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Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Action, Crime, Thriller
Season	1
Episodes	16
Release date	October 14, 2024 – present
Running time	42min
Starring	Austin Stowell, Kyle Schmid, Mariel Molino, Tyla Abercrumbie, Diany Rodriguez, Caleb Foote
Narrated by	Mark Harmon
Directed by	Hanelle M. Culpepper, Niels Arden Oplev, John Terlesky, Pete Chatmon, Lionel Coleman, Jessica Lowrey, Edward Ornelas, Loren Yaconelli, Anya Adams, Ruben Garcia
Written by	Gina Lucita Monreal, David J. North, Daniel J. Egbert, Rafael Samano, Stephen Day, Wei Ling Chang, Brendan Fehily, Thomas Aguilar, Michael J. Ballin, Margarita Matthews, Shalisha Francis, Jon Worley, Jennifer Corbett
Produced by	Michele Greco, Thomas Aguilar, Michael J. Ballin, Margarita Matthews, Joanie L. Woehler
Executive producers	Mark Harmon, Sean Harmon, Gina Lucita Monreal, David J. North
Edited by	Brian Wessel, Kyle Keris, Mats Abbott, Imelda Betiong, Tirsa Hackshaw, Keith Henderson, Matthew Wingard.
Music by	Deana Kiner, Kevin Kiner, Sean Kiner.
Casting By	Krysti Baxter, Meredith Goble, Jason Kennedy
Production Design by	Rusty Smith
Art Direction by	Katia Najera
Set Decoration by	Lisa Bazadona
Costume Design by	Jill M. Ohanneson
Production Company	J. Bird Ceci Bear Productions Wings Productions CBS Studios
Original Network	CBS

NCIS: Origins Cast & Characters

Main
- 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 reprises his role as the older Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a now-retired veteran NCIS agent who narrates the series.
- 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.
- Mariel Molino as Special Agent Cecilia “Lala” Dominguez, a former Marine determined to stand out in the male-dominated workplace.
- Tyla Abercrumbie as Field Operation Support Officer Mary Jo Hayes, 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.
- Caleb Foote as Special Agent Bernard “Randy” Randolf, the team’s golden boy.
Recurring
- Tonantzin Carmelo as Tish Kwa’la, Mike Franks’ ex-girlfriend.
- Patrick Fischler as Special Agent in Charge Cliff Wheeler, head of NIS’s Pendleton Office.
- Julian Black Antelope as Chief Medical Examiner Témet Téngalkat, an unfazed, experienced ME, with ties to NIS.
- Michael Harney as Richard Kowalski, Evidence Custodian, who used to be Army chaplain.
- Daniel Bellomy as Herman “Herm” Daniels, a NIS agent acting as the Evidence Custodian’s assistant.
- Bobby Moynihan as Woodrow “Woody” Browne, a forensic analyst.
- Ely Henry as Philip Elertson, a chemist who works with Woody.
- Matthew Henerson as Carl Loughlin, an NIS agent.
- Eric Normington as Roger Murphy, a former NIS agent who had a gambling problem.
- Aaron Wilton as Special Agent JJ Henneberry, an NIS agent.
- Marisa Baram as Gail Price, an NIS secretary.
- Robert Taylor as Jackson Gibbs, Jethro’s father. The character was played by Ralph Waite in the original series before his death in 2014.
- Jared Bankens as Jamison “Bugs” Boyd, a criminal profiled by Vera.
- Lori Petty as Dr. Lenora Friedman, an assistant medical examiner.
Guest
- Lucas Dixon as FBI Special Agent Tobias C. Fornell. Joe Spano played the character in original series.

NCIS: Origins Storyline

NCIS: Origins follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stowell) in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and is narrated by the older Gibbs (Mark Harmon). 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 (Kyle Schmid).

About NCIS: Origins TV Series

NCIS: Origins is an American crime thriller action television series featuring Mariel Molino, Kyle Schmid, Diany Rodriguez, Austin Stowell, and Tyla Abercrumbie.

This is the second guest starring in an NCIS series for the lead of the series, Austin Stowell. He was a marine on Season 2, Episode 4 “Special Delivery” of NCIS: LA in 2010. He was among the top suspects for the killing of one of the marines in his group in the episode.

It is the sixth television series of the NCIS franchise and the prequel of the first show and is about Leroy Jethro Gibbs’s early life as an investigative agent in the series.

NCIS: Origins was announced in January 2024, with franchise favorites 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.

Austin. Stowell was hired in March 2024 to play Gibbs. Mariel Molino, Kyle Schmid, Tyla Abercrombie, and Diany Rodriguez completed the main cast in March. Lori Petty and Bobby Moynihan joined the cast in July 2024.

The show is filmed on a 1990s period replica Camp Pendleton set, which was built at Fort MacArthur, an old Army base in San Pedro.

NCIS: Origins Release Date

The series premiered on October 14, 2024, on CBS. The first season will consist of 18 episodes.

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NCIS: Origins Episodes

Episode	Title	Air Date	Synopsis
1	“Enter Sandman”	Mon, Oct 14, 2024	In 1991 young Leroy J. Gibbs begins his new assignment in the NIS Department at Camp Pendleton. As a Probie, his first case is working with his future mentor, a young Mike Franks on a sniper investigation.
2	“Enter Sandman, Part 2”	Mon, Oct 14, 2024	In 1991 a young Leroy J. Gibbs as a new NIS Agent at Camp Pendleton continues to investigate the case of a sniper with his future mentor young Mike Franks.
3	“Bend, Don’t Break”	Mon, Oct 21, 2024	A murder near Camp Pendleton leads Gibbs and the team to a suburban mall in San Diego, where Gibbs takes matters into his own hands. Jackson Gibbs pays Franks an unexpected visit.
4	“All’s Not Lost”	Mon, Oct 28, 2024	Still grieving the loss of his wife and daughter, Gibbs helps the team work a case involving a missing girl; the moment that irrevocably changed Gibbs’ life is revealed.
5	“Last Rites”	Mon, Nov 4, 2024	With the countdown on to an execution, Franks races to extricate the location of a missing body from a death row inmate and honor a promise he made to the victim’s sister before time runs out.
6	“Incognito”	Mon, Nov 11, 2024	Gibbs goes undercover for the first time with Lala as NIS works the case of a dead Navy seaman who may have been sharing top-secret intel that poses a threat to national security.
7	“One Flew Over”	Wed, Nov 25, 2024	NIS investigates the murder of a dementia-afflicted Jane Doe. Also, flashbacks reveal the first time Gibbs met Franks.
8	“Sick as Our Secrets”	Wed, Dec 2, 2024	Gibbs and the team investigate the case of a Navy priest who was killed in the confessional booth; Randy shows Gibbs the ropes of working a protective detail.
9	“Vivo o Muerto”	Wed, Dec 9, 2024	The case of a missing woman who disappeared after a night of clubbing with a Navy seaman takes the team to Mexico, where they learn of a possible connection to Gibbs’ past.
10	“Blue Bayou”	Mon, Dec 16, 2024	As Leroy Jethro Gibbs prepares for his first Christmas without his wife and daughter, flashbacks reveal the unlikely journey that led to his first day on the job as a special agent.
11	“Flight of Icarus”	Mon, Jan 27, 2025	The team investigate the death of a famed Marine commander’s son. A key part of Frank’s family past is revealed.
12	“Touchstones”	Mon, Feb 3, 2025	When the evidence room is broken into and significant cash goes missing, the team looks into a connection to a recent case; Lala opens up to Gibbs; Kowalski struggles to move forward.
13	“Monsoon”	Mon, Feb 10, 2025	The team investigates the brutal murder of a veteran who fell on hard times after serving in Vietnam, leading Franks to reflect on his own struggles following the war. Gibbs considers a new path forward.
14	“To Have and To Hold”	Mon, Mar 24, 20	The team works the case of an investment advisor found dead shortly after her release from prison. Also, Mary Jo is left reeling by an unexpected development in her personal life.
15	“From the Ashes”	Mon, Mar 31, 2025	The team investigates the brutal murder of a military sergeant found burned in her car, a case Franks suspects could have a connection to the assault of his estranged wife, Tish.
16	“Bugs”	Mon, Apr 14, 2025	Vera receives an unexpected call from Bugs, who claims he’s ready to answer more questions, but after that, he has suddenly changed his mind, prompting the team to reconsider the case and race against the clock to try and stop another tragedy.
17	“Darlin’, Don’t Refrain”	Mon, Apr 21, 2025	After the shocking developments in the Sandman case, the team works with the FBI to investigate further. While Wheeler struggles to hold onto his job, his family reaches a crisis point.
18	“Cecilia “	Mon, Apr 28, 2025	When the murder of Pedro Hernandez is unearthed, Gibbs faces a reckoning but when he needs his team most, the loyalty of one is brought into question.