibbs in flashbacks on NCIS and was a driving force behind the prequel, executive produce alongside David J. North and Gina Lucita Monreal who are co-writing the premiere episode and serving as co-showrunners.
Narrated by Harmon, the new series begins in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and chronicles Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ younger years. In the series, Gibbs (Stowell) starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling Nis Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.
Mark Harmon and his son Sean Harmon, who portrayed Gibbs in flashbacks on NCIS and was a driving force behind the prequel, executive produce alongside David J. North and Gina Lucita Monreal who are co-writing the premiere episode and serving as co-showrunners.
- 3/4/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The “NCIS” prequel series in the works at CBS has cast Austin Stowell in the read role of a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Variety has learned.
The series, titled “NCIS: Origins,” was originally ordered at CBS in January with plans to launch during the 2024-2025 broadcast season. Mark Harmon, who played Gibbs for nearly two decades in the mothership series, will serve as the show’s narrator and executive producer.
“NCIS: Origins” is set in 1991. The official description states, “Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling Nis Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.”
Stowell’s recent TV credits include “Three Women” at Starz, “A Friend of the Family” at Peacock, “Amazing Stories” at Apple TV+, and “Catch 22” at Hulu. He has also starred in films such as “Bridge of Spies,...
The series, titled “NCIS: Origins,” was originally ordered at CBS in January with plans to launch during the 2024-2025 broadcast season. Mark Harmon, who played Gibbs for nearly two decades in the mothership series, will serve as the show’s narrator and executive producer.
“NCIS: Origins” is set in 1991. The official description states, “Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling Nis Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.”
Stowell’s recent TV credits include “Three Women” at Starz, “A Friend of the Family” at Peacock, “Amazing Stories” at Apple TV+, and “Catch 22” at Hulu. He has also starred in films such as “Bridge of Spies,...
- 3/4/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
As the NCIS team mourned the death of Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard — and his portrayer, the late David McCallum — in February 19’s “The Stories We Leave Behind,” Michael Weatherly made a surprise return to the show. At the end of the episode, Weatherly’s Tony Dinozzo popped by the autopsy room and gave a consoling pep talk to Dr. Jimmy Palmer (Brian Dietzen). If the NCIS showrunners had their druthers, though, it wouldn’t have been just Tony coming back. It would have been everyone, including Mark Harmon’s Leroy Jethro Gibbs. “Our original thought was, ‘Can we get everybody?’” co-showrunner Steven D. Binder told TVLine, adding that they imagined an all-star reunion akin to one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Avengers movies. But budgetary and logistical issues arose, and so Binder and fellow showrunner David J. North zeroed in on Weatherly’s cameo. “We really gave a lot of thought to who,...
- 2/24/2024
- TV Insider
When screen legend David McCallum passed away in September, NCIS fans wondered how the show would deal with the sudden departure of his beloved character, Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard.
Now we have the beginnings of an answer to that sad question.
The show set the stage for Ducky's departure with the final scenes of NCIS Season 21 Episode 1.
And in the episode set to air on Monday, February 19, the NCIS crew will get the chance to say goodbye to one of their own.
Poignantly, the episode was co-written by Brian Dietzen, who plays Ducky's fellow medical examiner -- and former assistant -- Dr. Jimmy Palmer.
The previous episode concluded with Alden Parker (Gary Cole) receiving an urgent phone call.
We only heard his half of the conversation, but viewers were quick to assume that the call had to do with Ducky.
Titled “The Stories We Leave Behind,” this week's installment will...
Now we have the beginnings of an answer to that sad question.
The show set the stage for Ducky's departure with the final scenes of NCIS Season 21 Episode 1.
And in the episode set to air on Monday, February 19, the NCIS crew will get the chance to say goodbye to one of their own.
Poignantly, the episode was co-written by Brian Dietzen, who plays Ducky's fellow medical examiner -- and former assistant -- Dr. Jimmy Palmer.
The previous episode concluded with Alden Parker (Gary Cole) receiving an urgent phone call.
We only heard his half of the conversation, but viewers were quick to assume that the call had to do with Ducky.
Titled “The Stories We Leave Behind,” this week's installment will...
- 2/15/2024
- by Tyler Johnson
- TVfanatic
NCIS fans get to enjoy a new show this fall on CBS.
The announcement was made that a prequel series focusing on Gibbs and Franks was ordered.
It was additionally revealed that Mark Harmon will be deeply involved. His son (Sean Harmon) is also attached to the show.
Provided NCIS and NCIS: Hawai’i get renewed, that will mean three NCIS dramas airing in the fall on CBS.
It’s unclear whether or not NCIS: Syndey will get a second season. If the show is renewed, it may become a Paramount+ show airing in the summer on CBS.
The good news is that the NCIS Universe remains very strong, and the network is ready to bank on a brand-new show.
What is the premise of NCIS: Origins?
NCIS: Origins is a prequel series that takes place in 1991. It will tell stories about a younger Leroy Jethro Gibbs and Michael Aaron Franks.
The announcement was made that a prequel series focusing on Gibbs and Franks was ordered.
It was additionally revealed that Mark Harmon will be deeply involved. His son (Sean Harmon) is also attached to the show.
Provided NCIS and NCIS: Hawai’i get renewed, that will mean three NCIS dramas airing in the fall on CBS.
It’s unclear whether or not NCIS: Syndey will get a second season. If the show is renewed, it may become a Paramount+ show airing in the summer on CBS.
The good news is that the NCIS Universe remains very strong, and the network is ready to bank on a brand-new show.
What is the premise of NCIS: Origins?
NCIS: Origins is a prequel series that takes place in 1991. It will tell stories about a younger Leroy Jethro Gibbs and Michael Aaron Franks.
- 2/1/2024
- by Ryan DeVault
- Monsters and Critics
You can’t go wrong with a classic. For the shortened 21st season of NCIS that premieres February 12, “All we wanted to do was get back to doing what we do best, which is tell really great stories,” says David J. North, a longtime NCIS writer who has joined Steven D. Binder as co-showrunner. With only 10 episodes, due to the actors’ and writers’ strikes, each hour is a stand-alone story with smaller character arcs. The opener picks up with the vengeful Nick Torres (Wilmer Valderrama), last seen in the cliffhanger finale promising to pull the trigger on a man from his childhood who’d devastated his family. “Torres does something to the mystery man, Maurice Riva [Al Sapienza, who played Mikey Palmice on The Sopranos], that threatens to end his career as an NCIS agent,” North reveals. “The team rallies around Torres, but it may be too late to save his badge—and his freedom.
- 1/25/2024
- TV Insider
Wilmer Valderrama as NCIS Special Agent Nicholas “Nick” Torres in ‘NCIS’ season 21 episode 1
Season 20 of CBS’s NCIS ended on a massive cliffhanger, and according to the official season 21 episode one synopsis, Torres’ story is going to be front and center when the new season picks up. Directed by Diana Valentine from a script by Christoper J. Waild, season 21 episode one – “Algún Día” – will air on Monday, February 12, 2024 at 9pm Et/Pt.
Season 21 stars Sean Murray as Special Agent Timothy McGee, Wilmer Valderrama as Special Agent Nickolas “Nick” Torres, Brian Dietzen as Dr. Jimmy Palmer, Diona Reasonover as Forensic Scientist Kasie Hines, and Katrina Law as Special Agent Jessica Knight. Rocky Carroll plays NCIS Director Leon Vance and Gary Cole is NCIS Special Agent Alden Parker.
“Algún Día” Plot: The NCIS team must help Torres when he puts his future at stake by confronting the man who tormented his family when he was a child.
Season 20 of CBS’s NCIS ended on a massive cliffhanger, and according to the official season 21 episode one synopsis, Torres’ story is going to be front and center when the new season picks up. Directed by Diana Valentine from a script by Christoper J. Waild, season 21 episode one – “Algún Día” – will air on Monday, February 12, 2024 at 9pm Et/Pt.
Season 21 stars Sean Murray as Special Agent Timothy McGee, Wilmer Valderrama as Special Agent Nickolas “Nick” Torres, Brian Dietzen as Dr. Jimmy Palmer, Diona Reasonover as Forensic Scientist Kasie Hines, and Katrina Law as Special Agent Jessica Knight. Rocky Carroll plays NCIS Director Leon Vance and Gary Cole is NCIS Special Agent Alden Parker.
“Algún Día” Plot: The NCIS team must help Torres when he puts his future at stake by confronting the man who tormented his family when he was a child.
- 1/13/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The NCIS franchise is expanding. CBS has ordered a new series following the younger days of Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Mark Harmon, who played a present-day version of Gibbs for 19 years, will return to the franchise to narrate the series. Harmon, Sean Harmon, David J. North, and Gina Lucita Monreal will executive produce the series, which will arrive for the 2024-25 television season.
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- 1/6/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Gibbs is back! Mark Harmon will return to the NCIS universe, but not in the way that fans might expect. CBS has ordered a new NCIS prequel series that will focus on a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Harmon will serve as a narrator for the show, titled NCIS: Origins.
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- 1/6/2024
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
CBS announces ‘NCIS: Origins’ (Photos L-r: Brian Bowen Smith/CBS; Courtesy: Courtney Harmon; Courtesy: Joanna DeGeneres; Courtesy: David J. North)
Mark Harmon is returning to the NCIS franchise as narrator and executive producer of NCIS: Origins. CBS has given the show, which will explore Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ younger years, a straight-to-series order.
NCIS fans can expect the origin story to premiere as part of the 2024-2025 primetime season.
“The character of Gibbs has been an important part of my life for 20 years, both in watching my father craft the role and previously having the honor to play young Gibbs myself,” stated executive producer Sean Harmon. “I always felt there was a tale worth telling about his earlier years, so I am thrilled to be stepping into a producing role alongside Gina, David, and my dad as we tell this story and reveal a new side of this beloved character.”
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Mark Harmon is returning to the NCIS franchise as narrator and executive producer of NCIS: Origins. CBS has given the show, which will explore Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ younger years, a straight-to-series order.
NCIS fans can expect the origin story to premiere as part of the 2024-2025 primetime season.
“The character of Gibbs has been an important part of my life for 20 years, both in watching my father craft the role and previously having the honor to play young Gibbs myself,” stated executive producer Sean Harmon. “I always felt there was a tale worth telling about his earlier years, so I am thrilled to be stepping into a producing role alongside Gina, David, and my dad as we tell this story and reveal a new side of this beloved character.”
In...
- 1/5/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Gibbs may no longer be an active participant in the story on the long-running series NCIS on CBS, but he's still the apple of the network's eye.
Today, CBS announced a straight-to-series drama order for NCIS: Origins for the 2024-2025 broadcast season from CBS Studios.
That's big news for a franchise that just said goodbye to one of its longest-running spinoffs.
Gibbs was always the franchise's cornerstone until Mark Harmon stepped away from his on-screen role.
As with any character who finagles its way into viewers' hearts, losing Gibbs was a blow to NCIS fans.
But, now CBS plans on making up for lost time with a new series based on Gibbs as a young man.
The kicker? Mark Harmon returns as the elder Gibbs, narrating the early tales in the life of the character he made famous.
If you're wondering why he might be returning to the small screen...
Today, CBS announced a straight-to-series drama order for NCIS: Origins for the 2024-2025 broadcast season from CBS Studios.
That's big news for a franchise that just said goodbye to one of its longest-running spinoffs.
Gibbs was always the franchise's cornerstone until Mark Harmon stepped away from his on-screen role.
As with any character who finagles its way into viewers' hearts, losing Gibbs was a blow to NCIS fans.
But, now CBS plans on making up for lost time with a new series based on Gibbs as a young man.
The kicker? Mark Harmon returns as the elder Gibbs, narrating the early tales in the life of the character he made famous.
If you're wondering why he might be returning to the small screen...
- 1/5/2024
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Deadline reports that CBS has given a straight-to-series order to NCIS: Origins, a prequel series about young Leroy Jethro Gibbs.
The NCIS prequel comes from Mark Harmon, who played Gibbs on NCIS for nearly twenty years, and his son Sean Harmon, who actually played a younger Gibbs in a handful of episodes. NCIS writers-producers Gina Lucita Monreal and David J. North are also developing the series. The prequel will be narrated by Mark Harmon and take place in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS. Deadline’s description reads: “In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.” The search will soon be on for an actor to play the role of young Gibbs.
“The character of Gibbs has been an important part of my life for 20 years,...
The NCIS prequel comes from Mark Harmon, who played Gibbs on NCIS for nearly twenty years, and his son Sean Harmon, who actually played a younger Gibbs in a handful of episodes. NCIS writers-producers Gina Lucita Monreal and David J. North are also developing the series. The prequel will be narrated by Mark Harmon and take place in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS. Deadline’s description reads: “In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.” The search will soon be on for an actor to play the role of young Gibbs.
“The character of Gibbs has been an important part of my life for 20 years,...
- 1/5/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Well, Leroy Jethro Gibbs will be on our screens again in some form soon! CBS has ordered NCIS: Origins, a prequel about the character originally played by Mark Harmon on NCIS, to series for the 2024-2025 season, TV Insider has confirmed. Harmon, who left his onscreen role as Gibbs on NCIS in the 19th season (the show is going into its 21st), will narrate the series as well as executive produce alongside his son Sean Harmon (who has played Gibbs in flashbacks on NCIS), Gina Lucita Monreal, and David J. North. Sean Harmon was the one to originally bring the idea of expanding the universe of NCIS by exploring Young Gibbs, along with Mark Harmon, to Monreal, North, and CBS Studios. He will be focusing on executive producing, and casting will begin for the role for the prequel series. “The character of Gibbs has been an ...
- 1/5/2024
- TV Insider
Move over, Young Sheldon. It’s time for… Young Gibbs! CBS has given a straight-to-series order to NCIS: Origins, a new series that will turn back the clock on Mark Harmon’s iconic character, revealing how Leroy Jethro Gibbs came to be the man he is today (and presumably how he amassed all those rules).
Set in 1991, NCIS: Origins picks up with Gibbs as a “newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.”
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Set in 1991, NCIS: Origins picks up with Gibbs as a “newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.”
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- 1/5/2024
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
NCIS: Origins is officially in the works at CBS and the network has given the new show a “straight-to-series order.”
Mark Harmon and his son Sean are teaming up with NCIS writers-producers, Gina Lucita Monreal and David J. North, to produce the new series about a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs.
This isn’t the first time that a young Gibbs will be featured in the NCIS franchise as Sean actually played a younger version of his father’s iconic character in seven episodes from 2008 through 2020.
So, what will the show be about?
Keep reading to find out more…
Deadline reports that “NCIS: Origins begins in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and follows a young Gibbs. In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.
Mark Harmon and his son Sean are teaming up with NCIS writers-producers, Gina Lucita Monreal and David J. North, to produce the new series about a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs.
This isn’t the first time that a young Gibbs will be featured in the NCIS franchise as Sean actually played a younger version of his father’s iconic character in seven episodes from 2008 through 2020.
So, what will the show be about?
Keep reading to find out more…
Deadline reports that “NCIS: Origins begins in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and follows a young Gibbs. In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.
- 1/5/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
CBS, which is saying goodbye to Young Sheldon this season, will say hello to young Leroy Jethro next season.
The network is expanding the NCIS franchise with a prequel titled NCIS: Origins, which has a straight-to-series order for the 2024-25 season. The 1990s-set drama will follow a younger Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Mark Harmon’s longtime character in the original series. Harmon is an executive producer on the prequel and will also narrate the series.
NCIS: Origins will open in 1991 and will follow the young Gibbs as a newly installed agent at the Camp Pendleton NCIS office, which is led by the legendary Mike Franks — a recurring character in the original series (played by Muse Watson). (The NCIS flagship premiered in 2003, when Harmon was 51; CBS’ description of Origins reads as though the character may be younger than 40ish in the prequel.)
“We are elated and honored to continue the expansion of...
The network is expanding the NCIS franchise with a prequel titled NCIS: Origins, which has a straight-to-series order for the 2024-25 season. The 1990s-set drama will follow a younger Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Mark Harmon’s longtime character in the original series. Harmon is an executive producer on the prequel and will also narrate the series.
NCIS: Origins will open in 1991 and will follow the young Gibbs as a newly installed agent at the Camp Pendleton NCIS office, which is led by the legendary Mike Franks — a recurring character in the original series (played by Muse Watson). (The NCIS flagship premiered in 2003, when Harmon was 51; CBS’ description of Origins reads as though the character may be younger than 40ish in the prequel.)
“We are elated and honored to continue the expansion of...
- 1/5/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CBS has ordered an “NCIS” prequel series that will focus on a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Variety has confirmed.
The series is titled “NCIS: Origins” and will air during the 2024-2025 season. The show will be set in 1991 with Mark Harmon (who played Gibbs for nearly two decades) serving as narrator. The official logline states, “In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.”
Harmon will executive produce with his son, Sean Harmon, who originally brought the idea of a young Gibbs show to CBS. Sean has previously played a younger version of his father’s character in episodes of “NCIS,” but he will focus on executive producing the new series and casting for the lead role will begin shortly.
David J. North...
The series is titled “NCIS: Origins” and will air during the 2024-2025 season. The show will be set in 1991 with Mark Harmon (who played Gibbs for nearly two decades) serving as narrator. The official logline states, “In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.”
Harmon will executive produce with his son, Sean Harmon, who originally brought the idea of a young Gibbs show to CBS. Sean has previously played a younger version of his father’s character in episodes of “NCIS,” but he will focus on executive producing the new series and casting for the lead role will begin shortly.
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- 1/5/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Gibbs is returning to the NCIS universe as the lead of a new CBS show, which serves as a prequel to the long-running procedural. The network has given a straight-to-series order to NCIS: Origins, about young Leroy Jethro Gibbs, for the 2024-25 broadcast season. The project comes from the two actors who have portrayed Gibbs on NCIS, Mark Harmon and his son Sean Harmon, veteran NCIS writers-producers, Gina Lucita Monreal and David J. North, as well as CBS Studios, which is behind the NCIS franchise.
Narrated by Mark Harmon, NCIS: Origins begins in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and follows a young Gibbs. In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.
The idea of exploring Gibbs’ early years originated with Sean Harmon, who recurred on NCIS, playing the younger version of Mark Harmon’s character in seven episodes from 2008-2020. Along with his father, who starred as Gibbs on NCIS for more than 18 seasons, Harmon approached Monreal, North and CBS Studios about expanding the NCIS universe with a Gibbs-centered offshoot.
Sean Harmon is focusing on executive producing duties for the new series alongside Mark Harmon, who continues to executive produce the flagship NCIS, as well as Monreal and North, who are co-writing the premiere episode and will serve as co-showrunners. North also will continue his duties as executive producer and co-showrunner (with Steven D Binder) on the main series. Search will be launched for an actor to play the lead in the new spinoff.
“The character of Gibbs has been an important part of my life for 20 years, both in watching my father craft the role and previously having the honor to play young Gibbs myself,” Sean Harmon said. “I always felt there was a tale worth telling about his earlier years, so I am thrilled to be stepping into a producing role alongside Gina, David and my dad as we tell this story and reveal a new side of this beloved character.”
Monreal and North, who said they are “thrilled to be bringing this new chapter to life along with Mark and Sean Harmon,” teased more revelations in the new series.
“This really is the making of Leroy Jethro Gibbs,” the duo said. “And even the most dedicated NCIS fans will discover that they don’t know the whole story.”
NCIS: Origins is taking a route that proved successful for another flagship CBS series, comedy The Big Bang Theory, which spawned a successful prequel, Young Sheldon, about the early years of one of the series’ lead characters.
“We are elated and honored to continue the expansion of the NCIS universe in such a unique and unexpected way,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “Viewers can look forward to Mark Harmon returning to CBS to narrate the complex and mysterious backstory of Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ early years in NCIS: Origins, which will build on the rich legacy of this character while reintroducing fan-favorite characters and meeting new ones.”
NCIS is one of CBS Studios’ most valuable franchises. Twenty one seasons in — currently ranking as the third-longest-running U.S. primetime drama — the mothership series remains the most watched non-sports program on broadcast. A big global seller, which once ranked as the most watched drama in the world, the venerable procedural has spawned three spinoffs in the U.S., NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans as well as NCIS: Hawai’i, which is headed to its fourth season. The franchise recently went international with its first non-American offshoot, NCIS: Sydney, which also has done very well in the U.S. Used by CBS on its strike-impacted fall schedule, it has ranked as the most watched new series of the 2023-24 season to date.
According to Nielsen and internal data, during the 2022-2023 TV season, the NCIS franchise had over 300 million viewers around the world across all platforms including broadcast, cable, streaming and syndication.
“There’s no denying the cultural and global phenomenon of the NCIS franchise for the last 20 years,” said David Stapf, president of CBS Studios. “When Sean and Mark approached us all with this exciting expansion of the universe – exploring a young Gibbs – we knew it was the next story that needed to be told. We also couldn’t be luckier to have Gina and David at the helm as co-showrunners who are not only brilliant and adept writers but know this character and universe so well.”
NCIS: Origins reunites North and Monreal, who both wrote on NCIS for 10 years. Monreal, who left the CBS series a couple of years ago, has recently worked on Netflix’s Griselda, Star Wars: The Bad Batch and the upcoming Dan Fogleman/Sterling K. Brown project for Hulu.
Mark Harmon is repped by Gersh and attorney Barry Axelrod. Sean Harmon is repped by 3Arts Entertainment, Gersh and Genow Goodman. Monreal is repped by CAA, Mosaic, and Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson McGinnis Ryan. North is repped by Dan Halsted Manage-Ment.
Narrated by Mark Harmon, NCIS: Origins begins in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and follows a young Gibbs. In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.
The idea of exploring Gibbs’ early years originated with Sean Harmon, who recurred on NCIS, playing the younger version of Mark Harmon’s character in seven episodes from 2008-2020. Along with his father, who starred as Gibbs on NCIS for more than 18 seasons, Harmon approached Monreal, North and CBS Studios about expanding the NCIS universe with a Gibbs-centered offshoot.
Sean Harmon is focusing on executive producing duties for the new series alongside Mark Harmon, who continues to executive produce the flagship NCIS, as well as Monreal and North, who are co-writing the premiere episode and will serve as co-showrunners. North also will continue his duties as executive producer and co-showrunner (with Steven D Binder) on the main series. Search will be launched for an actor to play the lead in the new spinoff.
“The character of Gibbs has been an important part of my life for 20 years, both in watching my father craft the role and previously having the honor to play young Gibbs myself,” Sean Harmon said. “I always felt there was a tale worth telling about his earlier years, so I am thrilled to be stepping into a producing role alongside Gina, David and my dad as we tell this story and reveal a new side of this beloved character.”
Monreal and North, who said they are “thrilled to be bringing this new chapter to life along with Mark and Sean Harmon,” teased more revelations in the new series.
“This really is the making of Leroy Jethro Gibbs,” the duo said. “And even the most dedicated NCIS fans will discover that they don’t know the whole story.”
NCIS: Origins is taking a route that proved successful for another flagship CBS series, comedy The Big Bang Theory, which spawned a successful prequel, Young Sheldon, about the early years of one of the series’ lead characters.
“We are elated and honored to continue the expansion of the NCIS universe in such a unique and unexpected way,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “Viewers can look forward to Mark Harmon returning to CBS to narrate the complex and mysterious backstory of Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ early years in NCIS: Origins, which will build on the rich legacy of this character while reintroducing fan-favorite characters and meeting new ones.”
NCIS is one of CBS Studios’ most valuable franchises. Twenty one seasons in — currently ranking as the third-longest-running U.S. primetime drama — the mothership series remains the most watched non-sports program on broadcast. A big global seller, which once ranked as the most watched drama in the world, the venerable procedural has spawned three spinoffs in the U.S., NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans as well as NCIS: Hawai’i, which is headed to its fourth season. The franchise recently went international with its first non-American offshoot, NCIS: Sydney, which also has done very well in the U.S. Used by CBS on its strike-impacted fall schedule, it has ranked as the most watched new series of the 2023-24 season to date.
According to Nielsen and internal data, during the 2022-2023 TV season, the NCIS franchise had over 300 million viewers around the world across all platforms including broadcast, cable, streaming and syndication.
“There’s no denying the cultural and global phenomenon of the NCIS franchise for the last 20 years,” said David Stapf, president of CBS Studios. “When Sean and Mark approached us all with this exciting expansion of the universe – exploring a young Gibbs – we knew it was the next story that needed to be told. We also couldn’t be luckier to have Gina and David at the helm as co-showrunners who are not only brilliant and adept writers but know this character and universe so well.”
NCIS: Origins reunites North and Monreal, who both wrote on NCIS for 10 years. Monreal, who left the CBS series a couple of years ago, has recently worked on Netflix’s Griselda, Star Wars: The Bad Batch and the upcoming Dan Fogleman/Sterling K. Brown project for Hulu.
Mark Harmon is repped by Gersh and attorney Barry Axelrod. Sean Harmon is repped by 3Arts Entertainment, Gersh and Genow Goodman. Monreal is repped by CAA, Mosaic, and Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson McGinnis Ryan. North is repped by Dan Halsted Manage-Ment.
- 1/5/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
In the face of the season 21 delay, NCIS stars have reunited, supporting the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. Sean Murray and Brian Dietzen, both lead figures of the show, joined others on the picket lines.
The NCIS stars are championing the cause alongside their creative colleagues. Their unified stand has sparked intrigue and support among fans, proving that the show’s charm extends well beyond the small-screen.
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The NCIS stars are championing the cause alongside their creative colleagues. Their unified stand has sparked intrigue and support among fans, proving that the show’s charm extends well beyond the small-screen.
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- 7/26/2023
- by Perry Carpenter
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
NCIS Season 20 Episode 22 Episode Description And Spoilers NCIS Season 20 Episode 22 Photos Black Sky synopsis – Torres finds himself in prison as the team tries to stop an impending terror attack on U.S. soil, on the 20th season finale of the CBS Original series NCIS, Monday, May 22 (9:00-10:00 Pm, Et/Pt) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*. s20e22 20×22 20.22 ncis episode Written By: Brendan Fehily and David J. North Directed By: Diana Valentine NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) is more than just an action drama. With ... Read more...
- 5/22/2023
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
Nick Torres in prison? He must be undercover! NCIS executive producer Steven D. Binder can neither confirm nor deny. In the Season 20 finale, someone behind bars holds information the team needs to stop a terrorist attack. “We don’t necessarily know what shape Torres in prison will take,” Binder cautions, adding Wilmer Valderrama’s special agent “can be a little hotheaded and do things that aren’t necessarily appropriate for an agent that have consequences.” Whatever brings him there, “his experience in prison is going to bring up a lot of demons from his past,” finale cowriter David J. North says. “The emotional baggage that he’s carried, going all the way back to before he even joined the show when he was constantly doing deep undercover work and his problems with alcohol, his journey in prison is going to be one that’s very emotionally taxing for him.” And...
- 5/9/2023
- TV Insider
Hey, "NCIS" fans. We unfortunately have some bad news for you guys in this article. It turns out that it's that time of the year again for the show to take a bit of a break for whatever reason. The next, new 6th episode of this current season 17 will not be airing on Tuesday night, October 29, 2019. Instead, CBS will air it on Tuesday night, November 5,2019 at approximately 7 pm central standard time on CBS of course. So, be sure to mark down that very important date on your TV show calendars. So, what will CBS be airing in NCIS' place on October 29, 2019? According to the TV guide listings, they will be airing NCIS. It just won't be a new episode. It's going to be a rerun. The rerun they will be airing is the 13th episode of season 16 titled,"She." The official description for that episode reads like this, "A malnourished...
- 10/29/2019
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Hey, "NCIS" fans. We hope you guys enjoyed tonight episode 21 of this current season 16. We know you had to wait a little longer to see it since CBS skipped airing it last week. Anyways, now that it's officially over and done with, it's time to see what the next, new episode 22 will have in store for you guys. As usual, we were able to get our hands on a CBS press release for episode 22. So, that is what we'll be referencing for this spoiler session. To get things started, CBS' press release revealed that the producers decided to title the new episode 22,"... and Executioner." I know what you're thinking. Shouldn't there be something before the "and." Nope, that's really the whole title. I swear to God. Anyways, episode 22 sounds like it will feature some pretty interesting plotlines as the NCIS crew will eventually find out that a secret government bank account has been set up.
- 4/30/2019
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Hey, NCIS fans. We hope you guys enjoyed tonight's episode 17. Now that it's officially aired, it's time to take a look at what's in store for the next, new episode 18. The lovely folks over at CBS were kind enough to put out a press release for episode 18. So, that's what we'll be using to for this spoiler session. To get things started, CBS' press release revealed that episode 18 is entitled, "Mona Lisa." It sounds like episode 18 will certainly deliver some very interesting and strange situations, particularly for agent Torres. Apparently, he's going to wake up in a totally wrecked fishing boat with freaking blood all over him! That's right, guys, but it gets even worse. Torres also won't be able to remember the last 12 hours! The rest of the NCIS crew will try to help Torres recall what the hell happened to him during his latest, crazy outing. CBS' official description tells us,...
- 3/26/2019
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Hey, NCIS fans. We hope you guys enjoyed this past Tuesday's night's episode 13. Now that it's in the books, It's time to go over what's in store for the next, new episode 14. Thanks to the kind folks over at CBS, we are able to do just that. They recently put out a new press release for episode 14. It reveals that episode 14 is entitled, "Once Upon A Tim." So,that definitely cleverly reveals that this will be a Tim McGee-centric episode. It definitely sounds like episode 14 will feature a ton of drama and intrigue as Tim visits his old high school and discovers a very unique password from his past is actually linked to a murder! Nope, I'm not kidding. A freaking murder, guys! Things will only get more crazy from there because an intruder will end up breaking into Tim's house with the intent of trying to steal Tim's computer...
- 2/15/2019
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Recently, CBS dropped these 4, new sneak peek/spoiler clips (below) for their upcoming "Scorpion" episode 18 of season 1, and they give us new looks at some pretty crazy and intense stuff as Walter and company are spotted having weird run-ins with animals. They start punching each other. Also, a World War 3 could start, and more! The episode is titled, "Once Bitten, Twice Die." The official plot description for episode 18, reads like this: When a conflict in eastern Europe threatens to escalate, team Scorpion is going to get called on to help facilitate secret peace talks to prevent World War III. Plot description number 2: When a conflict in Eastern Europe threatens to escalate, Team Scorpion will get called on to help facilitate secret peace talks to prevent World War III. The episode was written by David J. North, and it was directed by Guy Ferland. Episode 18 is set to air tomorrow night,...
- 3/8/2015
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Recently, CBS released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Scorpion" episode 18 of season 1. The episode is entitled, "Twice Die," and it turns out that we're going to see some very interesting and dramatic stuff go down when the Scorpion crew gets called in to try and stop a possible World War III from taking place, and more! In the new, 18th episode press release: When a conflict in eastern Europe threatens to escalate, team Scorpion is going to get called on to help facilitate secret peace talks to prevent World War III. Press release number 2: When a conflict in Eastern Europe threatens to escalate, Team Scorpion will get called on to help facilitate secret peace talks to prevent World War III. The episode was written by David J. North, and it was directed by Guy Ferland. Episode 18 is set to air on Monday night, March 9th at 8pm central time on CBS.
- 2/23/2015
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
Recently, CBS released the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "NCIS" episode 22 of season 5. The episode is called, "One More Chance," and it sounds like things will get quite intriguing as the team's newest cases will involve two different dilemmas that are possibly linked, and more. In the new, 22nd episode press release: When the software for a highly sought-after unmanned aerial vehicle is stolen and the lead engineer's 10-year-old daughter goes missing, Sam is going to be convinced the two are related. Press release number 2: Sam will be convinced that the theft of software for a new unmanned aerial vehicle, is connected with the disappearance of the lead engineer's 10-year-old daughter, who is also a girl Sam once provided protection detail for in Saudi Arabia. Guest stars will feature: Kristen Ariza (Jessica Peyton), Lawrence Kao (John Stikler), Darri Ingolfsson (Dr. Nolan Milhouse)Dan Glenn (Man #1), Storm Reid...
- 4/15/2014
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
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