Jessica Knight to Remain with Major Case Response Team (MCRT). CBS has officially revealed that Katrina Law will continue to be a part of NCIS for its upcoming season 22, despite the previous season's finale ending with her character being offered her dream job.
According to Collider, Law's Jessica Knight is included among the new promotional images released for NCIS Season 22which features individual profile photos of the returning main characters. Law's inclusion puts to rest any concerns fans had about his possible departure from the team, though the fake exit continues a pattern of NCIS provocative characters leave only to come back. Jessica Knight now joins Ellie Bishop, Ziva David and Kate Todd as agents who were provoked into leaving MCRT only to end up staying on the team.
Where have you seen Katrina Law outside of NCIS?
Before joining NCIS In season 18, Law was perhaps best known for her recurring role as Nyssa al Ghul in the Arrowverse, appearing in Arrow AND Legends of TomorrowShe also played Quinn Liu in the modern reboots of Five-0 Hawaii AND Magnum PIboth aired on CBS. In NCISLaw plays Jessica Knight, a member of the MCRT who is known for her expertise as a Regional Enforcement Action Capabilities Training Team (REACT) agent, specializing in hostage negotiation and high-stakes situations. Knight is also romantically involved with the team's medical examiner, Dr. Jimmy Palmer, played by Brian Dietzen.
Created by Donald P. Bellisario, NCIS first introduced in 2003 via a backdoor pilot episode in the legal drama series JACKET. The series, and the broader franchise, follows special agents assigned to investigate military crimes. In addition to Law and Dietzen, the returning main cast for NCIS Season 22 stars Sean Murray as Timothy McGee, Wilmer Valderrama as Nick Torres, Diona Reasonover as Kasie Hines, Rocky Carroll as Leon Vance, and Gary Cole as Alden Parker. Season 22 will be the third season not to feature original series star Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, although the actor has stated that he is always open to guest appearances if the writers can find a good enough reason to bring him back.
NCIS Season 22 Will Include a James Bond-Themed Episode
While the details of the story remain largely under wraps for NCIS Season 22, showrunner Steven D. Binder recently teased that one episode will be about “what happens when a guy like Jason Bourne or James Bond, one of these really serious, high-level people involved in espionage, ends up in a nursing home, suffering from the same things that all of our parents and grandparents suffer.” The showrunner continued, “What do you do when you have that kind of skill and that kind of knowledge and you're starting to lose your mind?”
NCIS Season 22 will debut on CBS on October 14.
Source: Collider