Overview

• Mariel Molino’s recent Instagram posts from the Paramount lot signal that NCIS: Origins has officially started shooting its second season.
• Co-showrunners Gina Lucita Monreal and David J. North have reiterated that Season 2 will definitively reveal whether Special Agent Lala Dominguez survived the Season 1 finale.
• CBS has scheduled the new season to debut on October 14, 2025, airing Tuesdays at 9/8c between NCIS and NCIS: Sydney.
• Season 1 closed on April 28 with Lala flipping her Jeep after swerving to avoid a child, leaving her fate uncertain.
• Fans have speculated that Lala might return through flashbacks, dream sequences or a recovery arc based on Molino’s on-set presence.