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NCIS: Origins knows the NCIS cannon about Gibbs and his dad (and will make it work)

NCIS already has some canonical storylines that NCIS: Origins will need to follow. One of those is about Gibbs and his dad.

ByAlexandria Ingham|
NCIS: ORIGINS follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stowell) in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and is narrated by Mark Harmon. 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 (Kyle Schmid). NCIS: ORIGINS stars Austin Stowell as young Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Kyle Schmid as Mike Franks, Mariel Molino as Special Agent Lala Dominguez, Tyla
NCIS: ORIGINS follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stowell) in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and is narrated by Mark Harmon. 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 (Kyle Schmid). NCIS: ORIGINS stars Austin Stowell as young Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Kyle Schmid as Mike Franks, Mariel Molino as Special Agent Lala Dominguez, Tyla

One problematic part for prequels is that there is a wealth of canon already created. NCIS: Origins will need to honor what has already been told in 21 seasons of its show.

NCIS: Origins is a prequel series that takes place just after the murders of Shannon and Kelly Gibbs. One part of the canon is that Gibbs joined NCIS and then didn’t talk to his father until we come across him in the flagship series.

And yet, the prequel series has cast Robert Taylor as Jackson Gibbs. Fans immediately questioned the canonical problem with this casting. After all, to stay true to the original story, it means that we can’t see Gibbs and his father interact. What’s the point in having Jackson in the show, then?

NCIS: Origins has solved the issue of the canon

Co-showrunner David North told TVLine that he and the writers did know the canon already set, and that they have solved the situation. He didn’t share how they have done that, and we’ll just have to wait to see how it all plays out.

One thing North pointed out is that Jackson is an important role in Gibbs’s life. There’s a huge influence that Jackson was, and that was even the case when the two men weren’t speaking. So, it didn’t make sense not to include him.

"We did solve it. We’re very aware of the canon and what’s been set up, and we’re working within that. But I’ll say this: Jackson is an important role, and we’ll see the influence of him on Gibbs."

Maybe we’ll see some scenes between Jackson and Mike. After all, Mike became like a father-figure to Gibbs based on what we know within the flagship series. It would make sense for Jackson to turn up in the hope of speaking to his son, only for him to have to speak to Mike instead.

There isn’t much longer left to wait to find out how it will all play out. The prequel series will premiere in October.

NCIS: Origins premieres on Monday, Oct. 14 at 9/8c on CBS. It will then air weekly on Mondays at 10/9c.

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