{"id":4041,"date":"2025-12-21T18:44:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T18:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=4041"},"modified":"2025-12-21T18:44:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T18:44:18","slug":"cbs-makes-the-ncis-announcement-we-have-all-been-longing-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=4041","title":{"rendered":"CBS Makes the NCIS Announcement We Have All Been Longing For"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2025 has been a landmark year for\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0fans, filled with big firsts for the two-decade-old franchise. The year kicked off with\u00a0<em>NCIS: Tony and Ziva<\/em>, the first streaming spinoff starring Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo, marking their long-awaited on-screen reunion since 2013. The series quickly became a hit, leaving fans eager for a second season.<\/p>\n<p>CBS also made history this fall with its first-ever three-hour\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0block, featuring\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>,\u00a0<em>NCIS: Origins<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>NCIS: Sydney<\/em>\u00a0on Tuesday nights. Now, the network is gearing up for another milestone \u2013 the first crossover between\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>NCIS: Origins<\/em>, uniting two shows set in different timelines.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4042\" src=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1766342613387-300x243.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1766342613387-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1766342613387-768x623.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1766342613387.jpg 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The November 11 Veterans Day event will also feature the highly anticipated return of\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0legend\u00a0<strong>Mark Harmon<\/strong>\u00a0as Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Harmon, who narrates\u00a0<em>NCIS: Origins<\/em>\u00a0and last appeared on-screen in the 2024 premiere, will reprise his iconic role in the opening hour of the crossover, set within\u00a0<em>Origins<\/em>. It\u2019s his first on-screen appearance in the\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0universe since his 2021 exit in Season 19.<\/p>\n<p>The crossover will also bring back\u00a0<strong>Roma Maffia<\/strong>\u00a0as Special Agent Vera Strickland, alongside Diany Rodriguez, who plays her younger counterpart in\u00a0<em>Origins<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>CBS released the official synopsis, teasing how the two timelines will connect. In\u00a0<em>NCIS: Origins<\/em>\u00a0(airing at 8\/7c), Gibbs (Austin Stowell) and his 1990s team investigate the mysterious death of a naval officer in Serenity, California \u2013 a case that echoes into the future. 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