Overview
- Harmon’s on-screen return is confined to the NCIS: Origins segment of the two-hour event airing Tuesday, November 11 on CBS, with streaming on Paramount+ the next day.
- The crossover links a 1990s murder probed in Origins to a present-day reopening on NCIS, connecting the franchise’s timelines without revealing plot specifics.
- Showrunners David J. North and Gina Lucita Monreal say the episode offers a glimpse of Gibbs’ current life, teasing that he is no longer alone.
- Harmon said he accepted the guest spot because he liked the idea presented by the showrunners, describing it as a good moment to check in on Gibbs.
- The longtime star, who exited as a series regular in 2021 and remains an executive producer and narrator on Origins, told TV Insider he is open to more appearances but made no commitment.