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CBS surprised NCIS fans with the announcement of a new spin-off earlier this week. NCIS: New York will feature LL Cool J and Scott Caan. Viewers will see LL Cool J return to the franchise this season with two appearances on NCIS to help set up the new series.
LL Cool J is reprising his NCIS: Los Angeles role, but Caan will play a new character. The pair have appeared together as Caan’s previous CBS role in Hawaii Five-0 and LL Cool J’s NCIS: Los Angeles in a crossover, but the pair don’t see that as a problem for working together on the new series.
The plot of NCIS: New York is described as follows, according to Deadline:
“NCIS Agent Sam Hanna (LL Cool J) returns to his hometown of New York City to their field office, partnering with a roguish agent (Caan) and helping lead a new team as they are tasked with high-stakes missions to defend one of the world’s most vital cities and ports.”
As for the series, R. Scott Gemmill is behind the series, and it was put together quite quickly. It was a five-month period from the early discussions to the order for next season. Gemmill said the following about the series:
“They came to me and said that they were thinking about doing an NCIS: New York with Todd, and I said, I’m in. That’s all it takes.
Todd’s from New York, so it was great. And it’s as if his character is going back home, as if Todd himself is going back home. New York is the burning center of the universe, so I was just excited and happy to be asked to be a part of it. And I jumped at the chance.”
The premiere date for the new NCIS spin-off will be announced later. The series will possibly have a 22-episode first season.
What do you think? Will you watch this new series?
Cannot wait! Love these two actors!
I have been a fan of the NCIS shows from the beginning (with the exception of Origins & NCIS Sydney) I haven’t watched them since the unfair cancelation of NCIS Hawaii. I don’t feel the New York show is a good idea. There’s already too many shows based in New York. You’ve got FBI and CIA, which are great shows. They don’t need another one on the network, in the same city. Viewers do like to see other scenery. NCIS Hawaii should have been given more of a chance. It was a great show and their casting crew was treated… Read more »
For sure I am planning on watching the new NCIS New York. Can’t wait.
I will watch. I miss ncis la.
Will not watch. They should have selected Vanessa Lachey from Hawaii and some others from the show. It had good ratings. I dislike Scott and LL just isn’t a good actor, even though he’s a nice person. CBS needs totally new leadership.
You don’t see it as a problem.
It’s the viewer that sees it as a problem and you are counting on us to believe this nonsense.
There are many other actors that were let go in recent NCIS shows, that could’ve been chosen instead.
I think you have insulted the intelligence of your loyal viewers and it may prove telling when the viewing figures are released.
Tony & Ziva could’ve been extended to a second season but you chose this.
Vanessa Lachey and her crew would have suited too.
We all know every show is filmed at Clarita Studios.