The beauty of a franchise like NCIS is that there are many shows that are in the universe. This means that fans can sometimes look forward to characters from one show to pop up on another or do a crossover event. NCIS has been known to bring characters back, both from the Mothership and its spinoffs, some more than others. LL Cool J’s Special Agent Sam Hanna recurred on NCIS: Hawai’i after NCIS: Los Angeles ended, and he even returned to NCIS last season and will again on the 2026 TV schedule. But could they ever bring him back on a full-time basis?
The new promo for next week’s episode of NCIS confirmed that Sam is coming back once again. The rapper starred on NCIS: LA for all 14 seasons from 2009 to 2023, and as previously mentioned, he was a recurring guest on Hawai’i for its third and final season on the heels of LA’s end. For the first time since LA ended, LL Cool J appeared on NCIS towards the end of Season 22 last year, and for those who thought that would be it are wrong. Sam makes a surprise return in next week’s episode when he’s found at HQ:
