NCIS: Origins Bosses Defend Controversial Gibbs Prequel – Here’s Why They Say It’s Still Needed Despite 19 Seasons of Mark Harmon!
Showrunners David J. North and Gina Lucita Monreal defend the decision to create NCIS: Origins, a prequel series set in the 1990s that explores Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ early years in the agency, despite Mark Harmon’s character having led the flagship NCIS series for 19 years. While CBS has previously launched several spinoffs, including NCIS: Sydney, this is the first…