NCIS: ORIGINS - MARCH 17, 2026 - TV INSIDER: WHAT TO WATCH
NCIS: Origins airs on CBS on 9/8C and streams on Paramount+ on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
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"...When Pride goeth before a Gibbs — that would be Dwayne Pride, future hero of NCIS: New Orleans, and the iconic Leroy Jethro Gibbs — the macho vibe is not pretty once the not-yet-special agents are forced together on their first joint case.
As a precursor to New Orleans star Scott Bakula, Olympian-turned-actor Shea Buckner brings swagger as the younger Pride, whose bad blood with fellow probie Gibbs (Austin Stowell) dates back 11 years to an encounter in New Orleans involving Gibbs’ dad (Robert Taylor).
When Pride is brought in from the Panama NIS office to help infiltrate a smuggling ring that led to a lieutenant’s death, Gibbs’s nose is out of joint even before they trade blows.
“Lot of weird energy here,” observes Vera (Diany Rodriguez), who’s responsible for bringing the NIS units together.
This episode also represents the formation of the so-called “Fed Five,” which includes Gibbs, Pride, Gibbs’ boss Franks (Kyle Schmid), Pride’s boss Dan McLane (Mark Deklin), and L.A.-based auditor Felix Betts (Adam Kulbersh)..."
