NCIS: Origins Cast & Character Guide
The cast of NCIS: Origins is in an exciting position to make NCIS history. The stars of the Leroy Jethro Gibbs prequel series will be the first actors cast in an NCIS spinoff positioned in the past. Mark Harmon played Jethro Gibbs in the original series, but Austin Stowell will take over the character in NCIS: Origins’ 1991 setting. Instead, Harmon will return to narrate the prequel story and is also part of the production as an executive producer with his son, Sean Harmon. Aside from Gibbs, NCIS: Origins story will bring back other familiar characters with new faces.
NCIS: Origins is the fifth spinoff in the NCIS franchise, but it is, in many ways, the first of its kind. It’s the first offshoot to expand on the story of an original NCIS character. The series will delve into the relationship between Gibbs and Special Agent Mike Franks, played by Muse Watson in the original show. The characters have a significant history to share, but NCIS: Origins will also introduce new elements and characters to the franchise. The show will mix seasoned storylines with new beginnings.