7 Projects to Watch Featuring the Cast of NCIS: Origins
CBS recently renewed many of their series for the 2025-2026 season which include the NCIS prequel series, NCIS: Origins. The series made its debut on October 14, 2024, and fans are elated that we get another season which follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs in 1991 before the events in the flagship series.
While you wait for a new season, you can check out 7 of these movies or series that feature the cast of NCIS: Origins.
The Chi (2018-2024) Featuring Tyla Abercrumbie (Officer Mary Jo Sullivan)
Who else is in it: Jacob Latimore, Michael Epps, Shamon Brown Jr., Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Alex R. Hibbert, Birgundi Baker, Hannaha Hall, Curtiss Cook, Genesis Denise Hale, Luke James, Judae’a
Synopsis: “On Chicago’s south side, an average day finds kids prepping for school as their parents head off to work, young adults trying to make a living, and the elders keeping an eye on things from their front porches. But in this tough neighborhood, real dangers threaten daily to squelch dreams, and the simplest decisions can have life or death consequences. The Chi is a powerful coming-of-age drama series about an interconnected group of working-class African-Americans who remind us that no matter what, the human spirit is strong and hope never dies.”
Where to watch: Fubo, Paramount+, Spectrum
Copper (2013-2013) Featuring Kyle Schmid (Special Agent Mike Franks)
Who else is in it: Tom Weston-Jones, Anastasia Griffith, Ato Essandoh, Kevin Ryan, Tessa Thompson, Dylan Taylor, Franka Potente, Ron White
Synopsis: “Irish-American detective Kevin Corcoran, a former boxer, returns from the Civil War and finds that his wife is missing and his daughter, dead. Working the notorious Five Points Neighborhood in New York, he tries to learn what happened to his family. Two wartime friends – a wealthy industrialist’s wayward son and a talented black doctor who share a secret with him – assist in his search for the truth.”
Where to watch: AMC+
A Friend of the Family (2022 miniseries) Featuring Austin Stowell (Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs) and Patrick Fischler (SAC Cliff Wheeler)
Who else is in it: Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks, Anna Paquin, Lio Tipton, Hendrix Kate Yancey, Mckenna Grace, Joe Chrest
Synopsis: “A Friend of the Family is based on the harrowing true story of the Broberg family, whose daughter Jan was kidnapped multiple times over a period of years by a charismatic, obsessed family “friend.” The Brobergs — devoted to their faith, family, and community — were utterly unprepared for the sophisticated tactics their neighbor used to exploit their vulnerabilities, drive them apart, and turn their daughter against them. This is the story of how their lives were permanently altered — and how they survived.”
Where to watch: Peacock
La Brea (2021-2024) Featuring Tonantzin Carmelo (Tish Kwa’la)
Who else is in it: Eoin Macken, Chiké Okonkwo, Zyra Gorecki, Lily Santiago, Rohan Mirchandaney, Jon Seda, Josh McKenzie, Jack Martin, Veronica St. Clair, Nicholas Gonzalez, Natalie Zea, Damien Fotiou
Synopsis: “A massive sinkhole mysteriously opens up in Los Angeles, separating part of a family in an unexplainable primeval world, alongside a desperate group of strangers.”
Where to watch: Peacock
Made for Love (2021-2022) Featuring Caleb Foote (Special Agent Benjamin Randolf)
Who else is in it: Cristin Milioti, Billy Magnussen, Ray Romano, Dan Bakkedahl, Noma Dumezweni
Synopsis: “Made for Love follows Hazel Green, a thirtysomething woman on the run after 10 years in a suffocating marriage to an unstable, needy, possibly sociopathic tech billionaire. Soon she discovers that her husband has already implanted a revolutionary monitoring device – the Made for Love– in her brain, allowing him to track her, watch her, and know her thoughts and feelings as she tries to stay alive.”
Where to watch: Prime Video
Secret Life of a Dominatrix (2024 film) – Featuring Mariel Molino (Special Agent Lala Dominguez)
Who else is in it: Andrew Biernat, Ashley Dougherty, Imani Vaughn-Jones, Brenden Carrillo
Synopsis: “When a young housewife becomes enthralled with the world of BDSM, she must keep it a secret from her suspicious husband or pay the consequences.”
Where to watch: Tubi
Twisted Metal (2023 – ) Featuring Diany Rodriguez (Special Agent Vera Strickland)
Who else is in it: Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz, Will, Arnett, Thomas Haden Church, Mike Mitchell, Tahj Vaughans, Jamie Neumann, Michael Carollo
Synopsis: “A half-hour live-action TV series based on the classic PlayStation game series, is a high-octane action comedy, based on an original take by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick and written by Michael Jonathan Smith, about a motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a badass axe-wielding car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.”
Where to watch: Peacock
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