‘NCIS’ Prequel Series Casts Mariel Molino
variety.comJoe Otterson TV Reporter The “NCIS” prequel series at CBS has added Mariel Molino to its cast, Variety has confirmed. Malino joins previously announced series lead Austin Stowell in the series, which is titled “NCIS: Origins.” The series was originally ordered at CBS in January with plans to launch during the 2024-2025 broadcast season.
Mark Harmon, who played Gibbs for nearly two decades in the mothership series, will serve as the show’s narrator and executive producer. “NCIS: Origins” is set in 1991.
The official description states, “Gibbs (Stowell) starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.” Molino will play a new character in the “NCIS” universe named Special Agent Lala Dominguez.
She is described as “a former Marine who navigates her 1990s male-dominated field with a steely resolve and a dark sense of humor.
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