The NCIS franchise is set to return to CBS this fall amid the 2025 TV schedule, with new seasons of the Mothership, Origins, and Sydney, hitting the air. All the while, fans have also been waiting for the new spinoff series NCIS: Tony & Ziva, and the series is set stream with a Paramount+ subscription beginning on September 4. There doesn’t seem to be an end in sight for the franchise, but this raises the question of what other shows could be in store, and will it ever be taken back to the procedural that started it all, JAG?
Before NCIS grew to be one of the biggest TV franchises, it was kicked off by a backdoor pilot on the military drama JAG, which ran for 10 seasons. Mark Horowitz, who was an EP on NCIS and a co-EP on JAG, previously opened up about NCIS’ beginnings and distancing it from JAG, which was in its eighth season by the time the two-part backdoor pilot rolled around.
Entertainment Weekly about the chances of a revival of his hit show happening, and he seems optimistic:
Harm and Mac’s relationship had always been a bit complicated.
At the very least, even if there isn’t a JAG revival in the future, original cast members could always appear on NCIS or its many spinoffs. For now, select episodes of JAG are streaming on Paramount+ in the meantime, and some seasons are streaming for free on Pluto TV.