CBS Studios President David Stapf has revealed how the upcoming NCIS Tony and Ziva spinoff was conceived, and how the new show’s stars were involved. The procedural spinoff was announced earlier this year, with Michael Weatherly’s Tony DiNozzo and Cote de Pablo’s Ziva David reprising their roles from the original series. The show will air on Paramount+ instead of CBS, where most other spinoffs for the franchise reside.
Speaking with Deadline, Stapf revealed how the idea for the NCIS Tony and Ziva series came about. Citing Weatherly and de Pablo as the masterminds behind the project, he explained how their characters’ popularity coupled with their ideas for the show helped it get the green light.
