Tom Cruise made a surprise visit to the set of 'NCIS: Origins' at Paramount Studios, likely related to his ongoing film projects such as Top Gun 3 and Mission: Impossible, and was warmly received by the cast and crew, with references to his influence on the show's set design.
Austin Stowell has been cast as young Leroy Jethro Gibbs in CBS' new drama NCIS: Origins, a prequel to the NCIS series, set to air in the 2024-2025 broadcast season. The show, narrated by Mark Harmon, will follow Gibbs' early years as a special agent at the NIS Camp Pendleton office. The series is one of two new extensions of CBS Studios' NCIS franchise, alongside a Europe-set Tony & Ziva spinoff for Paramount+.