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‘NCIS: Origins’ Adds New Cast Members

Patrick Fischler and Julian Black Antelope have been cast in recurring roles in the upcoming ‘NCIS’ prequel.

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NCIS: ORIGINS follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stowell) in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and is narrated by Mark Harmon. In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid). NCIS: ORIGINS stars Austin Stowell as young Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Kyle Schmid as Mike Franks, Mariel Molino as Special Agent Lala Dominguez, Tyla Abercrumbie as Field Operation Support Officer Mary Jo Sullivan and Diany Rodriguez as Special Agent Vera Strickland. Flagship series star Mark Harmon will narrate and executive produce. In addition to Harmon, Sean Harmon, David J. North and Gina Lucita Monreal will executive produce, with North and Monreal co-writing the premiere episode and serving as co-showrunners. Niels Arden Oplev will executive produce and direct the pilot. The series is produced by CBS Studios. ©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Some new faces are joining NCIS: Origins. Deadline reports that Patrick Fischler and Julian Black Antelope will be recurring in the upcoming , premiering on CBS this fall. Mad Men star Fischler is set to play NCIS Special Agent in Charge Cliff Walker. He oversees the NIS Pendleton Office and puts his career on the line “to earn NIS Pendleton the respect it deserves” since the agency keeps getting pushed aside by bigger ones.

Prey star Black Antelope will portray Chief Medical Examiner Kai Blackrock, who works out of the San Diego County M.E.’s Office. He has complicated ties to NIS, which “force him to face his own vulnerabilities. Fischler and Black Antelope join the previously announced cast Austin Stowell, Mariel Molino, Kyle Schmid, Tyla Abercrumbie, and Diany Rodriguez. NCIS: Origins takes place in 1991 and follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling Camp Pendleton office and on a team led by the legendary Mike Franks.

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Along with Mad Men, Patrick Fischler is also known for Lost, Southland, Happy!, Mulholland Drive, American Fiction, One Upon a Time, The Black Dahlia, Nash Bridges, and many more. His most recent role was in the 2023 mystery drama The Mill. Meanwhile, Julian Black Antelope can also be seen can also be seen in Tribal, Thunderbird, The Secret History of: The Wild West, Blackstone, and others.

As of now, a premiere date has yet to be announced for NCIS: Origins. The series is part of CBS’ 2024 fall schedule, meaning that fans can expect it sometime later this year, hopefully in September or October. It will be taking over NCIS: Hawai’i‘s timeslot on Mondays at 10 p.m. ET following the Mothership after the spinoff’s surprise cancellation. It shouldn’t be long until a premiere date is announced, but fans will be happy to know that they will be reuniting with Gibbs very, very soon.

More actors are likely to be added to the cast for Origins as it gets close to the show’s premiere, and it’s going to be interesting to see if any more will be the younger version of an already-established . In the meantime, though, all 21 seasons of NCIS are streaming on Paramount+. That will surely keep viewers occupied for quite some time while waiting for Origins‘ highly-anticipated premiere.

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