Check out the promo for NCIS Season 23 Episode 17 "Reboot" airing April 21 on CBS featuring an appearance by LL Cool J


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LL Cool J and Scott Caan to star in NCIS: New York (https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2026/04/15/ncis-new-york-ll-cool-j-cbs/89628824007/)

CBS has officially ordered (https://www.google.com/search?q=LL+Cool+J+and+Scott+Caan+to+star+in+NCIS%3A+New+York&oq=LL+Cool+J+and+Scott+Caan+to+star+in+NCIS%3A+New+York+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg80gEINjc3ajBqMTWoAgiwAgHxBU8kckycGqnA8QVPJHJMnBqpwA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) NCIS: New York, a new spin-off starring LL Cool J and Scott Caan, premiering in fall 2026. LL Cool J reprises his role as Agent Sam Hanna, returning to his NYC roots, while Caan plays a new lead character in a series focusing on high-stakes cases in the city and port.

LL Cool J and Scott Caan to star in NCIS: New York (https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2026/04/15/ncis-new-york-ll-cool-j-cbs/89628824007/)

CBS has officially ordered (https://www.google.com/search?q=LL+Cool+J+and+Scott+Caan+to+star+in+NCIS%3A+New+York&oq=LL+Cool+J+and+Scott+Caan+to+star+in+NCIS%3A+New+York+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg80gEINjc3ajBqMTWoAgiwAgHxBU8kckycGqnA8QVPJHJMnBqpwA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) NCIS: New York, a new spin-off starring LL Cool J and Scott Caan, premiering in fall 2026. LL Cool J reprises his role as Agent Sam Hanna, returning to his NYC roots, while Caan plays a new lead character in a series focusing on high-stakes cases in the city and port.

NCIS's New York Spinoff W/ Franchise Legend Has A Plot Hole Already Derailing Its Success (https://screenrant.com/ncis-new-york-ll-cool-j-scott-caan-hawaii-five-0-plot-hole/)

During CBS's FYC event for 2026, a new NCIS series set in New York has officially been announced, which is already breaking official canon.

LL Cool J and Scott Caan to star in NCIS: New York (https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2026/04/15/ncis-new-york-ll-cool-j-cbs/89628824007/)

CBS has officially ordered (https://www.google.com/search?q=LL+Cool+J+and+Scott+Caan+to+star+in+NCIS%3A+New+York&oq=LL+Cool+J+and+Scott+Caan+to+star+in+NCIS%3A+New+York+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg80gEINjc3ajBqMTWoAgiwAgHxBU8kckycGqnA8QVPJHJMnBqpwA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) NCIS: New York, a new spin-off starring LL Cool J and Scott Caan, premiering in fall 2026. LL Cool J reprises his role as Agent Sam Hanna, returning to his NYC roots, while Caan plays a new lead character in a series focusing on high-stakes cases in the city and port.

LL Cool J’s surprise NCIS: New York series came together quickly after years of CBS trying to bring his Sam Hanna back to TV (https://deadline.com/2026/04/ncis-new-york-spinoff-ll-cool-j-scott-caan-backstory-sam-hanna-1236862990/)

NCIS: New York came together very quickly, taking about five months from the first conversations with LL Cool J about it to a series greenlight ...

Jennifer Beals Joins LL Cool J & Scott Caan in "NCIS: New York"; Three Others Cast
by Nellie Andreeva
July 7, 2026


Jennifer Beals (The L Word) is set to star opposite leads LL Cool J and Scott Caan in "NCIS: New York", CBS’ latest installment in the hit crime drama franchise.

Jacqueline Byers (Salvation), Shane Harper (Power Book IV: Force) and Devin Druid (13 Reasons Why) also have been cast as series regulars in the crime drama, which is launching this fall as part of CBS’ NCIS-branded Tuesday lineup, streaming next day on Paramount+.




Beals will play the female lead — and Sam and Nick’s boss — Assistant Special Agent in Charge Robyn Wells, the director of the NCIS New York field office who leads with her intuition and is widely respected by her team.

Byers portrays NCIS Special Agent Addison “Addy” Ross, who is a rock-solid, tough and resourceful agent with something to prove.

Harper plays NCIS Special Agent Wyatt Hill, who is fearless, sharp, highly skilled in the field and a hopeless romantic.

Druid plays NCIS Tech Specialist Sean Sullivan, who is witty and brilliant but resistant to authority.

https://deadline.com/2026/07/jennifer-beals-ncis-new-york-cast-ll-cool-j-scott-caan-1236976108/

NCIS's New York Spinoff W/ Franchise Legend Has A Plot Hole Already Derailing Its Success (https://screenrant.com/ncis-new-york-ll-cool-j-scott-caan-hawaii-five-0-plot-hole/)

During CBS's FYC event for 2026, a new NCIS series set in New York has officially been announced, which is already breaking official canon.

https://screenrant.com/ncis-new-york-break-recasting-rule-cbs/CBS Breaks NCIS’s 31-Year Cardinal Rule For Its New Spinoff

NCIS is shockingly breaking a three-decade cardinal rule that applies to all of its installments for CBS's controversial new expansion series.