Mark Harmon is returning to The NCIS after taking an extended break from the television series and allegedly feuding with his co-star, Pauley Perrette,
The actor, 73, played special agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs in the show from 2003 until 2021 and is now going back to the franchise in NCIS: Origins,
Harmon will be making a comeback to set up Gibbs’ backstory.
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According to DeadlineDavid J. North, the co-showrunner of NCIS: Originsannounced the news during a panel discussion with reporters.
North shared that Harmon would appear in the premiering episode on October 14, serve as one of the show’s executive producers, and narrate.
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“That was a discussion between Mark, myself and (co-showrunner) Gina Monreal. I hope the audience will be excited to see him after so many years,” said North, per media outlets.
“We are focusing on him telling the story of 1991. As far as Mark appearing again, we are open to anything.”
According to a synopsis, the new series will follow a young Gibbs, played by Austin Stonewall, and is set in 1991, years before the stories from The NCIS,
“In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office, where he forges his place on a gritty ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid),” the synopsis adds.
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Harmon exited the series as a regular in 2021, with Gibbs deciding to live in Alaska. For the first time since his family’s death in the show, he found peace there.
One year later, Harmon broke his silence about leaving the hit series in an interview with Entertainment Tonight,
“What has always drawn me here is the character I play and to keep it fresh and to keep it challenging,” he said.
“Plot-wise, this character has taken the path that it did.”
Harmon said nothing about his rumored feud with co-star Pauley Perrette – who played Abby Sciuto in the series.
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