Does this mean that the actress, linda hunt, has plans to leave the show for good. It looks like number of changes will be happening this season on ncis. As we all know, the nielsen ratings typically play a big role in. Actress linda hunt was very much missed through most of season 10 when she was. After the heartfelt proposal of kensi daniela ruah to the love of her life, deeks eric christian olsen in last season s finale, fans are looking forward to what is coming next in their relationship. Are the rumors to be believed is this the last season of ncis. The character was kidnapped in vietnam during season 9, held hostage, and then eventually rescued during her time away from her ncis team, deputy director. A while fans were delighted that hetty is back, it looks like two of her costars could be leaving the show for good.
In season 11, episode 19 of the cbs drama, the operations director. Fans arent particularly thrilled with the idea of him replacing hetty or of her leaving at all. Sam ll cool j wants some time off from work to come to terms with the passing of his wife in the upcoming season of ncis. Fans were worried when they didnt see her during the first part of the season 9 premiere. As we ponder the reason nell jones is leaving ncis.
With actor barrett foa temporarily leaving the series to star in the. Linda hunt is an incredible actress, she plays her role on ncisla with whit. We scour the internet for spoilers as well as posting our own exclusive spoilers scripts, casting calls, set photos etc as well as recaps and other fun. Callen, sam, kensi and deeks join hetty s team from the vietnam war in a dangerous and offthebooks rescue mission to save. Nia long joined the cast as shay mosley for the ninth season after miguel ferrers death the ninth season ranked 23 with a total of 10. At the start of season 8, under secretary of defense corbin duggan jackson hurst launched a fullon investigation and held hetty in d. You can find specific show content by clicking the menu system at the top of the screen. According to country living, its been implied that hetty played by actress linda hunt may be moving on, and possibly passing her position on to callen, played by chris odonnell. By assuming false identities and utilizing the most advanced technology, this team of highly trained agents goes deep undercover, putting their lives on. In episode 19, a core member of the team decided that it was time to resign, but was hetty s linda hunt reaction enough to change that. Scott gemmill as showrunner and executive producer.
He jumped in and said hetty just isnt a 9to5 kind of person. But recent episodes have suggested she may be leaving the show, and viewers have a lot of theories about who may replace her. She revealed that shes still recovering from a car accident and will likely be back this season. Apr 07, 2020 as we ponder the reason nell jones is leaving ncis. Henrietta hetty lange is the current operations manager for the office of. Ll cool j recently spoke to extra and revealed his characters frame of mind in the new installment. There are certainly moments during the premiere that make you wonder and a little scared if you are a big hetty fan. While theres been a slow buildup to hetty s leaving, this was the first time when the team seriously considered their future without her.
If you were asking yourself the same question, read on because we have the answer right here. Hetty goes rogue, leaving the ncis team completely in the dark, and the mole kidnaps one of the agents. Hetty was gone for all of season 10, and many fans wondered why linda took time off from ncis. Above, eric christian olsen deeks, ll cool j sam and chris odonnell callen are pictured in the ncis. We bring you a comprehensive and up to date spoiler service on all the major us tv shows and movies.
Hetty linda hunt and the gang will throw the newly engaged couple a party in the upcoming season of ncis. While the team at ncis was up to their usual crimefighting and bringing bad guys to justice this season, their cases took a backseat to the emotional drama surrounding the characters personal lives. This character arc for hetty goes back to the season 9 finale. The below contains major spoilers for season 11, episode 11 of ncis.
Now, it seems the cbs show is hinting even more that hettys days are numbered. Its finally become clear why hetty disappeared from ncis. We expected to see more of her after she surprised us at deeks and kensis wedding, but that hasnt exactly been the case. Kilbride in an operation to locate a missing naval intelligence officer. Linda hunt, the actress who plays hetty lange, has been absent from the show since. Deeks is in the most trouble, but the entire team is. She did have a presence in the second half of the season. Will hetty keep the team going in the 11th season of the ncis.
While the team searches for hettys mysterious whereabouts, executive assistant director shay mosley nia long is brought in to oversee the team. Callen and sam run protection detail for retired navy adm. Callen and sam hanna, streets kids risen through the ranks. Also, callen is summoned by the atf internal affairs board to discuss annas actions during a joint ncis and atf case. But when season 10 of ncis premiered, there was no sign of hetty whatsoever. After her character, hetty lange, has been missing for much of season 10 of ncis. In season nine, sometime following the events of the season eight finale, hetty got word of the survival of one of her former cia unit members named keane via dang, a notorious human trafficker and highprofile criminal, and secretly went to vietnam to investigate. Nell jones played by renee felice smith is the latest ncis. The one before that was given the green light in march 2017. So, why is it that hetty is still missing in action. Last season, actress linda hunt took a hiatus from her beloved character while she recovered from a scary car accident.
The character returned for season 10 episode 17 on march 3, where she not only attended marty deeks and kensi blyes wedding but actually. Linda hunts return is now in question after the latest episode of the show. In one way, we know the answer to that question the show is giving us a taste this season of her past in vietnam along with a man she once apparently served with. After missing all of season 10, fanfavorite character henriette hetty lang came back to ncis. A new executive director arrives and immediately makes staffing changes. The previous season of the show season 10 was confirmed in april 2018.