{"id":558,"date":"2024-11-26T20:57:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T20:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=558"},"modified":"2024-11-26T20:57:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T20:57:15","slug":"the-tony-ziva-ncis-spinoff-heres-everything-we-know-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=558","title":{"rendered":"The Tony\/Ziva NCIS Spinoff: Here\u2019s Everything We Know (So Far)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stop us if you\u2019ve heard this one before, but\u2026 \u201ca new\u00a0NCIS<\/em>\u00a0spinoff is on the horizon.\u201d\u00a0This<\/em>\u00a0one, however, will revolve around no less than (former Very Special Agent) Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David aka the iconic TV supercouple known as #Tiva.<\/p>\n

John McNamara, whose past TV credits include co-creating\u00a0Profit<\/em>,\u00a0Fastlane<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0The Magicians<\/em>, penned the new series\u2019 premiere and will serve as showrunner.<\/p>\n

NCIS<\/em>\u00a0vets\u00a0Michael Weatherly<\/a><\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0Cote de Pablo<\/a><\/span><\/span>, who will reprise their roles in the spinoff, said in a joint statement, \u201cWe\u2019ve been talking about this story for many years, and now with John McNamara at the helm, we are ready. The world of Tony and Ziva (and daughter Tali) promises to be an action-packed roller coaster fueled by love, danger, tears and laughter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Added showrunner McNamara, \u201cI\u2019m incredibly excited to step into the NCIS universe with Cote and Michael, and thrilled to explore it from a few new angles.\u201d<\/p>\n

What all do we know about the #Tiva spinoff at this early stage? A good amount\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Remind Me, Where Did #Tiva Leave Off\u2026?<\/h2>\n
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Remind Me, Where Did #Tiva Leave Off\u2026?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As\u00a0NCIS<\/em>\u00a0Season 11 opened, it was revealed that at the start of the four-month time jump that ended Season 10, DiNozzo had made tracks for Israel to find a disappeared Ziva. Eventually, he came to realize that Ziva was inflicting on herself a penance of sorts, for killing a childhood friend\u2019s half-brother (and other trespasses).<\/p>\n

As the hour closed, we found Tony and Ziva at a small airport, at night, with the former set to head back home.\u00a0Alone<\/em>. \u201cWhat will I tell people?\u201d he asked. \u201cThat you were right,\u201d Ziva answered. \u201cThat I have to start over.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before parting ways, Ziva started, \u201cTony, you are\u00a0so<\/em>\u2026.\u201d \u201cHandsome? Funny?\u201d\u00a0Loved<\/em>. They shared a long, warm kiss, after which Tony walked away, shaking his head: \u201cThis is not easy\u2026 The hardest 180 of my life.\u201d Tears streamed down Ziva\u2019s cheeks, followed by a smile acknowledging a bittersweet affection, as Tony waved goodbye from the plane. (Read full recap<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

And Where Did Tony and Ziva Each Leave Off?<\/h2>\n
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Ziva was\u00a0reported dead<\/a>\u00a0toward the end of Season 13, killed in a bombing of the David family farmhouse in Israel. Tony understandably spiraled, to a degree that Gibbs sent him home. When DiNozzo returned to work the next day, a pint-sized bombshell awaited him, introduced by Mossad director Orli Elbaz: Tali, a daughter that Ziva had given birth to years prior, with Tony the \u201conly biological possibility\u201d as dad.<\/p>\n

Tony in turn left Gibbs\u2019 team<\/a>\u00a0at the end of Season 13, to go raise his and \u201cdearly departed\u201d Ziva\u2019s daughter. \u201cI\u2019m everything to that little girl now, and I\u2019ve never been anybody\u2019s everything before,\u201d he explained to Gibbs. \u201cYou gotta do whatcha gotta do,\u201d Gibbs nodded, before delivering a rare hug. DiNozzo said his next stop was Israel, to get some answers, and then a visit to the Paris that Ziva \u201cloves\u201d (present tense, hmm).<\/p>\n

Fun fact: Weatherly and de Pablo watched that finale\/sendoff together:<\/p>\n

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