Paramount+ announced today a new series order for the next chapter in the “NCIS” franchise, starring Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly. (Yay!)
Hooray! Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly are reuniting on screen for the first time in ten years — reprising their roles as fan-favorite characters Ziva David and Tony DiNozzo for the brand-new, as-yet untitled, ten-episode NCIS spinoff series!
De Pablo and Weatherly will serve as executive producers alongside John McNamara (Trumbo, The Magicians), who wrote the premiere episode and will serve as showrunner. Laurie Lieser, Christina Strain, and Shelley Meals also will executive produce.
After Ziva’s supposed death, Tony left the NCIS team to go raise their daughter. Years later, Ziva was discovered alive, leading her to complete one final mission with NCIS before she was reunited with Tony and their daughter in Paris. Since then — and where we find them in the new Paramount+ original series — Tony and Ziva have been raising their daughter, Tali, together. When Tony’s security company is attacked, they must go on the run across Europe, try to figure out who is after them, and maybe even learn to trust each other again so that they can finally have their unconventional happily ever after.
Said said Weatherly and de Pablo:
“We’ve been talking about this story for many years, and now with John McNamara at the helm, we are ready. The world of Tony and Ziva (and daughter Tali) promises to be an action-packed roller coaster fueled by love, danger, tears and laughter. We also want to acknowledge and thank the fans from around the world who supported the ‘TIVA’ movement for years. To this day, they say hello in grocery stores and on the street to tell us how much these characters mean to them and ask what Tony and Ziva are up to now. This is for you!”
“NCIS” is the world’s most successful television franchise. In the 2022-2023 TV season, it’s estimated that the franchise had more than 300 million viewers around the world across all platforms, including broadcast, cable, streaming and syndication (according to Nielsen and internal data). Since the launch of Paramount+, the “NCIS” franchise has consistently ranked among the top five franchises on the service in terms of hours consumed. In spring 2024, “NCIS” will celebrate its 1,000th episode across the franchise.
Production of the new NCIS spinoff is slated to start production later this year. Stay tuned for updates.
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