There’s a new NCIS series on its way, and we’ll get to watch the first episode later this year. Yes, it’s all about NCIS: Tony & Ziva.
Paramount+ has confirmed that the release window is fall 2025. This is a three month period, but at least we know that we’ll get the season before the year is up. The question is how much of the season, and that will depend on the premiere date and the number of episodes that are in the season.
NCIS: Tony & Ziva episode count
The first season of this NCIS spin-off will have 10 episodes. This is good for a streaming series, as it allows the storyline to remain focused on the main threat. There is also time to develop characters, both main and side characters, and see how relationships are affected by everything that is happening.
NCIS: Tony & Ziva has always been created to be a streaming series. While we could certainly see it arrive on the CBS linear channel if there is a gap in the schedule that needs to be filled, that isn’t the intention for it. Of course, that was the case with NCIS: Sydney, so we’ll see how much CBS sticks with the plan.
With a 10-episode season, there is a chance that we’ll end the story before 2025 is over. It all depends on when in fall the series will premiere.
What to expect in the new NCIS spin-off
NCIS: Tony & Ziva picks up after the events of NCIS season 19, when Ziva “returned from the dead.” It turned out that she faked her death to protect herself and her daughter, and when the threat turned on Gibbs, she had to come back to save him. With the threat against her gone, Ziva was able to return to her family, explaining all to Tony.
The explanation happened off screen. We know that Ziva returned to Paris to be with Tony and Tali, and now we’ll get to see how that relationship is working out. It’s not going to be like the two could jump straight back into being together, but they could have worked their way toward that by the time we join them in the new series.
However, Tony and Ziva will end up back on the run. When there’s a threat against Tony’s security firm, the two need to get to the bottom of who is after them now, and they’ll need to keep their daughter safe at the same time.
NCIS: Tony & Ziva will premiere on Paramount+ in fall 2025.
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