Three Familiar NCIS Stars Reunite With Mark Harmon Across Origins Season 3 Episodes

Three familiar faces return

Harmon will reunite with Watson, Maffia and Spano during the third season of NCIS: Origins. All three will return to the show’s present-day timeline, with each actor appearing in a separate episode.

Watson reprises Mike Franks, Maffia returns as Vera Strickland, and Spano again plays Tobias Fornell. Their appearances span three episodes in sequence.

Episodes air in November, December

Watson is scheduled for episode 6, which airs November 17. Maffia follows in episode 7 on December 1. Spano appears in episode 8, set to air December 8. The three dates place the returning cast members in consecutive installments, though the schedule includes a gap between November 17 and December 1.

Roles set in present-day timeline

The returning performers will reprise their established characters rather than take on new roles. Their stories will unfold in the series’ present-day timeline. The announcement identifies the actors and their characters, but provides no further details about what happens in their episodes.