NCIS: New York to premiere on CBS this October

CBS is launching the new spinoff series ‘NCIS: New York’ on October 6. The show features LL COOL J reprising his role as Special Agent Sam Hanna, who returns to his hometown to lead a new field office.

Joining the cast is Scott Caan as Special Agent Nick Schaeffer, Jennifer Beals as Assistant Special Agent in Charge Robyn Wells, Jacqueline Byers as Addison ‘Addy’ Ross, Shane Harper as Wyatt Sellers, and Devin Druid as tech specialist Sean Sullivan. The series is set to air alongside the original ‘NCIS’ and the prequel ‘NCIS: Origins’.

Showrunner Byron Balasco and LL COOL J have confirmed that the series will embrace the broader franchise universe, allowing for crossovers. Brian Dietzen is set to appear in the series, reprising his role as Dr. Jimmy Palmer from the original ‘NCIS’ series.