Overview

• Ajala will play an NYPD detective serving alongside Reid Scott’s Det. Vincent Riley.
• His first appearance arrives partway into the new run, with Riley working without a partner in the early episodes.
• Season 25 premieres Thursday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and streams the next day on Peacock.
• Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Odelya Halevi and Reid Scott are set to return.
• Brooks, who portrayed Det. Jalen Shaw for three seasons, has departed, and it remains unclear how the show will address his exit.