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\tCBS made a bombshell announcement of new series in Wednesday’s fall 2026 schedule announcement. NCIS: New York<\/em> Emmy Award-winning film starring LL Cool J and Scott Caan the pit <\/em>The author is R. Scott Gemmill.<\/p>\n \n \tIt stars\/co-stars in one of the franchise’s spin-offs. NCIS: Los Angeles<\/em>LL Cool J stars\/co-stars in another spin-off of the same series, playing the same character, NCIS Agent Sam Hanna. The only other case that comes to mind is Law and Order: SVU<\/em>Christopher Meloni stars as Elliot Stabler Law and Order: Organized Crime<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tNCIS: New York<\/em> It took about five months from the first conversation about this with LL Cool J to the green light for the series, with a revised and completed script, a co-lead cast, a showrunner hired, and a deal in place for everyone involved.<\/p>\n \n\tRELATED: CBS boss talks about why network chose ‘NCIS: New York’ over ‘Tony & Ziva’ for next season<\/strong><\/p>\n \n \tHowever, due to this rapid adoption, CBS and NCIS<\/em> Franchise producer CBS Studios plans to keep Sam Hanna on TV in the future NCIS:LA <\/em>ended its 14-season run in May 2023. As a result, LL Cool J appeared. NCIS: Hawaii <\/em>and NCIS<\/em>. And before he started starring NCIS: New York<\/em>the actor and rapper is scheduled to make two more guest appearances on Mothership later this month. While they will hint at a new chapter for Sam Hanna, sources said they are not designed to set up a spinoff.<\/p>\n \n \t“There will be some lines in there that are set in New York,” LL Cool J told Deadline.<\/p>\n \n\tRelated: Season finale episode dates for series on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n \t\tTeam composition\t<\/h2>\n \n \tAfter launching two spin-offs in its first 17 years; NCIS<\/em>‘Run, NCIS:LA <\/em>and NCIS: New Orleans<\/em>this process has accelerated with the introduction of four offshoots in the past five years, two of which still air on CBS. NCIS: Sydney<\/em> And the first part NCIS: Origins.<\/em> <\/p>\n \n \tWith a focus on franchise-building under Paramount’s TV media chairman George Cheeks, who oversees CBS and CBS Studios, the studio always has at least one potential new installment of a major franchise in the works. <\/p>\n \n\tRelated: <\/strong>2026 TV show cancellation photo gallery: Series ending after this year<\/strong><\/p>\n \n \tSam Hanna has been identified as a person of interest in the case. NCIS <\/em>Conversations with LL Cool J about the spin-off that CBS Studios wanted to work on next, focusing on Sam’s hometown of New York, began last fall. After boarding the ship, NCIS:LA <\/em>Starr suggested approaching R. Scott Gemmill to write the screenplay.<\/p>\n \n \tGemmil is currently the creator, executive producer, and showrunner of HBO Max’s most critically acclaimed drama series of the past year. Mr. Pitt. <\/em>But before teaming up with John Wells and Noah Wyle on the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning medical drama, Gemmill was a writer and executive producer. NCIS: Los Angeles <\/em>Gemmill directed all 14 seasons, serving as creator, executive producer, and showrunner Shane Brennan’s number two for the first seven seasons before replacing Brennan when he resigned in 2016. Gemmill remained at the helm for the next seven seasons, and he and LL Cool J maintained a close relationship. <\/p>\n \n \tGemmill was approached just before Christmas, with CBS Studios president David Stapp, CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach, and their boss Cheeks all in agreement. <\/p>\n \n\tRelated: <\/strong>2026 TV Series Renewal Photo Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n \n \t\u201cThey came to me and said they were thinking of doing something. NCIS: New York<\/em> Gemmill said Wednesday night at CBS’s Upfront Party, referring to LL Cool J by his real middle name, which he uses in personal communications.<\/p>\n \n \tAs for why Gemmill immediately agreed, “It was great because Todd is from New York. And it’s as if his character is coming home, and Todd himself is coming home,” he said. \u201cNew York is the fiery center of the universe, so I was just excited and flattered to be asked to be a part of it, and I jumped at the chance.\u201d<\/p>\n \n \tLL Cool J is bicoastal, born and raised in New York. The exact shooting location has not been specified, but NCIS: New York<\/em> Filming will take place in and around New York. <\/p>\n \n \tGemmil wrote the first draft of the script during Christmas break. the pit <\/em>before returning to the show,<\/em> Season 2 wrapped this week on HBO Max, and production on Season 3 is expected to begin in June.<\/p>\n \n\tRELATED: Matt LeBlanc’s cop drama ‘Flint’ enters development room, drama ‘I Know Who You Are’ & comedy ‘Hilda!’ In Rights is also active on CBS<\/strong><\/p>\n \n \tAs the draft was revised, conversations began to focus on the co-protagonist characters. nice! NCIS:LA,<\/em> Sam Hanna was partnered with Grisha Cullen (Chris O’Donnell). NCIS: New York <\/em>He will also have a partner. <\/p>\n \n \tAccording to the official logline for the new offshoot, NCIS agent Sam Hanna (LL Cool J) returns to his hometown field office in New York City to help lead a new team and team up with a rogue agent (Khan) tasked with a high-stakes mission to protect one of the world’s most important cities and ports.<\/p>\n \n \t“It’s going to be a lot of fun, a lot of sarcasm, a lot of banter, a lot of witty replies, a lot of New York,” LL Cool J told Deadline on the red carpet at the CBS Upfront Party. “That’s going to be everything you need to get.”<\/p>\n \n\tRelated: <\/strong>2026-27 CBS Pilot Order<\/strong><\/p>\n \n \tAfter realizing that it was repeatedly stated that the best actor to play the partner was a Scott Caan type, executives at CBS and CBS Studios decided to reach out to the prototype themselves. Khan previously starred in another CBS\/CBS Studios procedural. Hawaii 5-0<\/em>lives in New York.<\/p>\n \n \t“Was it difficult to say yes to doing it?” asked Deadline at Paramount’s upfront party. NCIS: New York <\/em>“It was hard to say no,” Khan said of working with LL Cool J.<\/p>\n \n \tLL Cool J and Khan previously worked together in a film. NCIS: LA-Hawaii Five-0<\/em> The crossover became meta-historical as Khan played another character, Danno, alongside LL Cool J’s Sam Hanna.<\/p>\n \n \tLL Cool J quipped, “That’s called acting,” regarding Khan’s challenge of switching characters opposite Sam. <\/p>\n \n\tRelated: <\/strong>Emmy Award Winners for Best Drama Since 1960: Photo Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n \n \tThis week, the two showed off their good friendship by walking the red carpet and attending a party at CBS and Paramount’s Upfront event. And yes, their large height difference is quickly dealt with as a joke in the pilot.<\/p>\n \n \tConversations with Kahn had already begun just over a month ago, when another key member of the creative team came together at the recommendation of Stapp and vice president of CBS Studios Brian Seabury. kingdom<\/em> Creator Byron Balasco was approached to join as showrunner. (Gemil has a full-time showrunner job, so that was never an option) the pit<\/em>15 episodes are produced per year. )<\/p>\n \n \t\u201cIn fact, I first met Byron when he was a screenwriter on a movie. without a trace<\/em> “I was a baby executive, and I’m happy to have him on the series,” Mr. Reisenbach, who was a current executive at CBS before becoming entertainment president, said of Mr. Reisenbach, a former writer and producer of the station’s 2002 missing-person procedural. <\/p>\n \n\tRelated: <\/strong>First Emmy Award Winner for Best Comedy since 1952<\/strong><\/p>\n \n \tBalasco will likely write the next episode NCIS: New York,<\/em> I’ve heard that they’ve received orders for 20 episodes, but the final deal was just recently completed to announce the series this week, so things are still up in the air.<\/p>\n \n \tDespite his busy schedule, Gemmill hopes to remain involved. <\/p>\n \n \t“Byron Balasco will be running the show, so I’ll help out in any way I can,” he said.<\/p>\n \t\tExtend your streak\t<\/h2>\n \n \tDuring the announcement of the CBS schedule for fall 2026, Reisenbach used suspense for dramatic effect, leaving the 9pm slot on Tuesday’s lineup blank for a while before announcing it. NCIS: New York<\/em> He confidently expressed his joy that the network was able to keep the project secret. (This was a collaborative effort, and information about derived products remained within a small circle throughout the process.)<\/p>\n \n \tWhite space also serves as a good metaphor. NCIS: New York<\/em> brings the “missing piece” to the 2026-27 schedule: a new franchise extension. <\/p>\n \n\tRelated: <\/strong>Here are the actors who have won the most Emmy Awards: Photo Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n \n \tIn each of the past three seasons, CBS introduced spin-offs of existing series. New entrants outside the franchise during this period have had varying degrees of success. some, like tracker <\/em>and matlock<\/em>was a hit, while others include: watson<\/em> and DMV<\/em>was canceled, but all universe expansions launched since then are still present and working well.<\/p>\n \n \tThis was emphasized at the beginning of CBS’ schedule presentation when Cheeks touted the network’s ratings performance with a slide of the most-watched new series of the past five seasons. (CBS had the No. 1 show each season.)<\/p>\n \n \tThere were two franchise expansions launched in 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 respectively, finishing in second place (elsbeth<\/em>) and No.3(NCIS: Sydney<\/em>) behind 1st place tracker<\/em> No.2 in 2023-24 (Georgie and Mandy’s first marriage<\/em>) and No.5 (NCIS: Origins<\/em>) behind number 1 matlock<\/em> From 2024 to 2025. <\/p>\n \n \tThe current stats for the 2025-26 season are quite staggering. CBS claims the top four new series in total viewers this season. all <\/em>The derivatives of which are: marshall<\/em> (No.1), sheriff country<\/em> (Part 2) boston blue <\/em>(Part 3) C.I.A.<\/em> (Part 4). <\/p>\n \n \tin front NCIS: New York<\/em> As CBS picked up three new series for next season, it was announced that CBS will increase its new franchise titles from four to zero, two of which are original concepts and dramas. Cupertino<\/em> and comedy forever yours,<\/em> One international drama adaptation einstein<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n \tand NCIS: New York<\/em>the streak of adding at least one new franchise offshoot was extended to four seasons. A new spinoff, scheduled immediately after Tuesday’s Mothership series, also allows for a natural crossover, which the network is seeking because of its high ratings potential. That’s what CBS couldn’t do. NCIS <\/em>like recently origin <\/em>Set in different eras, sydney<\/em> It’s different content, produced on a different timeline.<\/p>\n \n\tNCIS: New York <\/em>Additionally, LL Cool J’s tenure as Sam Hanna, which he has played for 17 years, will be extended. Why has he been with him for so long? <\/p>\n \n \t“He’s a superhero,” LL Cool J told Deadline. “He’s a man who would put his life on the line for his partner, his friends, his loved ones, his country, and I think that’s admirable.”<\/p>\n #NCIS #York #story #Sam #Hanna #spinoff #starring #Cool<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CBS made a bombshell announcement of new series in Wednesday’s fall 2026 schedule announcement. NCIS: New York Emmy Award-winning film starring LL Cool J and Scott Caan the pit The author is R. Scott Gemmill. It stars\/co-stars in one of the franchise’s spin-offs. 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