NCIS: Origins Season 2: Everything You Need To Know

Travel back to the ‘90s, and follow young agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stowell) and the NCIS Camp Pendleton team as they tackle cases in the NCIS prequel series, NCIS: Origins.

Narrated by the seasoned version of Gibbs (and voiced by the beloved character’s original portrayer, longtime NCIS star Mark Harmon), NCIS: Origins Season 2 returns with new episodes on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

In the latest season, the CBS Original drama digs deeper into the workings of the legendary NCIS team. Their cases help shed light on Gibbs’s life before he becomes the leader of his own team (with those adventures being the focus of the first 19 seasons of NCIS).

NCIS: Origins airs on CBS, and streams on Paramount+, so no excuses for missing out. Plus, we’ve got everything lined up for you here: how to watch and stream, cast list, and more.

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When does NCIS: Origins Season 2 return?

NCIS: Origins Season 2 returns on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, fresh from its winter break.

Season 2 began on Oct. 14, 2025.

Where can I watch NCIS: Origins Season 2?

You can watch NCIS Origins Season 2 on CBS and Paramount+. See the complete tune-in details below.

Show: NCIS: Origins Season 2
Return date: Tuesday, March 4, 2026
New episodes air: Tuesdays
Time: 9-10 PM ET/PT
Channel: CBS
Streaming: Paramount+*

*New episodes of NCIS: Origins Season 2 can be streamed live as they air on CBS with the Paramount+ Premium plan. Watch the next day on demand with either the Premium plan or Essential plan.

Meet the NCIS: Origins Season 2 cast

Here is the NCIS: Origins Season 2 regular cast:

Austin Stowell as Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Mariel Molino as Lala Dominguez
Kyle Schmid as Mike Franks
Tyla Abercrumbie as Mary Jo Hayes
Diany Rodriguez as Vera Strickland
Caleb Foote as Bernard “Randy” Randolph
Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs (narrator)

Also back for Season 2 is Patrick Fischler who plays Cliff Wheeler, special agent in charge of the field office. And Adam Campbell is reprising the role of young Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard, the character played on NCIS by the late David McCallum.

Mark Harmon is an executive producer of NCIS: Origins.

What is NCIS: Origins Season 2 about?

NCIS: Origins Season 2 is about the work of an NCIS team located at Camp Pendleton in the 1990s.

Season 2 reveals more about Gibbs’ formative NCIS years. In “The Funky Bunch,” the Season 2 premiere, the show picks up with Gibbs and team-leader Franks (Kyle Schmid) investigating the mysterious disappearance of a young marine.

In the new season, we also see more of a red-headed, real-estate agent named Diane (Kathleen Kenny), who, as NCIS fans know, plays an important role in Gibbs’s life.