CBS orders ‘NCIS’ prequel, Mark Harmon returns
Mark Harmon fans rejoice, because the NCIS the universe is expanding once again and the actor will play an active role in the new show.
CBS announced on Friday, January 7 that the NCIS prequel series NCIS: Origins has been ordered as part of the 2024-2025 broadcast season. The show begins in 1991 and follows the life of a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs, the character Harmon, 72, created in 2003.
The prequel takes viewers along with Gibbs as he “begins his career as a newly created 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” , according to the official logline. .
Although Harmon will not play young Gibbs, the network confirmed that he will narrate the series. The actor will also serve as an executive producer on the project alongside his eldest son. Sean Harmon.
The NCIS family continues to grow – with a total of six shows within the franchise as of 2023. While many fans may think that the naval intelligence-based franchise started with NCIS, that is not the case. NCIS’s flagship show was actually JAG, which debuted on NBC in 1995. The series followed military lawyers […]
“We are excited and honored to continue the company’s expansion NCIS universe in such a unique and unexpected way,” said CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach said in a press release. “Viewers can look forward to Mark Harmon’s return to CBS to tell the complex and mysterious backstory of Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ early years in NCIS: Originswhich will build on this character’s rich legacy while reintroducing favorite characters and meeting new ones.”
Mark and Sean, 35, were integral to the concept for the latest NCIS story to life. They will work alongside fellow executive producers and co-showrunners Gina Lucita Monreal And David J. North.
“The character of Gibbs has been an important part of my life for 20 years, both from watching my father play the role and from having the honor of playing young Gibbs myself,” Sean said in a statement. “I’ve always felt there was a story worth telling about his earlier years, so I’m thrilled to have a producing role alongside Gina, David and my father as we tell this story and create a reveal a new side of this beloved character.”
After having to postpone their traditional primetime TV lineups in the fall due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, networks are preparing for an even bigger 2024. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike ended in September after nearly five months, culminating in better results. wage and labor legislation for its members. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation […]
Mark made his NCIS debuted as Gibbs in 2003. He continued to star in the drama for 18 years until leaving the series in 2021. His final appearance was in the season 19 episode “Great Wide Open,” when Gibbs symbolically passed the torch to Timothy McGee (Sean Murray) by choosing to remain in Alaska and not return to Washington, DC
“What has always drawn me here is the character I play and keeping it fresh and challenging,” Mark said of his departure in an August 2022 interview that was featured in the season 19 DVD release, per Entertainment tonight. “Plot-wise, this character has taken the path it has.”
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He reassured fans at the time that Agent Gibbs was still in the film NCIS universe. “I’m not retired,” Mark explained. “As far as I know, the character lives in Alaska.”
While NCIS is the most iconic entry in the franchise, it was actually a spin-off from JAGwhich debuted on NBC in 1995. The sea drama introduced fans to Gibbs during the season 8 finale in 2003.
NCIS has since inspired many successful spin-offs, including NCIS: Los Angeles And NCIS: New Orleansthat are no longer in the air. NCIS: Hawaii premiered in September 2021, and NCIS: Sydney aired in the US in November 2023.