<p id=”par-1_12″>LL Cool J’s Sam Hanna character is returning to the <em>NCIS </em>fold. </p>
<p id=”par-2_26″>On Wednesday, CBS revealed its fall 2026 schedule. The lineup includes a new series, <em>NCIS: New York, </em>which will star the rapper and <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/ll-cool-j-thought-ncis-los-angeles-last-couple-years.html/”><em>NCIS: LA </em>alum</a>.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-cbs-orders-new-ncis-spinoff-ncis-new-york”>CBS orders new ‘NCIS’ spinoff, ‘NCIS: New York’</h2>
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<p id=”par-3_21″>“Start spreading the news… <em>NCIS: New York</em> is coming to CBS this fall,” read a post on the official <em>NCIS </em>Instagram. </p>
<p id=”par-4_65″>The show will follow “legendary <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/ll-cool-j-sam-hanna-back-april-21-episode-ncis.html/”>NCIS Agent Sam Hanna</a>” as he “returns to his hometown of New York City to their field office,” according to CBS. Back in the Big Apple, he’ll partner “with a roguish agent (Scott Caan).” Together, they’ll “lead a new team as they are tasked with high-stakes missions to defend one of the most vital cities and ports in the world.”</p>
<p id=”par-5_26″>Many fans were thrilled that <em>NCIS </em>would be getting yet another spinoff. (<em>NCIS: New York </em>will join currently airing shows <em>NCIS, NCIS: Origins, </em>and <em>NCIS: Sydney.</em>) </p>
<p id=”par-6_8″>“Love me some Sam Hanna!” one person commented. </p>
<p id=”par-7_52″>“I’m pumped about this duo!! Plus anything with LL Cool J I’m in!! two of my fave actors from previous CBS shows! “ another wrote. (Caan previously starred as Danno in<em> Hawaii 5-0, </em>which had a crossover episode with <em>NCIS: LA, </em>but he won’t be playing that character in the new series.) </p>
<p id=”par-8_8″>But there were some grumbles among the cheers. </p>
<p id=”par-9_25″>“You’ve gotta be kidding me……y’all just couldn’t renew <em>Hawaii</em>? All of a sudden you got money for this? Make it make sense,” one commenter wrote. </p>
<p id=”par-10_23″>Others were upset that CBS was making a new <em>NCIS </em>show not long after Paramount+ abruptly canceled another spinoff, <em>NCIS: Tony & Ziva. </em></p>
<p id=”par-11_12″>“Making a new NCIS when they cancelled <em>Tony & Ziva?</em>!!!” someone commented.</p>
<p id=”par-12_20″>“Sorry, I’ll pass. The only <em>NCIS</em> I want is <em>NCIS: Tony & Ziva</em>. Bring them back!!!” wrote another disappointed viewer.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-network-really-wanted-to-bring-back-sam-hanna-character”>Network ‘really wanted’ to bring back Sam Hanna character </h2>
<p id=”par-13_26″><a href=”https://deadline.com/2026/04/cbs-ncis-new-york-ll-cool-j-tony-and-ziva-cancellation-1236862229/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Deadline</a> asked CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach why the network decided to launch a new spinoff instead of sticking with one that had already been created.</p>
<p id=”par-14_110″>“LL is like a member of our family at CBS, he’s done pop-ins on <em>NCIS</em> the last two years since LA ended, and it’s been really successful,” she said. “And the opportunity for Sam Hanna, who is originally from New York but lived in LA for <em>NCIS: LA</em>, to send him back home felt like a really ripe creative space to play in. Plus, there is a huge port and Navy presence in New York — I cannot wait for the premiere party on the Intrepid. We always want to look for what makes an expansion unique and special, and we thought there was just so much opportunity with this.”</p>
<p id=”par-15_12″>“We really wanted to bring the Sam Hanna character back,” she added.</p>
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