NCIS: Origins

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NCIS: Origins
Genre
StarringAustin Stowell
Narrated byMark Harmon
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production companyCBS Studios
Original release
NetworkCBS

NCIS: Origins is an upcoming American television series, and the sixth installment in the NCIS franchise. It is a prequel to the orginal series, focusing on the early investigative career of the show’s first lead character Leroy Jethro Gibbs.

Synopsis[edit]

“In the series, 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.”[1]

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

  • Austin Stowell as Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a newcomer to the Pendleton branch of the Naval Investigative Service, the precursor to NCIS.
    • Mark Harmon as the older Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a now veteran NCIS agent who narrates the series.
  • Mariel Molino as Special Agent Lala Dominguez, a former Marine determined to stand out in the male-dominated workplace.
  • Kyle Schmid as Special Agent Mike Franks, a seasoned agent and leader of the team. Franks was played by Muse Watson in the original series.
  • Tyla Abercrumbie as Field Operation Support Officer Mary Jo Sullivan, the self described “Head Secretary in Charge”.
  • Diany Rodriguez as Special Agent Vera Strickland, a tough, no-nonsense agent. Roma Maffia played the character in the original series.

Recurring[edit]

  • Daniel Bellomy as Special Agent Granville “Granny” Dawson, an probationary agent acting as the Evidence Custodian’s assistant.[2]
  • Caleb Martin Foote as Special Agent Benjamin “Randy” Randolf, the team’s golden boy.[2]
  • Robert Taylor as Jackson Gibbs, Jethro’s father. The character was played by Ralph Waite in the original series.[2]
  • Patrick Fischler as Special Agent in Charge Cliff Walker, head of NIS’s Pendleton branch.[3]
  • Julian Black Antelope as Chief Medical Examiner Kai Blackrock, an unfazed, experienced ME, with ties to NIS.

Production[edit]

NCIS: Origins was announced in January 2024, with franchise mainstays Gina Lucita Monreal and David J. North acting as showrunners. The series is executive produced by Mark Harmon and his son Sean Harmon, who had played a younger Gibbs in flashback sequences on the original show.[4]

Austin Stowell was cast as Gibbs in March.[1] Mariel Molino, Kyle Schmid, Tyla Abercrombie and Diany Rodriguez completed the main cast in March.[5][6][7]

Release[edit]

The series will air on CBS in the 2024-2025 season.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (March 4, 2024). "'NCIS: Origins' Finds Its Young Gibbs: Austin Stowell To Star In CBS Prequel Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Cordero, Rosy (April 18, 2024). "'NCIS: Origins' Casts Daniel Bellomy, Caleb Martin Foote & Robert Taylor In Recurring Roles". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Petski, Denise (May 8, 2024). "'NCIS: Origins' Prequel Adds Patrick Fischler & Julian Black Antelope To Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 5, 2024). "'NCIS: Origins' Prequel About Young Gibbs Ordered By CBS From Mark Harmon, Sean Harmon, Gina Lucita Monreal & David J. North". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 15, 2024). "'NCIS: Origins' Sets Mariel Molino To Join Austin Stowell In CBS Prequel Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 21, 2024). "'NCIS: Origins' Sets Kyle Schmid To Play Mike Franks In CBS Prequel Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 26, 2024). "'NCIS: Origins' Prequel Adds Tyla Abercrumbie & Diany Rodriguez To Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 2, 2024). "CBS 2024-25 Schedule: 'Tracker' Shifts, 'NCIS: Origins' & 'Georgie & Mandy' Succeed 'Hawai'i' & 'Young Sheldon', 'The Amazing Race' Held". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 15, 2024.

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