New NCIS Gibbs Prequel BTS Image Officially Fixes Its First Major Mark Harmon Mistake

Ahead of its premiere, NCIS: Origins has officially fixed its major Leroy Jethro Gibbs mistake as seen in a brand new behind-the-scenes image. A few years after Mark Harmon officially left the franchise, he is about to return via another project, although this doesn’t exactly mean him reprising his iconic role as Gibbs. Instead, Harmon will provide the narration for NCIS: Origins — a prequel spinoff series that tackles Gibbs’ earliest years in the agency. Young Gibbs has been recast with Austin Stowell, who takes over the role from Sean Harmon.

As the face of NCIS for almost two decades, Gibbs will always be attached to the police procedural. While his time on the main show as leader of the Major Case Response Team (MCRT) is done, there’s still more to his story, which will be told in NCIS: Origins. Some of those storylines were previously hinted at in the flagship series and the prequel has the chance to further explore them. Production for the show has just started, but while plot specifics remain tightly under wraps, a new behind-the-scenes image is a good sign of what’s to come.