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Mark Harmon and Michael Weatherly will reunite on screen for the first time in a decade in the October 20 episode of NCIS: Origins. Showrunner David J. North confirmed that Gibbs returns to DC headquarters to seek help from DiNozzo, now the agency director, after being shot. The episode is part of a season-long arc and features no physical head-slapping due to their changed roles.
Mark Harmon and Michael Weatherly reunite onscreen for the first time in ten years in the October 20 episode of NCIS: Origins. The plot involves Gibbs returning to DC headquarters to seek help from DiNozzo, now the agency director, after being shot in Alaska. Fans anticipate callbacks to their long-standing partnership and confirmation that the characters remain in contact.
Mark Harmon and Michael Weatherly will reunite on screen for the first time in ten years in an upcoming episode of NCIS: Origins. The storyline involves Gibbs seeking help from DiNozzo, now the NCIS director, after being shot by unknown assailants. The episode is scheduled to air on October 20, 2026, and is expected to be a major event for fans of the franchise.
Mark Harmon and Michael Weatherly will reunite on screen for the first time in a decade in the October 20 episode of NCIS: Origins. The reunion follows Gibbs being shot in Alaska, prompting him to seek help from DiNozzo, who is now the NCIS director.
Mark Harmon and Michael Weatherly will reunite onscreen for the first time in ten years in the October 20 episode of NCIS: Origins. Harmon’s character, Gibbs, returns to the DC headquarters to seek help from Weatherly’s character, DiNozzo, who is now the agency director. The reunion follows Gibbs being shot in Alaska, prompting him to leave his retirement. The episode airs on CBS and Paramount+.
The third season of NCIS: Origins launched on CBS and Paramount+ on October 6, 2026, marking Mark Harmon's return as a series regular. The premiere connects the 2026 timeline, where Gibbs is shot in Alaska, with a 1992 storyline involving a Russian kidnapping plot. Showrunner David J. North confirmed that Gibbs leaves his remote home to protect a specific individual, while the 1992 arc resolves the fate of agent Randy and deepens the romance between Gibbs and Lala.
CBS will air NCIS, NCIS: New York, and NCIS: Origins back-to-back this fall; Michael Weatherly returns as Tony DiNozzo for a season-long arc on the mothership, while Mark Harmon appears in all 10 Origins episodes. Photos from table reads tease the three casts, including LL Cool J, Scott Caan, and Shane Harper for New York, and Austin Stowell, Kyle Schmid, Diany Rodriguez, Tyla Abercrumbie, Mariel Molino, and Caleb Foote for Origins.
An entertainment piece outlining five fan-driven wants for Tony DiNozzo’s NCIS Season 24 return: a Ziva-and-Tali reunion, Tony–McGee team-ups, a Gibbs cameo or call, Palmer conversations, and a nod to Vance’s funeral.
Variety reports that Mark Harmon will reprise Leroy Jethro Gibbs in a season-long arc of NCIS: Origins' Season 3, appearing in every episode as part of a present-day mystery tied to his 1990s Camp Pendleton days; Harmon also narrates and serves as an executive producer, with Austin Stowell portraying a young Gibbs as the prequel returns this fall alongside a cast including Kyle Schmid, Mariel Molino, Tyla Abercrumbie, Diany Rodriguez and Caleb Foote.
Mark Harmon returns as Leroy Jethro Gibbs for a season-long arc in NCIS: Origins Season 3, appearing in every episode and serving as an executive producer and narrator. The current-day mystery tied to his ’90s Camp Pendleton days was kicked off by a Season 2 crossover with NCIS, and Harmon’s revamped role marks the first time his character is central to the entire season. The cast includes Austin Stowell, Kyle Schmid, Mariel Molino, Tyla Abercrumbie, Diany Rodriguez, and Caleb Foote, with Season 3 slated to air on CBS in the fall, Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
Mark Harmon will make a full-time return to the NCIS-verse as Leroy Jethro Gibbs in NCIS: Origins Season 3, appearing in every episode, narrating and serving as an executive producer. The prequel will feature a serialized present-day mystery tied to Gibbs’ 1990s Camp Pendleton era, continuing the franchise’s shift toward serialized storytelling.
Mark Harmon will appear as the elder Gibbs in every episode of NCIS: Origins Season 3, alongside Austin Stowell’s younger Gibbs, as the prequel series returns this fall on CBS and Paramount+. Harmon also executive-produces and narrates, with the season tying a 1990s Camp Pendleton mystery to present events.
CBS is shortening episode counts for Fire Country (13-episode Season 5) as well as NCIS: Origins and NCIS: Sydney for the 2026–27 slate, with Matlock Season 3 returning midseason; Ghosts remains on a full-season order. The network is also planning new series (Cupertino, NCIS: New York, Eternally Yours) and shuffling primetime, including a notable showrunner departure from Fire Country.
Gina Lucita Monreal is leaving CBS’s NCIS: Origins after the current season, with co-showrunner David J. North remaining as the sole showrunner for Season 3. The NCIS prequel has been renewed and will return with new episodes on CBS March 3.
CBS has renewed the NCIS franchise: NCIS for Season 24, NCIS: Origins for Season 3, and NCIS: Sydney for Season 4, as part of a broader renewal day that also includes Tracker, Elsbeth, Matlock, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, Survivor and The Amazing Race.