As the mainline show forges ahead without the longtime star, Mark Harmon is officially returning to the NCIS universe. Harmon led the cast of the CBS police procedural as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, leader of the team of investigators for the titular naval agency. Having carried on the role from its original show, JAG, Harmon ultimately departed NCIS in season 19, with Gary Cole’s Alden Parker filling in his role.
Just over two years after his emotional exit, Deadline has brought word that Harmon is now set to return to the NCIS universe with a new spinoff show. Subtitled Origins, the title will act as a prequel exploring Gibbs’ early days with the agency in the ’90s, having been freshly appointed a special agent at NCIS Camp Pendleton alongside agency legend Mike Franks. Harmon will narrate the show and executive produce with his son Sean Harmon, who played a younger version of Gibbs in flashbacks, though will not be reprising the role. Veteran show writers David J. North and Gina Lucita Monreal are co-writing the premiere and co-showrun the project, with the former also continuing as co-showrunner on the main NCIS with Steven D. Binder.
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