Kyle Schmid Says Mark Harmon’s ‘NCIS: Origins’ Return for Crossover ‘Elevates’ the Show

The upcoming NCIS and NCIS: Origins crossover brings Mark Harmon back onscreen as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, though his presence remains a constant part of the prequel. He serves as an executive producer and the narrator, with his voiceover bookending episodes.

But in the November 11 event, Harmon will be reprising his role with a special guest appearance in the Origins half of the crossover. It’s on the spinoff that he was last seen onscreen as well. He exited NCIS as a series regular (and remains an executive producer) in Season 19, with his character last seen in Alaska. Then, in Origins‘ series premiere, he appeared onscreen.

can’t tell you how much I love Mark. Mark has been doing this for 20 some odd years, and he saw something in our show that he wanted to believe in. And when you want to believe in something, it can be dangerous because you don’t know what it’s going to become. And thank God for [co-showrunners] David [J. North] and Gina [Lucita Monreal],” Kyle Schmid, who stars as Mike Franks on NCIS: Origins, tells TV Insider.