‘NCIS: New York’ Starring LL Cool J & Scott Caan Ordered to Series

Meredith Jacobs
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‘NCIS: New York’ Starring LL Cool J & Scott Caan Ordered to Series
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What To Know

  • CBS has ordered NCIS: New York to series for fall 2026.
  • LL Cool J reprises his LA role as Sam Hanna, with Scott Caan also starring.

The Tuesday, April 21, episode of NCIS isn’t going to be the last time we see LL Cool J as Sam Hanna. He’s reprising his role in a new series coming to CBS in fall 2026.

CBS has ordered NCIS: New York to series, with LL Cool J bringing Sam back to his hometown, starring alongside Scott Caan, who’s actually already in the greater NCIS universe from his time on Hawaii Five-0; that show crossed over with LL Cool J’s NCIS: LA. On Hawaii Five-0, Caan played Detective Danny “Danno” Williams; on New York, his character is described as a “roguish special agent.”

The official description reads as follows: “Legendary NCIS Agent Sam Hanna returns to his hometown of New York City to their field office, partnering with a roguish agent and helping lead a new team as they are tasked with high-stakes missions to defend one of the most vital cities and ports in the world.”

NCIS: New York will be joining two of the other series in the franchise currently airing on CBS on Tuesday nights this fall. NCIS is staying at 8/7c, New York is taking the 9/8c slot, and the prequel Origins is moving to 10/9c, where Sydney used to air; the international series is moving to midseason.

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“CBS broadcasts the most-watched entertainment shows in the country and continues to launch more every season,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment, as CBS announced its 2026-2027 plans. “We’ll build on that this fall by expanding the powerful NCIS franchise, introducing a new original drama from the creators of The Good Wife and Elsbeth and a new comedy from the acclaimed duo behind Ghosts. This all adds up to another schedule built for launching new hits, scaling audiences and growing content value.”

NCIS: New York is produced by CBS Studios. R. Scott Gemmill, Byron Balasco, LL Cool J and Jason Barrett serve as executive producers. Balasco serves as showrunner.

What do you think of this new NCIS series and seeing LL Cool J back as Sam Hanna in a series regular role? Let us know in the comments section below.

NCIS: New York, Series Premiere, Fall 2026, Tuesdays, 9/8c, CBS

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  1. K

    Karen

    Great! They never should have ended ncis: la.

  2. G

    Guest

    Love it! I miss LL Cool J and Scott Caan of course I’m sure most of fans from NCIS Hawaii wouldn’t be pleased about it. Don’t get me wrong I liked that show, but it was missing something. Wasn’t as good as Hawaii 5-0

  3. G

    Guest

    Seriously? Bring back NCIS: Hawai'i

  4. G

    Guest

    I love these two together. I hope you get a good computer guy, and autopsy person. The other team members need to fit. You all need to bring back Tony, and make McGee as the Director of NCIS. He has earned it. Put Callen in NCIS Australia. If you make these changes, you might bring back some of the lost fans.

    1. C

      Connman

      Callen (actor Chris O'Donnell) is busy fighting fires on 911: Nashville, which was already renewed for season 2. Anything more than a guest appearance seems unlikely for the foreseeable future, if he even wanted it.

      McGee would get bored in the Director's chair, but I could see it, even if the brass would never allow it.

      I don't see Tony (and/or Ziva) coming back for anything other than guest appearances.

      Waiting on NCIS Origins: Ducky, with young Doctor Mallard, unless he keeps busy enough with NCIS Origins. I know it's too much, but the actor does a great job with that role.

      1. D

        DogMom26

        911 Nashville is awful. The acting is so bad. I don't see how it was renewed.

    2. G

      Geminilady

      I like keeping LL Cool J as Sam Hanna in NCIS:New York. But not thrilled about Scott Caan. Leave Callen where he is. I like him in 911: Nashville. The other show is not called NCIS Australia. It's NCIS: Sydney.

  5. D

    D-Square

    I'm loving it. Happy to see Sam back. I didn't watch H.5.0 but I saw the crossover episode. I wasn't happy with CBS over the cancelation over the other NCIS series but you are somewhat making up for it with this new series. But remember, the west and south coasts are unprotected.

  6. N

    Nana

    Absolutely love it!!! Sooooo excited as both are great actors and as I have a difficult time following anything said on NCIS Sydney I am relieved to be returning to New York!!

  7. G

    Green Olive

    Looking forward to it. Love LL. Hoping thought that Scott will not do another Danno character. It wears thin after awhile. He was like that on Missing too

    1. D

      Doug-H

      I don't see Hannah putting up with Danno antics on the new show... Maybe he can live in Little Italy like his father's role did as a boy before moving to Long Beach??? Maybe new show can cross over to CIA and FBI???

  8. D

    Debandeb2869

    Love it 😀 great idea 💡 love these 2

  9. W

    Waiting4Better

    Blue Bloods was axed for all these spinoffs? What a waste. Done with all NCIS & spins. Have not watched NCIS since last airing of Blue Bloods. Have not and will not watch the Boston show either.

  10. A

    Anonymous

    Why not have Scott Caan return as Danny Williams instead of having him play a new role?? With previous crossover with NCIS: LA and Hawaii 5-O it just makes sense to keep that vibe. I would prefer to bring back NCIS: Hawaii and NCIS: LA though.

  11. G

    Guest

    This is music to my ears. I've enjoyed watching LL and Scott Caan in their previous roles, so this would be interesting to watch.

  12. W

    WWC

    I can't wait! I love both of those actors. I was thinking Sam Hanna might take over as director, but this is even better.

  13. V

    vetlass

    I love LL Cool J and Scott Caan but refuse to watch anything NCIS or on CBS. They will get you invested in a program and then cancel it after one or two seasons. Look what they did to Blue Bloods then brought out Boston Blue. Forget them and the horse they rode in on!! Refuse to support CBS as they have no regard for their fans.

  14. G

    Guest

    Why New York? I'll pass.

  15. J

    J D

    Couldn't do any better than LLCOOL J AND CANN

  16. K

    Kyle

    Glad to see LL Cool J come back as Sam Hanna! My mom and I have watched the NCIS franchise for quite a while and I'm going to give her credit - she predicted that there would be a new installment of the franchise with Sam.

    Can't wait to watch when it comes out but a show with Kensi and Deeks back in LA wouldn't hurt either...

    1. L

      Leesa

      Agree. I miss Deeks and Kensi - NCIS - LA was my second fav NCIS, Second only to NOLA (which I miss so much)!!!!

  17. G

    Guest

    Awesome. I love both of the actors. It would have been nice to keep both NCIS Las Angelos and Hawaii 50. With Hawaii 50 bringing back Steve McGarrett to work with Dano

  18. B

    Blondspeed

    YES!

  19. R

    R

    Ian glad to see LL Cool J back as Sam Hannah. But I am just as thrilled to see Scott Caanas well.

  20. L

    LouOne

    Hey I thought law-enforcement agencies had height requirement???

  21. P

    Pat Parson

    It sure does.That isn't a real sript he has,surely. Anyone can stand there and run his mouth for an hour. What were they thinking? They weren"t

  22. P

    Pat Parson

    Give him a real part this time

  23. T

    Twin

    They are both excellent actors; can’t wait to see them again

  24. N

    N

    I agree it was blah !! There was no replacing 5.0

  25. P

    Pat

    You should give Boston Blue a chance. I wasn't sure I was going to like it, but since I was such a fan of Blue Bloods, I gave it a try. Donnie Wahlberg is keeping his Danny persona in the new show. Maybe just give it a chance

  26. S

    Shanana11

    On Hawaii Five-0, couple seasons in they had an episode with an NCIS agent and I really thought they were going to launch a new NCIS soon after.... So when they announced a couple years later that they were going to have an NCIS Hawaii I was so excited.... But the first 30 minutes I shut it off and never watched it again. So so disappointed.

  27. S

    Shanana11

    So, LL Cool J is still playing Sam Hannah, the article also mentions mentions that Scott Caan, played Danny Williams from Hawaii Five-O, which did a crossover with NCIS Los Angeles. But it does not clearly state that Scott will be continuing the role of Danny Williams.... That would be so cool to see the two of them again...I look forward to this next NCIS.

  28. O

    oldman

    should have brought some people from NCIS LA great show great actors

  29. G

    Guest

    If Scott Caan is playing a different character, then I guess CBS doesn't believe in continuity.

  30. L

    Ltg

    Can't wait

  31. S

    Sonja Martin

    Could have kept NCIS Hawaii. Will be good fo see Sam back though.

  32. G

    Guest

    Fantastic. I thoroughly enjoy all the NCIS series and miss NCIS LA and Hawaii Five O

    Both actors great

  33. G

    Guest

    Excited and can't wait!

  34. S

    Somebody Else

    They do know the Navy is pulling out of NYC, RIGHT?

  35. S

    Somebody Else

    Now that's funny! I won't be watching that one.

  36. G

    Guest

    Wow! Another New York Cop show. How exciting.

  37. 2

    2muchtv

    Hooray. Like both characters but please no Hawaii 5-0 style bickering between the two!

  38. G

    Guest

    They don't need this one at all. I would have preferred a different location even though the only version I watched was the LA one. But this show will just get confused for the highly successful 9 season CSI: NY show. I would have preferred if they went to San Francisco, Florida or the Great Lakes location in Illinois. That Great Lakes location would have been perfect and it's huge and they could have done a lot with that.

  39. J

    Jena

    Not Scott Caan!!! He's terrible, I didn't like him in H5-0. In any case, I'll reserve judgement on this.

  40. A

    Ambe

    It'll be great but it would much greater with his LA team! 🙏

  41. L

    Luis

    Is Sydney done then?

    1. S

      Spiderkitten

      it was renewed in january for a season 4

  42. G

    Guest

    Great to see Sam Hanna again. Hope it will be just as good as NCIS: LA! Looking forward to another NCIS spin-off! On another matter, I wonder if they will also consider another spin-off called NCIS: Elite, with Ellie Bishop, and hopefully with Torres in it. Now that we have seen one episode of that when Bishop returned and now that we know what she has been doing, I would like to see more of that story line, especially that dynamics between Torres and Bishop.

    1. D

      Doug-H

      it was a 1 time guest shot for Wickersham who is raising a family now full time.. I guess Dale brings in enough for them...

  43. R

    Rica

    I was waiting for Sam Hannah to come back

  44. N

    NCIS PHOENIX

    LLCoolJ is a start and bring back Kensi & Deeks!

  45. W

    Weasel

    What a great idea. I can't wait

  46. L

    llross48

    Love the idea another another NCIS is going to be coming to CBS and LLCool J leading the pack, so excited. Now they just need to cancel the Sydney one.

    1. D

      Doug-H

      Sydney has grown on me and is there because it is cost effective.. It's also the number 1 show down under... They have grown the backstories of the characters on that show in recent episodes...