Overview
- Harmon surfaced in the opening minutes of NCIS: Origins on Nov. 11, marking a rare on-camera turn as Gibbs since his 2021 exit.
- The scene shows Gibbs in Alaska speaking to a dog, echoing producers’ tease that he is no longer alone.
- Visual effects de-age Harmon on screen to transition into Austin Stowell’s portrayal of a younger Gibbs.
- The two-part event ties a 1990s investigation to a present-day reopening after Tommy “Peaches” Mulligan’s prison escape, with legacy figures such as Vera Strickland returning.
- Harmon approved the creative idea, continues as an executive producer and Origins narrator, and has not committed to further appearances.