NCIS: Origins — next episode, cast and everything we know

Austin Stowell and Mariel Molino in NCIS: Origins (Image credit: Sonja Flemming/CBS)

NCIS has been one of the most successful CBS shows of all time. Across its flagship series and various spinoffs (NCIS: New Orleans, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: Hawai'i and NCIS: Sydney), there have been more than a thousand episodes of the NCIS team solving crimes. A brand-new spinoff is going to add to that number with NCIS: Origins.

As the name would suggest, NCIS: Origins is going back in time a bit, as the latest spinoff is set to be a prequel series focused around the most iconic character in the franchise, Leroy Jethro Gibbs, famously portrayed by Mark Harmon for more than 400 episodes in the original series. But what else lies in store for NCIS: Origins?

Read on to get all the information we you need on the new CBS crime drama.

NCIS: Origins next episode

NCIS: Origins is all new on Monday, December 8, at 10 pm ET/PT on CBS. Here is the official synopsis for the episode:

"The case of a missing woman who disappeared after a night of clubbing with a Navy seaman takes the team to Mexico, where they learn of a possible connection to Gibbs’ past."

In order to watch NCIS: Origins live, you must have access to CBS, which can be done if you have a traditional pay-TV provider, a TV antenna or a live TV streaming service that carries CBS (i.e., Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV). Paramount Plus is another option to watch NCIS: Origins, as all episodes will stream on the service on-demand the day after each new episode for all subscribers, but Paramount Plus with Showtime Subscribers can also tune in line.

NCIS: Origins cast

Stepping into Harmon's shoes to play the young Gibbs is going to be Austin Stowell. This is not Stowell's first time appearing on an NCIS show, as he previously guest-starred in an episode of NCIS: Los Angeles. Among his other credits are roles in Dolphin Tale, Whiplash, Bridge of Spies, Battle of the Sexes, 12 Strong, Catch-22 and A Friend of the Family.

Here are some of the other confirmed cast members and who they are playing:

Kyle Schmid (Big Sky) as Mike Franks
Mariel Molino (The Watchful Eye) as Special Agent Lala Dominguez
Tyla Abercrumbie (The Chi) as Field Operation Support Officer Mary Jo Sullivan
Diany Rodriguez (The Blacklist) as Special Agent Vera Strickland
Bobby Moynihan (Saturday Night Live) as Woodrow "Woody" Browne
Lori Petty (Orange Is the New Black) as Dr. Lenora Friedman

Fans may also be pleased to know that Harmon is going to provide narration for the show.

NCIS: Origins plot

Here is the synopsis for NCIS: Origins provided by CBS:

"NCIS: Origins follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and is narrated by Mark Harmon. In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks."

David J. North and Gina Lucita Monreal, both long-time producers on NCIS, are serving as executive producers (along with Harmon) and showrunners for the new spinoff, including co-writing the first episode. Niels Arden Oplev, who has directed episodes of Vikings: Valhalla and FBI as well as the Swedish The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, is also an executive producer and is directing the pilot episode.