10.043 minSeason 2 • Episode 18
LatestWith the Camp Pendleton office in danger of being shut down, the team confronts an uncertain future.
In 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, Leroy Jethro Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office, where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.
Acting
Austin Stowell channels young Harmon without parody.
Production
Ridiculously detailed 1991 period accuracy.
Writing
Franks and Gibbs banter worth the price of admission.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mark Harmon serves as narrator and executive producer, recording new voiceover specifically bridging his version to Stowell's performance.
The show deliberately mirrors 1991 real-world military scandals, including Tailhook, to ground Gibbs's moral code in actual historical tension.
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