The NCIS franchise is increasing as soon as extra — and bringing a really acquainted face again into the fold.
CBS has picked up NCIS: New York for the 2026-27 season. It’s the eighth present within the long-running franchise (or ninth should you embrace JAG, of which the unique NCIS is a by-product). Like all the opposite members of the NCIS-verse, the sequence comes from CBS Studios.
Long-time NCIS: Los Angeles star LL Cool J will return to the franchise, reprising his function as Sam Hanna. Scott Caan may also star as a “roguish agent” who leads the crew with Hanna.
The community introduced the sequence order Wednesday together with its schedule for the 2026-27 season. “When you’re home to the number one television franchise in the world, you must build on success and keep expanding the universe,” CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach informed reporters at a press occasion saying the schedule. “And quite frankly, our fans demand it.”
Another NCIS: LA alum, R. Scott Gemmill — creator of The Pitt — is writing the pilot and can govt produce with Byron Balasco (Kingdom, Without a Trace), who will function showrunner, LL Cool J and Jason Barrett.
NCIS: New York is ready to air on Tuesdays within the fall, sandwiched between the flagship sequence and NCIS: Origins. The different present sequence within the franchise, NCIS: Sydney, will take over for Origins at midseason.
NCIS: New York would be the third sequence within the franchise on which LL Cool J has been an everyday, following Los Angeles and the ultimate season of NCIS: Hawai’i in 2024. He’s additionally made visitor appearances on the unique present — and can accomplish that once more on April 21 and 28, CBS says.
