{"id":267003,"date":"2026-10-05T16:01:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T16:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/05\/ncis-new-yorks-scott-caan-introduces-ll-cool-j-to-the-team-in-series-premiere-meet-the-cast\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T16:01:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T16:01:03","slug":"ncis-new-yorks-scott-caan-introduces-ll-cool-j-to-the-team-in-series-premiere-meet-the-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/05\/ncis-new-yorks-scott-caan-introduces-ll-cool-j-to-the-team-in-series-premiere-meet-the-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"NCIS: New York\u2019s Scott Caan Introduces LL Cool J to the Team in Series Premiere: Meet the Cast"},"content":{"rendered":"


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LL Cool J<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s NCIS character, Sam Hanna, is returning to the franchise with a spinoff set in New York City<\/a> \u2014 but who makes up the rest of the show\u2019s cast?<\/p>\n

In Us<\/em>\u2018 exclusive clip from the Tuesday, October 6, premiere, Nick Schaeffer (Scott Caan<\/strong>) introduces Sam to the \u201cmain brain\u201d of a team of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service based in New York City.<\/a><\/p>\n

Addy Ross (Jacqueline Byers<\/strong>) is described as aggressive, smart and a little mean, to which she replies, \u201cOnly when provoked.\u201d Wyatt Sellers (Shane Harper<\/strong>), meanwhile, is a transplant from Alaska.<\/p>\n

\u201c[He\u2019s] never been around tall buildings, and his fianc\u00e9e just left,\u201d Nick adds. \u201cWe call him Milkman. [He likes a glass] at dinner at a restaurant. Twenty ounces of whole milk in a glass was really disgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sean Sullivan (Devin Druid<\/strong>), who is an NCIS Technical Operator, is called weird with a \u201cbroken moral compass.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut he\u2019s good at his job when he puts in the effort,\u201d Nick says before urging Sean to shake Sam\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n

LL Cool J\u2019s character was introduced in 2009 during season 6<\/a> of NCIS<\/em>. He went on to become the colead of NCIS: Los Angeles<\/em> that fall alongside Chris O\u2019Donnell<\/strong>, who played his partner.<\/p>\n

After NCIS: Los Angeles<\/em> ended in 2023 following 14 seasons, LL Cool J, 58, moved to NCIS: Hawai\u2019i<\/em> with a two-episode arc during season 2. The actor was upgraded to a series regular for season 3 in 2024, which ended up being the show\u2019s final season.<\/p>\n

LL Cool J returned to NCIS<\/em> multiple times after NCIS: Los Angeles<\/em> ended. He appeared on seasons 20 and 22, most recently having a two-episode arc during season 23 in 2026.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNew York is our most iconic city. It\u2019s incredible, and it\u2019s just really a microcosm of the whole country right here in one place with all of the diversity, the different boroughs, the different cultures all colliding and somehow managing to function together,\u201d showrunner Byron Balasco exclusively told Us<\/em>. \u201cThat\u2019s why you make a show here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Balasco acknowledged that filming in New York came<\/a> with highlights \u2014 and challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe weather is a challenge because you just don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen. But that\u2019s it. That\u2019s just a problem to solve,\u201d he shared. \u201cAnd the highlights are you can really put your camera anywhere and point it anywhere and something interesting is happening. We can go to a neighborhood that we write about and shoot there.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cWe always try to do that to keep it as authentic as possible because you really want people to feel like they\u2019re at the ground level on the streets in the city with our guys. It feels lived in. The cliche is that New York is a character in the show, but we really do want to make it feel that way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tNCIS has seen its fair share of cast exits throughout its 20-plus years on TV \u2014 but some stars, including Michael Weatherly, have also made epic comebacks. When season 23 premiered in fall 2025, Sean Murray, who plays Timothy McGee, was the only original cast member still featured on the CBS hit series. He won\u2019t [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

NCIS: NY<\/em> also attempted to find a balance between crossovers with other shows in the franchise, with Balasco adding, \u201cWe\u2019ve been trusted with this smash global franchise, and so our goal is to deliver on that. But we really want this show to have a reason to exist on its own so that if you took the NCS off it, you\u2019d still love the show.\u201d<\/p>\n

Balasco hinted that NCIS: New York<\/em> will appeal to CBS viewers<\/a> regardless of whether they have seen other NCIS<\/em> shows.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal is to make a show that has the DNA of the universe but is its own thing. We\u2019ll be cross-pollinating with other shows. But right now it\u2019s about our characters and our stories and really getting it up on its feet and having people fall in love with the characters,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n

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