Despite the fact that it’s been practically two years since NCIS: Los Angeles ended after 14 seasons, LL Cool J simply can’t appear to remain away. The rapper reprised his position as Particular Agent Sam Hanna within the third season of NCIS: Hawai’i in a recurring visitor spot. Now that that spinoff is completed, he isn’t. He’s set to return to NCIS as soon as once more on the 2025 TV schedule, however after listening to solid feedback about his look, I’m questioning if it might flip right into a full-time gig.
After CBS dropped a primary take a look at LL Cool J on NCIS, it made me much more excited for his return to the franchise. He’ll be showing in Monday’s episode, serving to the D.C. workforce with a case that solely he can remedy. In an Us Weekly unique sneak peek, Katrina Legislation shared her pleasure at having the NCIS: LA star again on set, and it sounds prefer it was a blast:
He’s a lot enjoyable. I actually, really get pleasure from having him right here.
It seems like LL Cool J is the lifetime of the get together each time he seems on NCIS, which all the time make the episodes that significantly better. He hasn’t been on NCIS for the reason that three-show crossover in early 2023, so it’s definitely been a very long time coming.
Plus, Legislation isn’t the one NCIS star to sing her praises about him, as Sean Murray stated:
It is simply enjoyable. New dynamics. I imply, LL, he is implausible.
For the reason that NCIS solid cannot say sufficient good issues about LL Cool J, how doable wouldn’t it be for him to make a full-time return? It wouldn’t be uncommon for him to jump over to NCIS on a everlasting foundation, or on the very least, one other recurring visitor position like NCIS: Hawai’i.
Whereas his episode of NCIS hasn’t but premiered, it may be assumed that Sam manages to crack the case with the D.C. workforce, and it’ll simply make me need Sam to stay round. Figuring out that the solid loves having LL Cool J on set, it’s definitely doable. However it might additionally must work together with his personal schedule. On the very least, it might be enjoyable to have him recur once more within the upcoming 23rd season.
Even with quite a few spinoffs, no character within the NCIS universe has made the full-time leap to a special collection, and this doesn’t together with the upcoming NCIS: Tony & Ziva spinoff. We haven’t seen any NCIS: NOLA characters for the reason that present ended, and Sam’s actually the one one who has had a constant position within the NCIS-verse since Los Angeles ended, apart from Daniela Ruah’s Kensi Blye showing within the 1,000th episode through video since Ruah was really directing an episode of Hawai’i.
Whether or not or not LL Cool J will ever absolutely be a part of NCIS is unknown, however hopefully, these visitor appearances by no means cease regardless. He’ll be making his highly-anticipated return as Sam Hanna in Monday’s new episode airing at 9 p.m. ET on CBS, streaming the following day with a Paramount+ subscription.