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Who Dies in NCIS Season 21 Finale? Spoilers, Who’s Leaving Cast 2024?
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NCIS fans might be in for a heart-wrenching Season 21 finale. The preview video for the upcoming episode reveals two characters in grave danger, and a recent cast interview suggests that more characters will be at risk. Who dies in the NCIS Season 21 finale? Keep reading to learn everything we know.
NCIS is CBS’ drama series following the personal and professional lives of a team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (also known as the NCIS), a federal law enforcement part of the United States Department of the Navy that investigates criminal activities involving the Navy and the United States Marine Corps, as well as their families. The series, which premiered in 2003, is part of a multi-show franchise that includes NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, NCIS: Hawai’i, NCIS: Sydney, and the upcoming NCIS: Origins.
The long-running drama is set to air its Season 21 finale on Monday, May 6, 2024. However, fans are concerned that two characters might not make it through the episode. The teaser for “Reef Madness” shows Gary Cole’s character, Alton Parker, suffering an injury when a heavy metal pipe falls on him during a mission with Special Agent Jessica Knight, played by Katrina Law. As Parker lies on the ground in pain, Knight shouts, “Parker!”
To make matters worse, the trailer’s final moments depict Dr. Jimmy Palmer (Brian Dietzen) and NCIS Special Agent Nicholas Torres (Wilmer Valderrama) searching a ship, calling out the names of Parker and Knight. The scene ends with Knight underwater, casting doubt on the safety of both her and Parker.
However, a recent interview with Deadline might shed light on who dies and is leaving the show after all. While speaking at CBS’ Fall Schedule Celebration in Hollywood last night, Gary Cole revealed whether he exiting the drama.
“Nobody told me if I am,” he told Deadline when asked if he was leaving the show. “You’ll have to watch to find out but, no.”
Now that we know Cole isn’t leaving NCIS, could this confirm the fate of Law’s Jessica Knight? The actress warned that fans will also feel the devastation during these “life and death situations.”
“I have to say, this is one of my favorite NCIS scripts. It is so well written,” she added. “I’m hoping that in the execution, we brought it justice and that the audience is going to love it. I got to do a lot of scene work with Gary Cole, who is an amazing human being and an even more amazing actor. He knocked it out of the park. There were times in these scenes when I was watching him act and I was devastated watching him because he was that brilliant.”
However, longtime NCIS cast member Brian Dietzen said fans should be worried about more characters beyond Parker and Knight.
“They shouldn’t just be worried about Gary Cole, they should worry about a lot of characters. No character is safe, that’s what NCIS stands for, I think,” he joked. “I’ll tell you this, Gary Cole and Katrina Law knock it out of the park in this episode. There are a lot of things that are going to be happening, not just the danger that our characters are put through, but also dynamics that are going to be shifting. Potentially even between Jimmy and Jess, this couple that has been fantastic for the last two years. I have to say, it’s my favorite finale script that we’ve had in years. It’s so good.”
Fans will have to tune into the Season 21 finale on May 6, 2023, to learn what happens.
<p>He may be known as one of the most iconic actors in primetime television, but before starring in <em>NCIS</em>, a young Mark Harmon was just trying to make a name for himself in Hollywood. In honor of his impressive acting career spanning five decades, keep scrolling to see <a href="https://soaps.sheknows.com/gallery/tom-selleck-young/tom-selleck-1970-copy/" target="_blank">photos of Mark Harmon when he was young</a>.</p>
<p>Harmon was born in Burbank, California, on September 2, 1951, to parents Tom Harmon (a professional football player and broadcaster) and Elyse Knox (an actress, model and artist). Mark is the youngest of three children. Harmon started as a merchandising director before switching his career to acting.</p>
<p>One of his first TV projects was with his father in a commercial for Kellogg’s Product 19 cereal. He started in guest roles for shows like <em>Ozzie’s Girls, Adam-12, Police Woman, Emergency! 905-Wild, Laverne & Shirley, Delvecchio, </em>and<em> The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries</em>.</p>
<p>Harmon earned his first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie as Robert Dunlap in the TV movie <em>Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years.</em> He played supporting roles in titles like <em>Comes a Horseman</em> and <em>Beyond the Poseidon Adventure</em> before landing a co-starring role in the 1979 series<em> 240-Robert</em> as Deputy Dwayne Thibodeaux. Harmon then became a series regular in <em>Flamingo Road</em> before landing the role of Robert Caldwell on the series <em>St. Elsewhere</em> in 1983.</p>
<p>The actor turned into a major primetime star, and he was named <em>People’s</em> Sexiest Man Alive in January 1986. He went back and forth between film and TV, appearing in lead roles in movies like <em>Prince of Bel Air, The Deliberate Stranger, Let’s Get Harry, Summer School, After the Promise, Stealing Home, </em>and<em> The Presidio.</em> In the early 2000s, he was cast in popular flicks like <em>Freaky Friday </em>and<em> Chasing Liberty. </em></p>
<p>But Harmon is best known for his role as special agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs on CBS’ long-running series <em>NCIS</em>. After almost 20 years as a series regular, <a href="https://soaps.sheknows.com/soaps/news/670959/why-mark-harmon-leave-ncis/" target="_blank">Harmon left the show</a> at the start of Season 19. In a special featurette for the <em>NCIS</em> Season 19 DVD, Harmon, an executive producer, hinted that he exited the series “to keep it fresh in his career. “What has always drawn me here is the character I play and to keep it fresh and to keep it challenging,” he said at the time. “Plot-wise, this character has taken the path that it did. I thought it was honest and OK with.”</p>
<p>Since leaving <em>NCIS,</em> the actor released a book titled “<a href="https://clicks.trx-hub.com/xid/pmc_0aaa4_soaps?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGhosts-Honolulu-Japanese-American-Hunter%2Fdp%2F1400337011%2F%3Ftag%3Dsoaps0f6-20%26asc_source%3Dweb%26asc_campaign%3Dweb%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fsoaps.sheknows.com%252Fsoaps%252Fnews%252F678525%252Fmark-harmon-wife%252F&p=https%3A%2F%2Fsoaps.sheknows.com%2Fsoaps%2Fnews%2F678525%2Fmark-harmon-wife%2F&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&event_type=click" target="_blank">Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor</a>,” which he co-wrote with NCIS technical advisor Leon Carroll Jr. Additionally, an NCIS spinoff about a younger version of Harmon’s character, called <em>NCIS: Origins</em>, is currently in the works at CBS. The actor’s son, Sean will executive produce the new series, while Harmon will narrate.</p>
<p>Read on to see <a href="https://soaps.sheknows.com/gallery/ncis-crossover-episodes-order/" target="_blank">what Mark Harmon looked like when he was young</a> and photos of the actor through the years. </p>
<p>Mark Harmon was photographed with Lisa Hartman in the ’70s <em>The Love Boat</em>, an ABC series set on a cruise ship that aired from September 1977 to 1986. Just look at that groovy hairstyle!</p>
<p>The actor appeared in 13 episodes of the ABC TV series <em>240-Robert</em>, which followed a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) unit that utilized four-wheel drive vehicles and a helicopter. Here, Harmon is pictured in the episode “Double Trouble.”</p>
<p>Mark Harmon was photographed in black-and-white for <em>Hour Magazine</em> in 1980. At the time, he appeared as a series regular in the primetime soap opera <em>Flamingo Road</em> as Fielding Carlisle, the husband of Morgan Fairchild’s character.</p>
<p>Throwback! Mark Harmon and actress Christina Raines attended the 31st Annual American Cinema Editors (ACE) Eddie Awards on March 21, 1981, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The actor reportedly had a long-term relationship with the actress from 1980 to 1984. They both starred together in <em>Flamingo Road.</em></p>
<p>Harmon portrayed the hunky plastic surgeon Dr. Robert Caldwell in the medical drama <em>St. Elsewhere</em> from 1983 to 1986. His arc made history as one of the first characters on network television to die of AIDS.</p>
<p>Mark Harmon and some of the biggest network stars at the time competed in the annual TV special, <em>Battle of the Network Star XI</em>. He represented NBC in the sports competition for two years, appearing in May 1984 and December 1984 and serving as captain for the latter.</p>
<p>This picture of Mark Harmon and Pam Dawber was taken two months after the lovebirds tied the knot on March 21, 1987. The couple have been married for 37 years and welcomed their two sons, Sean and Ty, in 1988 and 1992 respectively.</p>
<p>A young Harmon starred opposite Elizabeth Taylor in <em>Sweet Bird of Youth</em>, a 1989 made-for-TV drama film adapted from the 1959 Tennessee Williams play of the same name by Gavin Lambert.</p>
<p>A handsome Mark Harmon is photographed in ABC’s TV movie <em>Prince of Bel Air,</em> which he starred alongside Kirstie Alley and Robert Vaughn. Harmon played a womanizing L.A. pool cleaner. </p>
<p>In 1987, Mark Harmon portrayed Elmer Jackson in <em>After the Promise</em>, a CBS television movie made for TV. Harmon’s character is a carpenter from a small Californian town in the 1930s who struggles to raise four young boys after his wife’s death.</p>
<p>All dressed up! Mark Harmon and his wife attended the 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 23, 1993. He was nominated for Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series for NBC’s <em>Reasonable Doubts.</em></p>
<p>Mark Harmon starred in one season of NBC’s crime drama <em>Charlie Grace</em> in 1995. Harmon played Grace, a divorced police officer who was kicked off the force and is now a private investigator while caring for his daughter.</p>
<p>In 2003, Harmon played Ryan Volvo, the partner of Jamie Lee Curtis’ character Tess Coleman, in the 2003 comedy <em>Franky Friday</em> starring Lindsay Lohan. Here, Harmon is pictured in a scene alongside his co-star Harold Gould. </p>
<p>Mark Harmon’s most well-known role was as Leroy Gibbs in CBS’ drama series <em>NCIS</em> from 2003 to 2021. Here is a photo of Harmon as Gibbs in Season 1, Episode 12, “My Other Left Foot.”</p>
