Mark Harmon’s Future NCIS Return & Potential Origins Appearance Addressed By CBS Exec
A CBS executive gets candid about the possibility of Mark Harmon appearing onscreen again as Leroy Jethro Gibbs in the evolving NCIS franchise. In its first two decades, Harmon served as the face of NCIS, spearheading the original team in the mothership series. While the franchise has moved on since Gibbs retired in NCIS season 19, he remains a fan-favorite, hence why conversations regarding whether he might come back have never really died down.
In the middle of NCIS’ continued expansion, which includes two forthcoming spinoffs, CBS’ Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach comments on the possibility of Harmon’s return in a new interview with Deadline. One of the upcoming projects is spearheaded by the actor; NCIS: Origins will tackle Gibbs’ early years at Camp Pendleton. While young Gibbs has been recast as Austin Stowell, Harmon will provide the narration, but there’s no word on whether he’ll appear in person. Read Reisenbach’s full comment below:
The door for Mark is always open, it’s really up to him. In terms of flash-forwards, I don’t think it’s something we’ve talked about, that doesn’t feel like the DNA of that show to me, at least right now. But you never know, when we’re in Season 10, we’re taking creative risks and having fun. So if that’s something Gina and David wanted to tackle down the road, we’d be open to it.
