If crime fans have their way, the crime rate in the US Navy and Marines should never go down. Because Navy CIS has been running for 21 years now and the new episodes and spin-offs just don’t stop. The crime series is already approaching its 1000th episode, which is being celebrated as an event. Because the milestone is supposed to be something very special, a few familiar faces are also coming back. One of them is Joe Spano, Star of the first hour of NCIS.
For the 1000th episode of NCIS, Gibbs’ old friend returns
Joe Spano was already playing in the very first NCIS episode with. As Tobias Fornell, he was the FBI counterpart to Special Agent Gibbs (Mark Harmon) for a long time and was also good friends with him. Since then, Spano has been part of the series’ extended ensemble and appeared around two to three times per season. His character has now left the FBI and is working as a private detective.
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Joe Spano and Mark Harmon
The last time we saw Gibbs’ old friend Tobias Fornell was in the first episode of season 20, a good two years ago.
Instagram post shows group photo from the NCIS set
We know that he is returning for the 1000th episode thanks, among other things, to an Instagram post from actress Shelby Flannery. A week ago she posted a group photo with some well-known NCIS faces, namely Mark Harmon’s successor Gary Cole, Wilmer Valderrama, Katrina Law, Sean Murray and the aforementioned Joe Spano.
In the same post, the actress revealed that she will be playing a villain in the episode.
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By the way, Spano’s NCIS connection goes back even further: He played in the parent series JAG in 1998, but played a different character back then. As is well known, NCIS is a spin-off of JAG
When will NCIS season 21 come on Sat.1?
The 1000th episode of NCIS is part of the 21st season currently airing in the USA. As a rule, three to four months pass between the US premiere and the German release. NCIS season 21 will therefore expected in summer 2024 start.
It is not known whether long-time leading actor Mark Harmon will return for the 1000th episode.