Show Guide: 'NCIS: Origins'

Synopsis: NCIS: Origins follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stowell) in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and is narrated by Mark Harmon. In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office, where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid). (Courtesy CBS, 2024)

The Cast:
Austin Stowell as Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Kyle Schmid as Mike Franks
Mariel Molino as Special Agent Lala Dominguez
Tyla Abercrumbie as Field Operation Support Officer Mary Jo Sullivan
Diany Rodriguez as Special Agent Vera Strickland
Caleb Foote as Bernard "Randy" Randolf

Production Credits:
Executive producers: David J. North, Gina Lucita Monreal, Mark Harmon and Sean Harmon
Produced by: CBS Studios

The Episodes:
Season One Episode Guide (CBS)
1-01 Enter Sandman (Part One)--10/14/2024
Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office, where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid).
Written by: Gina Lucita Monreal & David J. North
Directed by: Niels Arden Oplev

1-02 Enter Sandman (Part Two)--10/14/2024
Gibbs and the team continue their investigation.
Written by: Gina Lucita Monreal & David J. North
Directed by: Niels Arden Oplev

1-03 Bend, Don't Break--10/21/2024
A murder near Camp Pendleton leads Gibbs and the team to a suburban mall in San Diego, where Gibbs takes matters into his own hands; Jackson Gibbs pays Franks an unexpected visit.
Written by: Jon Worley
Directed by: John Terlesky

1-04 All's Not Lost--10/28/2024
A murder near Camp Pendleton leads Gibbs and the team to a suburban mall in San Diego, where Gibbs takes matters into his own hands; Jackson Gibbs pays Franks an unexpected visit.
Written by: Thomas Aguilar & Michael Ballin
Directed by: Hanelle M. Culpepper

1-05 Last Rites--11/04/2024
With the countdown on to an execution, Franks races to extricate the location of a missing body from a death row inmate and honor a promise he made to the victim's sister before time runs out.
Written by: Margarita Matthews
Directed by: Lionel Coleman

1-06 Incognito--11/11/2024
Gibbs goes under cover for the first time with Lala as NIS works the case of a dead Navy seaman who may have been sharing top-secret intel that poses a threat to national security; Lala struggles with an unexpected development in her personal life.
Written by: Shalisha Francis-Feusner
Directed by: Pete Chatmon

1-07 One Flew Over--11/25/2024
NIS investigates the murder of a dementia-afflicted Jane Doe; flashbacks reveal the first time Gibbs met Franks.
Story by: Rafael Samano
Teleplay by: Gina Lucita Monreal/Margarita Matthews/Rafael Samano
Directed by: Jessica Lowrey

1-08 Sick As Our Secrets--12/02/2024
Gibbs and the team investigate the case of a Navy priest who was killed in the confessional booth; Randy shows Gibbs the ropes of working a protective detail.
Written by: Stephen Day & Daniel J. Egbert
Directed by: Edward Omelas
1-09 Vivo o Muerto--12/09/2024
The case of a missing woman who disappeared after a night of clubbing with a Navy seaman takes the team to Mexico, where they learn of a possible connection to Gibbs' past.
Story by: Thomas Aguilar/Michael Ballin/Rafael Samano
Teleplay by: Gina Lucita Monreal/Thomas Aguilar/Michael Ballin/Rafael Samano
Directed by: Loren Yaconelli
1-10 Blue Bayou--12/26/2024
As Leroy Jethro Gibbs prepares for his first Christmas without his wife and daughter, flashbacks reveal the unlikely journey that led to his first day on the job as a special agent.
Written by: Gina Lucita Monreal/Brendan Fehiliy/David J. North
Directed by: John Terlesky
1-11 Flight Of Icarus--01/27/2025
The team investigates the death of a famed Marine commander's son, while a pivotal part of Franks' past involving his family is revealed.
Written by: Gina Lucita Monreal & Jennifer Corbett
Directed by: Reuben Garcia
1-12 Touchstones--02/03/2025
1-13 Monsoon--02/10/2025