When Is the 'NCIS'-'NCIS: Origins' Crossover Airing? Episode Date, Details & Teasers Revealed for Mark Harmon's Return as Gibbs!
Mark Harmon is back as Gibbs in a special guest appearance for the NCIS and NCIS: Origins crossover event, happening tonight (Tuesday, November 11) on CBS!
The crossover event begins at 8 p.m. ET on NCIS: Origins with the episode “Funny How Time Slips Away.”
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Here’s a synopsis: When a naval officer mysteriously dies in the ‘90s, Gibbs (Austin Stowell) and the team travel to the small dust-blown town of Serenity, Calif., where they encounter secret-harboring residents, an uncooperative sheriff and an investigation that will reverberate for decades, on the first part of the NCIS crossover event on NCIS: Origins.
The action continues in “Now and Then,” the thrilling conclusion to the decades-spanning crossover event on NCIS at 9 p.m. ET.
Roma Maffia also guest stars as Retired NCIS Special Agent Vera Strickland!
Here’s a synopsis: A prison break by an inmate who had just three weeks left on a sentence compels the team to reopen the case of a naval officer’s death that was originally investigated by Gibbs and Franks in the ‘90s, and enlist the help of retired special agent Vera Strickland (Maffia). Also, the team has different views on what to include in a special Navy time capsule.t.
“Four years ago, Gibbs disappeared to Alaska to live a life of solitude,” said co-showrunners and executive producers David J. North and Gina Lucita Monreal.
“We know how much fans have missed seeing Mark and have wondered what Gibbs is up to today. Well, on Nov. 11, we’re so excited to announce that Mark Harmon will return as Leroy Jethro Gibbs in the Origins hour of the NCIS crossover event. We don’t want to give too much away, but let’s just say Gibbs is no longer alone.”
“I’m very proud of the storytelling that David and Gina are doing on Origins,” the actor said. “They continue to push boundaries and dive deeper into the characters’ backstories. They came to me with an idea for Gibbs that I liked, and it seemed like a good time to check in with him. I hope fans enjoy it.”
If you don’t catch the episodes on TV, they’re also streaming on Paramount+ live and on demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs.