“Breaking News: Meet the Young Leroy Jethro Gibbs! NCIS: Origins Casting Announcement Shocks Fans with Surprising Actor Choice!”
What’s more, the show’s official Instagram celebrated the news by sharing a screenshot of the article online. “#NCISverse, meet Gibbs… again. ,” read the caption.
When fans learned about the surprise casting news, they immediately bombarded the comments with words of congratulations. “Congrats buddy!!! Such great news ,” one person exclaimed. “@amstowell is my fav!!! So excited for this,” another added. “So exciting! Congrats @amstowell ,” a different viewer added.
The news of Austin joining the franchise isn’t the only big news NCIS has in store. Longtime fans will soon get to see O.G. cast members Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo starring in a spinoff series about their characters Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David.
