‘NCIS’: LL Cool J to Reprise Role as Sam Hanna — Get Details
NCIS is getting a blast from the past in an upcoming episode.
LL Cool J will reprise his NCIS: Los Angeles role as Sam Hanna in the April 21 episode, he announced on social media. (Following NCIS: Los Angeles‘ 14-season run ending in 2023, LL Cool J appeared as a special guest star in Hawai’i‘s final season.) “Back on set, baby. NCIS. Let’s get it.” Watch the video below.
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In the episode, “When a trio of combat vets are found murdered in a D.C. motel room, NCIS tracks down a suspect who refuses to talk to anyone but Sam Hanna.”
Brian Dietzen had previously revealed to TV Insider that he had filmed with a returning cast member. “I’m not allowed to tell you, but I’ll tell you it’s someone from NCIS‘ past, and it’s going to be fantastic, and I think people are really going to lose their s**t,” he said while discussing the March 3 episode. He was referring to LL Cool J, with whom he worked during the three-show crossover with NCIS: Hawai’i in 2023.
“Yeah, that’s one of those things where you think, yeah, Brian Dietzen and LL Cool J star in a buddy cop film. It was a blast to do,” Dietzen told us soon after the crossover. “Really, we had a good time and Todd is just a wonderful person to work with. I’ve seen him at so many different functions because of CBS and we’ve been able to talk and obviously he’s the GOAT, he’s one of the greatest entertainers, rappers of all time. And so being able to actually share scenes with him, I was very excited for it and it didn’t disappoint. Between he and I and Vanessa Lachey, we got to have some fun in that black ops holding cell for a few days, and yeah, it was really, really great.”
NCIS returns with new episodes on March 24, with “Moonlit,” in which a Navy Lieutenant’s death reveals ties to Special Agent Sawyer (Zane Holtz). Torres (Wilmer Valderrama) and Knight (Katrina Law) uncover a murder linked to a wealthy family. Meanwhile, Parker (Gary Cole) discovers a shocking connection between his mother’s death and Lily.
What are you hoping to see from LL Cool J’s guest spot on NCIS? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Hope they’ll make him a very recurring guest!! He’d be a great addition to an already stellar cast!
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Why he can't be permanently? I love Sam Hannah, he is a great actor. I miss seeing him in action. I think he should get a show on his own as a leader.
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I would be glad to see him on that show. He is a fantastic actor and I do enjoy watching him act his character. I am sure I will definitely be watching him play his character. Good luck LL Cool J.
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I would love to see LL Cool J and Vanessa LaShay as guest stars regularly!!!
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Would be great. I never watched NCIS Los Angeles and saw LL Cool J, or any of the cast, as their actors. I always saw them as their characters, they were so believable. I'd like to see CBS bring back a new NCIS with that cast, maybe in a roll where they're roving all over the world. Instead of having a set City that they Embark from
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This is all I want out of this:
What happened to Hetty? Is she alive? Was she found?
That's it. That's all I wanted last year out of Hawaii too.
No repeats, pls.
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An answer to Hetty's whereabouts would be good but so would an update on the Densi baby. Was Kensi able to carry the baby to "term" and if so what is it?
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I would like to see him as a regular would really make the shoe
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I hope that this might turn in to a permanent role for San Hanna and NCIS. LL COOL J is an asset to the NCIS FRANCHISE. He has been missed since he last appeared on NCIS Hawaii. His guest appearance on NCIS will be a very welcomed addition.
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Keep LLCool Jay on pick up more ratings
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Can’ u express yourself without resorting to foul language?
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Join the cast!!!!
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I think they should make him deputy director so he can come back often even appear on NCIS; SIDNEY.
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I thought Sam's role on NCIS Hawaii seemed kind of shoehorned in where he didn't fit, and they tried to make some big mystery about why he was there. I hope his appearance on the mothership is nothing like that.
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Class act. Not!
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idiots opinions crush me.🤣🤣
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I love LL Cool J as Sam Hannah but hate NCIS and CBS so I will not be watching. After the way CBS has cancelled NCIS LA and NCIS HAwaii I do not watch any NCIS program. Watched NCIS from day one until Mark Harmon left the series supposedly wanting to spend more time with his family. That lasted about 5 minutes as he came up with NCIS Origins and the rest is history.
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Harmon was great early on but turned into
a real pain in the end .. I had to stop watching before he left. Shame
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Agree completely... Gibbs became very annoying and I quit watching NCIS for the last few seasons he was on. I had doubts about Gary Cole, but it turns out I like Parker. The show is watchable again.
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That's great always love it when LL Cool J makes an appearance as Sam you know that's going to be a good watch. I wish they would bring Vanessa Lachey to NCIS. They could always ditch Katrina Law if they needed to to make room for her
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