Overview
- CBS unveiled a teaser trailer, first-look images and full casting and production credits on Tuesday, August 18, confirming that NCIS: New York will debut Tuesday, October 6 at 9 p.m.
- LL Cool J returns as Sam Hanna and also serves as an executive producer on the series.
- Scott Caan joins as Nick Schaeffer and the core New York field office cast includes Jennifer Beals, Jacqueline Byers, Shane Harper and Devin Druid.
- The premiere episode’s official logline says Sam returns to investigate the death of his friend and Navy reservist Jack Halloway, which provides the series’ initial investigative hook.
- Produced by CBS Studios with Byron Balasco as showrunner, the series will film on location in New York City and is scheduled to air between NCIS at 8 p.m. and NCIS: Origins at 10 p.m., a move that tightens CBS’s Tuesday franchise block and shifts Sam’s character into a distinct New York setting.