By its nature as a prequel, there are certain events in the NCIS canon that NCIS: Origins needs to either depict or at least acknowledge (though are instances of retconning). One of those coming up is the creation of the Fed 5, the team of law enforcement officers Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Mike Franks, NCIS: New Orleans’ Dwayne Pride, Felix Betts and Dan McLane. The Fed 5’s existence was revealed in the NCIS Season 11 two-parter “Crescent City,” which served as the backdoor pilot for New Orleans, and CinemaBlend received a surprising update on where things stand with Origins including this tie-in.
You may recall that in late May, about a month after the NCIS: Origins Season 1 finale aired, Gina Lucita Monreal confirmed that she and fellow showrunner David J. North were indeed making plans to address the Fed 5, saying that they “always have our eye on big canon.” When I spoke with these two during my interview focused around Origins’ crossover with NCIS, which aired on the 2025 TV schedule earlier this week, I asked if this tie-in will still happen, and Monreal told me:
