The team on NCIS: Origins is growing: Lori Petty and Bobby Moynihan are joining the NCIS prequel that debuts October 14 on CBS.
Petty will play an assistant medical examiner while Moynihan will take over as a lead forensic analyst. Their additions to the cast were announced Saturday at the show’s TCA panel that included former NCIS star Mark Harmon, who is an executive producer and narrator on the prequel.
Showrunners are Gina Lucita Monreal and David J. North. Also joining the producers on the dais was Harmon’s son Sean, who recurred on NCIS as a younger Jethro in seven episodes from 2008-2020,and was the one who first pitched the idea.
He was asked to explain why it’s not him playing his dad’s character (the role went to Bridge of Spies‘ Austin Stowell). “It has been an honor to step into this world to play a character my dad created.
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