NCIS (2003)
NCIS is a 2003 crime series created by Don McGill and Donald P. Bellisario. It stars Sean Murray, David McCallum and Mark Harmon.
A stolen submarine, a body with Navy ties, a case no other agency will touch: NCIS drops its team of Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents into any crime that brushes against the military, wherever the trail leads. Leroy Jethro Gibbs runs the squad by a private set of rules, backed by a forensic scientist, a wry medical examiner, and field agents who bicker like family between crime scenes. Spun off from JAG in 2003, the CBS series pairs a tidy murder-of-the-week structure with a long-running ensemble whose banter and loyalty became the real draw across its many seasons.
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What is NCIS about?
A stolen submarine, a body with Navy ties, a case no other agency will touch: NCIS drops its team of Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents into any crime that brushes against the military, wherever the trail leads. Leroy Jethro Gibbs runs the squad by a private set of rules, backed by a forensic scientist, a wry medical examiner, and field agents who bicker like family between crime scenes. Spun off from JAG in 2003, the CBS series pairs a tidy murder-of-the-week structure with a long-running ensemble whose banter and loyalty became the real draw across its many seasons.
When was NCIS released?
NCIS was released on 23 September 2003.
How many episodes does NCIS have?
NCIS has 508 episodes across 24 seasons.
Who made NCIS?
NCIS was created by Don McGill, Donald P. Bellisario and Brian Kirk.
Where can I watch NCIS?
NCIS is available on DirecTV On Demand, Hulu, Netflix, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ (Via Amazon Prime) and Paramount+ (Via Apple TV).
Where to watch NCIS
Stream: DirecTV On Demand, Hulu, Netflix, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ (Via Amazon Prime), Paramount+ (Via Apple TV), Philo, USA, YouTube TV, fuboTV
Watch free: CBS, Pluto TV, Spectrum On Demand
Buy: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home
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Cast
- Sean Murray as Timothy McGee
- David McCallum as Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard
- Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs
- Rocky Carroll as Leon Vance
- Brian Dietzen as Jimmy Palmer
- Pauley Perrette as Abby Sciuto
- Michael Weatherly as Tony DiNozzo
- Wilmer Valderrama as Nick Torres
- Cote De Pablo as Ziva David
- Emily Wickersham as Ellie Bishop
- Diona Reasonover as Kasie Hines
- Katrina Law as Jessica Knight
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A few thoughts on NCIS
If the case-a-week rhythm and dogged investigators are the appeal, several crime novelists deliver the same on the page. Elmore Leonard's City Primeval pits a hard Detroit cop against a killer with lean, quotable menace. Lawrence Block's A Walk Among the Tombstones trails an unlicensed investigator through New York's underside, and S.A. Cosby's All the Sinners Bleed hands a Southern sheriff a case that cuts close to home.
Ensemble crime procedurals with a fresh case each week
NCIS pairs a tidy murder-of-the-week with a squad that bickers like family. These series run on the same engine, from its own spinoffs NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: Sydney to the sunburned crime scenes of CSI: Miami, the missing-persons hunts of Without a Trace, and the Florida cases of The Glades.
Classic American cop shows led by a maverick
Gibbs runs NCIS by his own private set of rules, a lineage older than the show. These classics built their hours around one stubborn lead, from the wisecracking Rockford Files and sun-soaked Magnum P.I. to the street cops of Hunter, Baretta, and NYPD Blue.
Standalone whodunits led by a sharp investigator
Under the banter, NCIS is still a clean weekly whodunit. These series scratch that same itch with a keen investigator and a tidy solve, from the village murders of Midsomer Murders and Northumberland cases of Vera to Annika, the card-sharp instincts of Poker Face, and old-school Barnaby Jones.