‘NCIS: Origins’ Showrunners Break Down Premiere, That Different Abbreviation & What To Expect From Young Gibbs
deadline.comSPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from the two-part premiere of NCIS: Origins on CBS. The origin story of Leroy Jethro Gibbs has finally begun: CBS kicked off its much-anticipated prequel Monday from veteran NCIS writers-producers Gina Lucita Monreal and David J.
North, as well as CBS Studios. And as promised, Mark Harmon returned to both narrate and to appear fireside as he journals about his life.
Here, Monreal and North breakdown the two-part premiere that follows a young Gibbs (Bridge of Spies‘ Austin Stowell) as he starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NIS Camp Pendleton office. DEADLINE How much does the average viewer of NCIS know about Leroy Gibbs? GINA LUCITA MONREAL I think it varies, but our hardcore fans know a lot.
We’re trying to strike a balance between those hardcore fans and hopefully new fans who know nothing. That’s the line we’re walking. DEADLINE Do they know he failed his psych evaluation? DAVID J.
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