Overview
- Monreal will depart at the end of the current season to focus on new projects, according to multiple outlets and her statement.
- Co-creator David J. North will remain with the series and lead Season 3 as the sole showrunner.
- CBS Entertainment chief Amy Reisenbach and CBS Studios president David Stapf issued a joint statement praising Monreal’s contributions.
- Monreal and North co-created the prequel, developed from a concept brought by executive producers Mark and Sean Harmon, with Austin Stowell portraying a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs.
- Season 2 returns with new episodes on March 3, and the series received an early renewal for Season 3 last week.