NCIS: New York
American police procedural television series
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NCIS: New York is an upcoming American police procedural action crime drama television series scheduled to premiere on October 6, 2026 on CBS.[1] A spin-off of NCIS, the series will feature LL Cool J reprising his character of Sam Hanna from NCIS: Los Angeles, leading a team of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service based in New York City.
| NCIS: New York | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Based on | |
| Showrunner | Byron Balasco |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Byron Balasco Jason Barrett LL Cool J Paris Barclay R. Scott Gemmill |
| Running time | 44–45 minutes |
| Production companies | R. Scott Gemmill Productions Balasco Productions CBS Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | October 6, 2026 |
| Related | |
Premise
Sam Hanna (LL Cool J) – a former Special Agent of the Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles – returns to his hometown of New York City to lead a team of NCIS alongside a "roguish" partner, Nick Schaeffer (Scott Caan).[2]
Cast
Main
- LL Cool J as Sam Hanna, NCIS Senior Special Agent and ex–Navy SEAL and former second-in-command of the Office of Special Projects.
- Scott Caan as Nick Schaeffer, a roguish NCIS agent who becomes Hanna's new partner when he returns to New York.
- Jennifer Beals as Robyn Wells, the director of the NCIS New York field office who leads with her intuition and is widely respected by her team.
- Jacqueline Byers as Addison "Addy" Ross, an NCIS Special Agent who is a rock-solid, tough and resourceful agent with something to prove.
- Shane Harper as Wyatt Hill, an NCIS Special Agent who is fearless, sharp, highly skilled in the field and a hopeless romantic.
- Devin Druid as Sean Sullivan, an NCIS tech specialist who is witty and brilliant but resistant to authority.
Development
After the 2023 cancellation of NCIS: Los Angeles after 14 seasons, LL Cool J joined season 3 of NCIS: Hawaiʻi as a recurring guest star, reprising his character of Special Agent Sam Hanna. In late-2025, CBS Studios began to pitch a New York City–based spin-off focused on Hanna to LL Cool J. At his suggestion, CBS brought on R. Scott Gemmill—who had previously served as showrunner and executive producer of NCIS: Los Angeles—to write the pilot; he would draft the script during a Christmas break in production on The Pitt. Gemmill explained that he was excited by the project because it was a return "home" for both Hanna and LL Cool J, and because New York was "the burning center of the universe".[2] Byron Balasco was brought on as showrunner.[2] Scott Caan was cast as Hanna's partner; Caan had previously participated in an NCIS: Los Angeles crossover with Hawaii Five-0.[2]
On April 15, 2026, CBS announced that it had ordered NCIS: New York to series as part of its fall lineup for the 2026–27 television season.[3] LL Cool J explained that the show would "be a lot of fun", and have "a lot of sarcasm, lot of banter, lot of witty repartees, lot of New York. It's gonna be everything you need to get."[2] In July 2026, Jennifer Beals joined the cast as the female lead.[4]
