Jennifer Beals is moving into CBS’ next NCIS chapter, joining LL Cool J and Scott Caan in NCIS: New York. Deadline reports that Beals, known for The L Word, will play the female lead and the boss of the new team.
The series brings LL Cool J back to the franchise as NCIS Special Agent Sam Hanna, who returns to his hometown of New York City and joins the field office there. He teams with a roguish agent, Nick Schaeffer, played by Scott Caan, as the pair leads a new unit on high-stakes missions tied to one of the world’s most important cities and ports.
| Actor | Role | Character Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Beals | Assistant Special Agent in Charge Robyn Wells | NCIS New York field office director who leads with intuition and is respected by her team |
| Jacqueline Byers | Addison “Addy” Ross | Rock-solid, tough, resourceful agent with something to prove |
| Shane Harper | Wyatt Hill | Fearless, sharp, highly skilled in the field, and a hopeless romantic |
| Devin Druid | Sean Sullivan | Witty and brilliant tech specialist who resists authority |
Byers, Harper and Druid have also been cast as series regulars and will play members of Sam and Nick’s team. The show is set to launch this fall as part of CBS’ NCIS-branded Tuesday lineup and will stream the next day on Paramount+.
NCIS: New York is produced by CBS Studios and distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution. R. Scott Gemmill, Byron Balasco, Adam Davidson, Kyle Harimoto, Joe Wilson, LL Cool J and Jason Barrett executive produce, with Balasco serving as showrunner.
Beals’ recent credits include Luckiest Girl Alive, Devil in a Blue Dress, and The Book of Boba Fett, and she is recurring in the upcoming third season of Disney+’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Byers is known for Salvation and has also recurred on Dark Winds and Roadies.
Harper recently appeared as a series regular on Power Book IV: Force, while Druid is best known for playing Tyler Down on 13 Reasons Why. The new spinoff adds another major expansion to the long-running CBS franchise, with a cast built around a fresh field office and familiar franchise muscle.