{"id":2075682,"date":"2025-10-07T21:11:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T21:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2075682"},"modified":"2025-10-07T21:11:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T21:11:00","slug":"ncis-ep-promises-a-lot-of-heat-a-lot-of-action-in-season-23-hints-at-surprising-new-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ncis-ep-promises-a-lot-of-heat-a-lot-of-action-in-season-23-hints-at-surprising-new-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"NCIS EP Promises \u2018a Lot of Heat, a Lot of Action\u2019 in Season 23, Hints at \u2018Surprising\u2019 New Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The weather might be cooling down, but things are definitely heating up on <em>NCIS<\/em> this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The veteran CBS procedural is returning for a remarkable 23rd season \u2014 premiering Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 8\/7c \u2014\u00a0and it\u2019s showing no signs of slowing down, with Alden Parker still reeling from the murder of his father Roman <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tvline.com\/interviews\/ncis-ending-explained-parker-father-dies-season-22-finale-1235443553\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:in the season finale;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">in the season finale<\/a>. But was mob boss Carla Marino really responsible? Well, that\u2019s just one of the things we\u2019ll find out when Season 23 arrives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from TVLine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">TVLine spoke to NCIS executive producer Steven D. Binder for our annual <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tvline.com\/lists\/2025-fall-tv-schedule-returning-shows-preview\/ncis-season-23-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fall TV Preview;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Fall TV Preview<\/a>, and he gave us lots of scoop on Parker\u2019s revenge tour, the arrival of his sister (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tvline.com\/previews\/ncis-video-nancy-travis-parker-sister-season-23-premiere-1235528869\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:played by Nancy Travis;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">played by Nancy Travis<\/a>), new developments in the ongoing Jimmy-and-Jessica saga and some \u201csurprising\u201d new additions to the <em>NCIS<\/em> family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>TVLINE | From what I hear, you\u2019re getting right into it when the season opens. That it\u2019s super continuous.<\/strong><br \/>Super continuous. A lot of heat, a lot of action, and we\u2019re hoping to not let up. Even if it kills us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>TVLINE | When you and I last spoke, you said you were debating whether the Carla Marino story would tie into the Lily mystery and the anomaly in Eleanor Parker\u2019s death certificate. What did you end up deciding?<\/strong><br \/>The more we thought about it, we thought, \u201cSure, there\u2019s a surprise there, right?\u201d Sometimes when you get further along, something opens up as a natural organic development. But in terms of us forcing it or bringing it there, it really felt like these should be two separate parts of this guy\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>NCIS Season 23 Premiere<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>TVLINE | What do you want to reveal about the nature of that anomaly in the death certificate, whatever it was that Jimmy clocked in the finale?<\/strong><br \/>We\u2019re going to unfold that onion a lot more quickly this time. We have a good story there. With a lot of these things, the audience gets ahead of the story on some level. But I can tell you that we\u2019ve got some fun twists coming up. You\u2019ll see some, and then you\u2019ll realize that\u2019s just the first step. We\u2019re going to bring it to the present, so this won\u2019t just be some esoteric history lesson in Alden Parker\u2019s life. The theme of this season is \u201cNCIS on Fire,\u201d and I think the premiere episodes are going to illustrate that. We will do some standalones for sure, but a lot of what\u2019s going to happen is just going to ignite our characters\u2019 passions, whether that\u2019s their passion for love, passion for revenge, passion for rescuing loved ones in danger, and Lily is going to be at the front and center of that, at least for Parker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>TVLINE | Can you say this much: Is Lily still alive?<\/strong><br \/>I hope so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>TVLINE | We broke the Nancy Travis news. What can you tell us about her role as Alden\u2019s sister Harriet?<\/strong><br \/>Family dynamics are forged [very early on]. The Alden Parker that we know and see now is not how Alden Parker was as a child. We\u2019ve gotten into his history a little bit: he was a troubled kid, he was in juvie home, he stole things. And that\u2019s the dynamic that his sister grew up with. He was the bad kid, and she was the good kid, and they\u2019re going to relive that between the two of them. She\u2019s this super squared-away admiral, and then you\u2019ve got Alden Parker, who\u2019s got this \u201cbad kid\u201d seed, and those two are going to come to a head. And what\u2019s funny about that is over Thanksgiving dinner is one thing; in the middle of a global crisis, the brother-sister bickering is very <em>NCIS<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"NCIS Rebecca De Mornay Carla\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"650\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/zf0WkX.ZrAh.3_z0qZW_8g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY1MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/tvline.com\/29836c30f3825d058e15d2e1e8ce9e8b\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>NCIS Rebecca De Mornay Carla<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>TVLINE | How large of a role will Rebecca De Mornay have this season?<\/strong><br \/>We\u2019re doing a two-parter [season premiere], and she will play a smaller part in the first one, but she will have a sizable role. We were introduced to [Carla] as the head of the Kansas City mob and a real bad person. But if you go back to the core of her pain, it was the loss of her son, which of course is a hurt you never get over, and that\u2019s what we\u2019re going to find drives her, the loss of family. Hopefully she\u2019ll be a bad guy who\u2019s a little more nuanced and relatable on some level by the time we\u2019re done with her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>TVLINE | Any personal runners for any of the characters, aside from Alden?<\/strong><br \/>Jimmy and Knight were dating [and then broke up], and we have struggled with how to continue that without being obvious or boring, and I think we\u2019ve cracked that \u2014 between the two of them and maybe between the <em>more <\/em>of them, I\u2019ll say. Not necessarily the <em>two <\/em>of them. So we\u2019re going to play with that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At some point, we hope to, I will say, expand the family of our characters in a somewhat surprising way. It\u2019s always great to bring in new characters, whether it\u2019s Parker\u2019s sister or Knight\u2019s sister or whatever it is, but in a way that you won\u2019t see coming and will be shocking. One of the things we do is when we stretch, we try and play the reality of the stretch as real as possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We also have a runner we\u2019ve been talking about and are starting to put into action where Kasie, a very competent, creative professional, builds something that ends up causing her a lot of trouble. We also just want to get Kasie out in the field a little more because Diona [Reasonover] is so great in every scene.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"NCIS Kasie Diona Reasonover\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"650\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/yQggrFaLeX2g3GAyCYeF7Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY1MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/tvline.com\/178c72ab0fd50d3b2734caa8d62e7158\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>NCIS Kasie Diona Reasonover<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>TVLINE | I have a reader wondering if Zane Holtz will be back as <\/strong><strong>NCIS Special Agent Dale Sawyer.<\/strong><br \/>He will be, he will be. Zane Holtz will be back, and it\u2019s a fun one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>TVLINE | I found it a bit conspicuous that <em>NCIS: Tony &amp; Ziva<\/em> takes place in \u201cOctober 2025,\u201d which is when you guys return. Will there be even an off-handed reference to [redacted <em>NCIS: TIVA<\/em> plot catalyst]?<\/strong><br \/>I would love to do that, and I will tell you that I\u2019m still trying to do something like that, but it\u2019s very difficult, especially when we\u2019ve been shooting and writing for months in advance and I had not been given that date. But that would be fantastic. 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