NCIS | |
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Season 21 | |
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Country of origin | United States |
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Original network | CBS |
Original release | February 12, 2024 |
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The upcoming twenty-first season of the American police procedural television drama series NCIS was announced on February 21, 2023, by CBS, which is set to premiere on February 12, 2024. This is the first season not to feature David McCallum as Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard due to his death on September 25, 2023.
Premise
NCIS revolves around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Based at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., the NCIS team is led by Supervisory Special Agent Alden Parker, an ex-FBI Special Agent and a skilled investigator.
Cast and characters
Main
- Sean Murray as Timothy McGee, NCIS Senior Special Agent, second in command of MCRT
- Wilmer Valderrama as Nick Torres, NCIS Special Agent
- Katrina Law as Jessica Knight, NCIS Special Agent
- Brian Dietzen as Dr. Jimmy Palmer, Chief Medical Examiner for NCIS
- Diona Reasonover as Kasie Hines, Forensic Specialist for NCIS
- Rocky Carroll as Leon Vance, NCIS Director
- Gary Cole as Alden Parker, Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) of the Major Case Response Team (MCRT) assigned to Washington's Navy Yard and a former Special Agent with the FBI
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [1] | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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458 | 1 | "Algún Día"[2] | Diana Valentine | Christopher J. Waild | February 12, 2024 | TBA | TBD |
459 | 2 | TBA | TBA | TBA | February 19, 2024 | TBA | TBD |
Production
On February 21, 2023, NCIS was renewed for a twenty-first season, which set to premiere on February 12, 2024. The production of the season was delayed due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in the United States.[3]
David McCallum, who played Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard in the show's first 20 seasons, died in September 2023. The second episode of the season will pay tribute to him.
References
- ↑ "Shows A-Z - ncis on cbs". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ↑ ""Algún Día"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Writers Rooms Reopen: 'Grey's', '9-1-1', 'NCIS', 'Abbott' & 'Yellowjackets' Among First Shows To Go Back To Work". Deadline.com. September 23, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.