CBS has greenlit a new “NCIS” spinoff set in New York City starring LL Cool J and Scott Caan, which will premiere this fall.

“NCIS: New York” marks a return to the franchise for LL Cool J. He reprises the role of Sam Hanna after starring in all 14 seasons of “NCIS: Los Angeles” from 2009 to 2023, with additional appearances in the flagship “NCIS” series as well as “NCIS: Hawai’i.” He will appear in two upcoming episodes of “NCIS” on April 21 and April 28.

For Caan, the new role extends a long career at CBS, as he previously played Danny “Danno” Williams in “Hawaii Five-0” for all ten seasons from 2010 to 2020 — even appearing in an “NCIS: Los Angeles” episode during a crossover between the two series. In “NCIS: New York,” however, he will play a new character.

The pilot for “NCIS: New York” was written by Scott Gemmill, who wrote on all 14 seasons of “NCIS: Los Angeles” and served as showrunner for seven seasons; he now serves as writer and creator of “The Pitt on HBO Max. Byron Balasco, who was a writer-producer on CBS’ “Without a Trace” and created the Audience Network series “Kingdom,” will serve as showrunner on “NCIS: New York.” [More at Source]