This is a story I don’t tell. This is the story… of her.” With those few words from Mark Harmon’s narrator Gibbs, CBS’ NCIS: Origins (airing Mondays at 10/9c) raised millions of eyebrows and got people looking at the prequel spinoff n a new way.

Origins introduces a brand new character in Lala Dominguez, but while she never appeared in the main NCIS series, the prequel reveals that she has a lasting impact on it. Mark Harmon has successfully returned to the CBS hit procedural franchise,

Origins two-part premiere “Enter Sandman” are ahead! NCIS: Origins has finally premiered on the 2024 TV schedule, mean the time has finally come to explore Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ life in 1991, just a few months after his first wife and daughter were murdered.

Long running series 'NCIS' spawns another spin-off with 'NCIS: Origins,' which delves into Gibbs' early years.

Paramount Global Content Distribution has landed in Cannes with a new NCIS for international buyers, NCIS: Origins. Ahead of the event, Deadline spoke to the team behind it: Mark Harmon, the original Leroy Jethro Gibbs and an exec producer on the new show,

Origins is great news for the franchise after his NCIS exit, but it also sets up a big problem for the prequel.

Mark Harmon remains an important component of the NCIS Universe, even though he is no longer starring on the flagship show. NCIS fans already knew Mark was part of the new prequel show, but nearly everyone thought it would only be behind the scenes.