With the 2014-15 TV fall season fast approaching, and the premiere for NCIS: New Orleans just around the corner, let's take a look at what we can expect from this brand new series, NCIS: New Orleans. NCIS: New Orleans is the second spin-off from the mothership of NCIS (currently in it's 12th season), with NCIS: Los Angeles already a very successful spin-off. We don't know too much of what NCIS: New Orleans could be like, but judging from the backdoor pilot that was part of NCIS, we do know some information on how this series will turn out.
Casting
This is one thing we can expect, we know that Scott Bakula will play NCIS Special Agent in Charge Dwayne Cassius Pride, Lucas Black will play NCIS Agent Christopher Lasalle, Zoe McLellan will play NCIS Agent Meredith Brody and CCH Pounder will play Doctor Loretta Wade. Also just recently Rob Kerkovich has joined the cast and will be playing assistant M.E. Sebastian Volle. Most of these characters we have seen in the backdoor pilot on NCIS, and I must say they make a good team. We can most likely expect there to be some sort of romance between Lasalle and Brody, but we will just have to wait and see.
Crossovers
CBS has confirmed that there will be some sort of crossover between NCIS and NCIS: New Orleans, because of the friendship between Gibbs and Pride, Gibbs will make some sort of appearance on NCIS: New Orleans for the second time. There is also expected to be other characters cross over onto NCIS: New Orleans from the original NCIS. Showrunner Gary Glasberg says, “There’ll be a couple episodes that might come up where you see a couple NCIS characters,”
What I Want To See
In NCIS: NOLA, I want to see something new, something that stretches it apart from it's counterparts in DC and LA. I do want to have that original NCIS feel, but still something there that makes it different and unique.
I also want to see some very intense cases, I don't want a season full of single episode cases, Cases that are intense that need two/three episodes is what I love about NCIS, I really would like that to be the case in NCIS: New Orleans.
I want to see some relationships, I know we can expect that between Lasalle and Brody, but who knows? Maybe someone outside of the NCIS team might step in, it would be really good if that happened.
Finally, I want to see some good old fashioned action, a gunfight in a bar, a tactical assault on a safehouse, that's what I love about NCIS. I really hope we get to see a lot of that in NCIS: New Orleans.
What do you want to see in NCIS: New Orleans? Be sure to watch NCIS: New Orleans at 9/8c on Tuesday 23rd September on CBS!
