“A Real Highlight of My Life”: ‘NCIS: Origins’ Showrunner Recalls Learning of Season 2 Renewal

NCIS: Origins will wrap up its first season with the upcoming finale on April 28, and fans can already take a breath knowing there’s more coming from young Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stowell). The show follows the agent as he begins his career in the Naval Investigative Service that operates out of Camp Pendleton. Kyle Schmid also stars as Special Agent Mike Franks, and Mariel Molino costars as Special Agent Lala Dominguez. CBS decided before the conclusion of Season 1 that NCIS: Origins had been renewed for Season 2, and during a recent interview with CinemaBlend, co-showrunner David J. North recalled getting the news that the series was being renewed, which came while they were still filming parts of Season 1: