Even though NCIS: Los Angeles is over, LL Cool J is still sticking around the franchise as Sam Hanna. The actor and rapper made a surprise cameo in the season finale of NCIS: Hawai’i, which aired after the LA series finale. It was then revealed that Sam will be making appearances on the upcoming third season of the island-based spinoff, with LL serving as a recurring guest star. Now, with the SAG-AFTRA strike finally over, Hawai’i star Noah Mills is sharing his excitement over the franchise veteran joining the fold.
There still isn't much information regarding the specific role LL Cool J’s Sam has to play on NCIS: Hawai’i as well as just how many episodes he'll pop up in. The season finale saw him lending a hand to Vanessa Lachey’s Jane Tennant, so it seems he'll serve as a resource to her in some capacity, at the very least. Regardless, Noah Mills, who plays Tennant’s second-in-command Jesse Boone, told ET that he's pumped about the rapper joining the cast:
