With Mark Harmon stepping back, will Gary Cole replace him in “NCIS”?
Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for Season 19, Episode 1 of NCIS.
Since it was announced that Mark Harmon would take a step back from NCIS, fans are clamoring for what that means for his character, Leroy Jethro Gibbs. To quote The Clash, “Will he stay or will he go?” And what’s more, is FBI Special Agent Alden Park, played by Gary Cole, gearing up to be his replacement?
What is Gibbs’ current status on “NCIS”?
Is it any wonder that fans of the series are so stressed? By the end of last season, we had lost two series regulars: Maria Bello’s Jack Sloane and Emily Wickersham’s Ellie Bishop. And if that’s not enough, after experiencing a boat explosion Gibbs only survives to find himself locked in a barn by a wacky couple who mistakenly believe he’s part of a gang that’s causing them trouble. .
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Getting out of a major explosion unscathed is impossible. Gibbs has part of the boat stuck in his side, but luckily the husband of the aforementioned sassy couple is a vet. If you have sewn one type of flesh I guess you can sew any type of flesh. Of course, the team isn’t giving up on finding him, with a little help from a tracking device in the electronic bug detector that Kasie loaned Gibbs. Finally, the team is restored and all is well with the world. Where is it?
Is Park replacing Gibbs on ‘NCIS’?
Mark Harmon was set to quit the show until he found out that his exit would result in its cancellation. Taking a step back is hardly the same as quitting smoking. Obviously, some changes are in the air, the most important being the show’s new time slot. “We hope to improve the [Monday] period of time significantly, and we hope this can be a solid introduction to help launch NCIS: Hawaii, “ Kelly Kahl, president of CBS Entertainment, told TV line.
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According to TV line, fans don’t have to worry about acting veteran Gary Cole coming for Mark Harmon’s job. We’ll probably have to wait and see what Gary does on the show instead.
Gary already has a very impressive CV. From his voice over work in family guy as the main shepherd in his stint on award-winning shows like West wing and Veep, it is a natural fit for NCIS. And who could forget his role as boss in Office space with those damn TPS reports. NCIS Showrunner Steven D. Binder said this about Season 19: “We’re excited to have new characters and new stories to tell that add to and re-energize the world we’ve grown to love over the past 400+ years. episodes. “
To catch NCIS Mondays at 9 p.m. EST on CBS.