The Tony and Ziva spin-off is officially in progress. Bridgerton’s Julian Ovenden and Ted Lasso star Maximilian Osinski have joined the cast of NCIS: Tony & Ziva.
The upcoming spin-off series will bring back Tony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) and Ziva David (Cote de Pablo), who are forced to go on the run across Europe with their young daughter after an attack on Tony’s security firm.
It’s confirmed that Ovenden, known for his role as Henry Granville on Bridgerton, will play Jonah, a former computer programmer who is now the Secretary General of Interpol (via People).
Osinski is set to portray Boris, a Russian ex-pat and computer hacker. Other new cast members include Isla Gie (The Sandman), Amita Suman (Shadow and Bone), Nassima Benchicou (Emily in Paris), Terence Maynard (Coronation Street), Lara Rossi (I May Destroy You), and James D’Arcy (Agent Carter).
Gie will play Tony and Ziva’s 12-year-old daughter Tali, while Suman will take on the role of Claudette, the Chief Technical Officer at Tony’s security company. Benchicou is cast as Martine, a former French intelligence agent; Maynard will star as Dr. Lang, an experienced therapist; Rossi will portray Sophie, a skilled professional with an SAS background; and D’Arcy will play Henry, a high-ranking Interpol official.
This new cast announcement follows Weatherly’s recent comments about the 10-part spin-off, highlighting its more serialized format. “I’m really looking forward to doing a version of NCIS that really ups the stakes with a long plot – it’s 10 episodes of one long story,” he said. “It’s like a 10-hour movie. Limited series is what they call it, I guess, but it really allows you to explore the character arc with each episode being a reset. Week to week we’re going to tell this serialized story that will bring more depth to the characterizations and relationships, with less need for recaps and exposition.”
NCIS airs on CBS in the US, and Seasons 1-20 are available for streaming on Disney+ in the UK.