{"id":4294,"date":"2026-03-07T01:11:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T01:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=4294"},"modified":"2026-03-07T01:11:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T01:11:16","slug":"emily-wickersham-explains-why-she-returned-as-ellie-bishop-on-ncis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=4294","title":{"rendered":"Emily Wickersham Explains Why She Returned as Ellie Bishop on NCIS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fans of\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0are finally getting the return they\u2019ve been waiting for \u2013\u00a0<strong>Emily Wickersham<\/strong>\u00a0is back as Ellie Bishop.<\/p>\n<p>The character, a former NSA analyst turned NCIS agent, was last seen in 2021 when she left the team for a secret CIA mission after sharing a memorable goodbye kiss with\u00a0<strong>Nick Torres<\/strong>. Now, nearly five years later, Bishop will reappear in the March 3 episode.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4295\" src=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FB_IMG_1772845821212-300x251.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FB_IMG_1772845821212-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FB_IMG_1772845821212-768x641.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FB_IMG_1772845821212.jpg 843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wickersham revealed that the opportunity to return came when the show\u2019s team simply asked her to reprise the role. She said coming back felt natural because the set and cast are so familiar to her, making the reunion especially meaningful.<\/p>\n<p>However, Bishop\u2019s return will not be a simple one. In the new storyline, she is reportedly wanted for cyberterr0rism, and\u00a0<strong>Jessica Knight<\/strong>\u00a0is assigned to track her down. Early previews suggest the situation will be complicated, particularly as Torres becomes caught in the middle.<\/p>\n<p>The actress also hinted that Bishop has changed significantly since leaving NCIS. Much like Wickersham\u2019s own life \u2013 which now includes motherhood \u2013 the character has experienced major developments during her time away, giving her a new layer of complexity.<\/p>\n<p>Although the episode may not answer every lingering question, Wickersham says fans can expect an emotional reunion and some fallout from Bishop\u2019s sudden return.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans of\u00a0NCIS\u00a0are finally getting the return they\u2019ve been waiting for \u2013\u00a0Emily Wickersham\u00a0is back as Ellie Bishop. The character, a former NSA analyst turned NCIS agent, was last&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4295,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4294"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4296,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4294\/revisions\/4296"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}