Austin Stowell and Mariel Molino pair up while attending the 2025 Monte-Carlo Television Festival on Sunday (June 15) in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
The NCIS: Origins stars stepped out for a photo call at the annual event, where they also attended a roundtable with journalists to talk about the CBS prequel series.
The day before, they joined several other TV stars at the TV Series Party held at Neptune Monaco Beach. On Friday (June 13), Austin and Mariel walked the carpet in more glam looks at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival‘s opening ceremony.
While at the fest, the duo chatted up the show and their hopes for what they want to see in the upcoming second season.
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“I hope Lala is alive… and I hope I have a job,” Mariel quipped, via Deadline. “If she is [alive], I hope that finally something happens with Lala and Gibbs. You know what I mean, come on, either kiss me or don’t.”
If you forgot, Mariel‘s Lala was involved in a car accident at the end of season one, and she was shown bleeding and looking lifeless.
Austin opened up about the pressures of stepping into Gibbs’ shoes following Mark Harmon‘s portrayal on NCIS.
“I was scared for so many reasons,” he dished. “There were just so many first times. For me, it was the first time doing a network TV show, first time playing a character that had already been portrayed before me, first time to be number one on a call sheet.”
“I’m someone who likes pressure; I like to be put in that situation. I want the ball in my hands at the bottom of the ninth. I feel like I do thrive in that situation,” Austin added. “But I don’t think I’ll ever quite get comfortable because, at the end of the day, Gibbs will always be Mark Harmon’s character, and I’m playing the younger version of that.”
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