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NCIS: New York Sees LL Cool J, Scott Caan Teaming for New CBS Spinoff
CBS's NCIS: New York is bringing back two familiar faces to prime time, with LL Cool J (no stranger to "NCIS") and Scott Caan teaming up.
Article Summary
- LL Cool J and Scott Caan reunite as leads in the new CBS spinoff, NCIS: New York
- LL Cool J reprises his NCIS: Los Angeles role while Caan returns after Hawaii 5-0
- NCIS: New York is written by Scott Gemmill and showrun by Byron Balasco
- Expect major crossovers and familiar faces as NCIS expands its universe into New York
CBS has confirmed they will bring back a couple of familiar faces to the new NCIS: New York series, as LL Cool J and Scott Caan will star in the latest crime drama. Fans of the NCIS franchise will remember LL from NCIS: Los Angeles, where he played NCIS Senior Special Agent Sam Hanna for seven seasons. Meanwhile, Caan returns to the network after starring in the Hawaii 5-0 revival, which ran for 8 years.
According to Variety, the pilot for the new spinoff series was written by Scott Gemmill, an experienced hand on the series, having written all 14 seasons of NCIS: Los Angeles and serving as a showrunner for seven seasons. At the moment, Gemmill serves as writer and creator of The Pitt. What's more, Byron Balasco, who was a writer-producer on the CBS crime drama Without a Trace, as well as the creator of the Audience Network series Kingdom, is set to serve as a showrunner on NCIS: New York.
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- LOS ANGELES – JAN 18: LL Cool J at the Lip Sync Battle LIVE: A Michael Jackson Celebration at the Dolby Theater on January 18, 2018 in Los Angeles, CA (Shutterstock/Kathy Hutchins)
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- Scott Caan at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. January 16, 2011 Beverly Hills, CA Picture: Paul Smith / Featureflash (Shutterstock/Featureflash Photo Agency)
Taking the Navy Cops To The Big Apple in NCIS: New York
The NCIS series as a whole has had several spinoffs. Aside from the Los Angeles series, CBS has also run NCIS: New Orleans, starring Scott Bakula, for 7 seasons, as well as the Paramount+ exclusive show Tony & Ziva, which lasted only 1 season. We probably won't know until the series hits the upfronts how it will tie into the greater picture of the long-running crime drama's universe, but don't be shocked if you see a ton of crossover in its first season to get it started.
At a press briefing for the show, CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach said, "LL is like a member of our family at CBS, and he's done pop-ins at NCIS the last two years, and it's been really successful. And the opportunity for Sam Hanna, who is originally from New York but lived in LA for NCIS: LA, to send him back home felt like a really ripe creative space to play in."
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