CBS brought none other than Leroy Gibbs back to primetime last fall, almost three years to the date from when Mark Harmon left NCIS as a series regular in 2021. The NCIS: Origins version of Gibbs is played by Austin Stowell, with the action set in the early years of the character's career. Despite Harmon appearing early on, the story belongs to the Gibbs who is just finding his footing at Camp Pendleton in 1991. Well, the series will include another first for the iconic TV character at some point after its return in the 2025 TV schedule, and the co-showrunner shared why she's "really excited" ahead of Season 2.
The show set the stage for the second season back in the spring with its shocking Season 1 finale twist, which aired after NCIS: Origins scored a renewal from CBS earlier in 2025. Gibbs certainly had some accomplishments by the end of Season 1, but he still has a ways to go before he matches the formidable Gibbs played by Mark Harmon in NCIS. Speaking with TVLine, co-showrunner Gina Lucita Monreal said:
