Is LL Cool J’s Sam Hanna Staying on ‘NCIS: New York’? Premiere Ending Defined
LL Cool J is formally again within the NCIS universe, however is Sam Hanna actually staying in New York?
The 58-year-old actor returned as Sam within the sequence premiere of NCIS: New York on Tuesday (October 6), with Scott Caan starring alongside him as Nick Schaeffer.
The premiere introduced Sam again to his hometown after the demise of his longtime good friend Jack Halloway and ended with Nick attempting to persuade him to stay in New York completely.
Warning: spoilers for the NCIS: New York sequence premiere forward!
Why Did Sam Hanna Return to New York?
At the start of the episode, Sam is working abroad when he learns that his good friend Jack has died in New York.
Sam turns into satisfied that Jack’s demise was not a suicide and asks to assist examine. Assistant Special Agent in Charge Robyn Wells, performed by Jennifer Beals, pairs him with Nick, and the 2 work collectively to uncover what occurred.
The case finally brings Sam into the New York group’s orbit, regardless of his insistence that he’s solely there briefly, per TheWrap.
Does Sam Hanna Stay in New York on the End of the Premiere?
Yes, at the very least for now.
After they clear up the case, Nick tries to persuade Sam to hitch the group.
He tells Sam that New York wants him and argues that the town nonetheless means one thing to him, even when Sam now looks like a “stranger” within the place he as soon as known as residence.
Nick finally tells Sam that he respects him and desires to work with the perfect.
Sam agrees, saying, “All proper, let’s see the way it goes.”
That units up Sam’s place on the brand new group for now.
Is Sam Hanna Staying on NCIS: New York Permanently?
That half is much less sure.
Despite Sam agreeing to remain on the finish of the premiere, LL Cool J advised TV Insider that viewers shouldn’t assume the choice is everlasting.
“There’s no assure he’ll keep,” he mentioned, including that Sam’s future continues to be “TBD.”
Scott Caan additionally revealed that an earlier model of the premiere would have had Nick repeatedly attempting to persuade Sam to remain over a number of episodes earlier than the story was modified.
“We pitched this concept that he says no within the pilot and that we simply maintain going with that,” Scott mentioned.
Could More NCIS Characters Appear on the Spinoff?
The premiere already included an look from Brian Dietzen as Dr. Jimmy Palmer.
Showrunner Byron Balasco has indicated that extra crossover appearances are doable, saying the franchise is “one type of massive household” and that acquainted faces may proceed to pop up.
He additionally beforehand mentioned Jimmy himself may “pop up once more” after the premiere.
Earlier at the moment, we broke down everything you needed to know about the NCIS: New York premiere and how to watch.
NCIS: New York airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
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