The NCIS franchise is expanding once more and bringing a very familiar face back into the fold.

CBS has picked up NCIS: New York for the 2026-27 season. Its the eighth show in the long-running franchise (or ninth if you include JAG, of which the original NCIS is a spinoff). Like all the other members of the NCIS-verse, the series comes from CBS Studios.

Long-time NCIS: Los Angeles star LL Cool J will return to the franchise, reprising his role as Sam Hanna. Scott Caan will also star as a roguish agent who leads the team with Hanna. The network announced the series order Wednesday along with its schedule for the 2026-27 season. When youre home to the number one television franchise in the world, you must build on success and keep expanding the universe, CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach told reporters at a press event announcing the schedule. And quite frankly, our fans demand it.

Another NCIS: LA alum, R. Scott Gemmill creator of The Pitt is writing the pilot and will executive produce with Byron Balasco (Kingdom, Without a Trace), who will serve as showrunner, LL Cool J and Jason Barrett.

NCIS: New York is set to air on Tuesdays in the fall, sandwiched between the flagship series and NCIS: Origins. The other current series in the franchise, NCIS: Sydney, will take over for Origins at midseason.

NCIS: New York will be the third series in the franchise on which LL Cool J has been a regular, following Los Angeles and the final season of NCIS: Hawaii in 2024. Hes also made guest appearances on the original show and will do so again on April 21 and 28, CBS says.