NCIS: Hawai’i will be going off the air. The CBS show, which is currently airing season 3, was the third spinoff of the long-running procedural crime drama NCIS, which itself was a spinoff of JAG. Following the Pearl Harbor Field Office of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the show starred an ensemble cast that included Vanessa Lachey, Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon, Tori Anderson, and Kian Talan. Season 3 had a reduced count of 10 episodes, as production began late in the wake of the resolution of the 2023 writer and actor strikes.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, CBS has officially cancelled the show and will not be moving forward with NCIS: Hawai’i season 4. This means that the impending season 3 finale on May 6 will now be the series finale. The show was formerly the longest-running ongoing spinoff in the franchise following the cancellation of New Orleans in 2021 and Los Angeles in 2023. That title now belongs to Sydney, which premiered in 2023 and has already been renewed for season 2.
The NCIS Franchise Is Still Going Strong
Although Hawai’i is going off the air, the overall roster of shows in the NCIS shared universe will still be going strong in the 2024-2025 season. In addition to NCIS season 22 and Sydney season 2 being renewed, two additional shows will be joining the franchise. One is a spinoff centering around Tony (Michael Weatherly) and Ziva (Cote de Pablo), which is currently untitled and undated, that will be coming to the streaming service Paramount+.
The other upcoming show in the franchise is NCIS: Origins, which will be part of the CBS lineup in the upcoming season. It will be a prequel following the younger years of Leroy Jethro Gibbs, the iconic character played by Mark Harmon for the first 19 seasons of the flagship show. While Austin Stowell will be stepping into the lead role for the new show, Harmon will provide the narration for the prequel, which also stars Mariel Molina, Tyla Abercrumbie, Diany Rodriguez, and Kyle Schmid.
Even though the spinoff won’t be moving forward, the fact that there are so many other shows on the air means that the NCIS: Hawai’i cast still has the opportunity to reprise their roles elsewhere. While the location of Sydney and the timeline of Origins limit that ability somewhat, the franchise is known for its crossovers and consistent roster of characters. In fact, a character from the recently cancelled Los Angeles appeared on the franchise’s 1000th episode in 2024, proving that there is a willingness to keep certain cast members on board.
