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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Kyle Schmid<\/strong><\/a> is joining the NCIS<\/strong><\/a> franchise!<\/p>\n The 39-year-old has just been cast as a lead, playing young Mike Franks in the upcoming prequel NCIS: Origins<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, Deadline<\/em> reports.<\/p>\n Mike Franks was previously portrayed by Muse Watson<\/strong><\/a> on the original, flagship series.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The upcoming prequel series will start in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS<\/em> and follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs, narrated by Mark Harmon<\/strong><\/a>. 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.<\/p>\n According to Deadline<\/em>, \u201cSpecial Agent Mike Franks is a proud Texan who all but showers in his cowboy boots and sports a perfectly coiffed mustache that\u2019s as thick as his skin. As showcased on NCIS, Franks is a born leader with an unwavering moral compass who\u2019s determined to find justice by any means necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n Also recently cast in the upcoming series, which received a straight-to-series order at CBS, is The Watchful Eye<\/em> star Mariel Molino<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n She has been cast as a new character in the NCIS universe, Special Agent Lala Dominguez, who is \u201ca former Marine who navigates her 1990s male-dominated field with a steely resolve and a dark sense of humor. When a tormented Leroy Jethro Gibbs joins her team, the ensuing story between these two enigmatic outsiders is filled with sparks and turns that will keep the audience guessing.\u201d<\/p>\n If you missed it, find out who is playing Young Gibbs<\/a>!<\/p>\n RELATED<\/strong>: 3 \u2018NCIS\u2019 Veteran Characters Will Appear in \u2018NCIS: Origins\u2019 Prequel Series!<\/a><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n