‘NCIS’ Stars Michael Weatherly & Cote de Pablo Reveal When Tony & Ziva Fell in Love

“It’s complicated.” That’s the best way to describe Tony (Michael Weatherly) and Ziva’s (Cote de Pablo) relationship in their NCIS spinoff, now streaming on Paramount+. (The first three episodes dropped on September 3, and the rest of the season will drop weekly on Thursdays.)

Before they had a daughter together, reunited in 2020, and split some time before 2025, they had a very long, slow burn across de Pablo’s time as a series regular on NCIS (Seasons 3 to 11, with Weatherly exiting two seasons later). In fact, it was a shock when, after word that Ziva had died — or “died,” as we later learned was the truth — Tony learned they had a daughter together. They’ve come a long way from then. But with that history, Swooon had to ask the stars themselves on the NCIS: Tony & Ziva premiere red carpet recently when they thought their characters fell in love with the other.