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New city. New team. Same attitude.
The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.
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Episode 1
After NCIS fails to locate a mole in the department, Under Secretary of Defense Corbin Duggan insists on new leadership and takes over the Los Angeles unit from Hetty and Granger.
Directed by Tawnia McKiernanWritten by R. Scott GemmillGuest stars Jin Maley, Jackson Hurst, Gretchen Palmer, Sammy Sheik, Alexander Wraith, Grinnell Morris, Stephen Hailo, Monib Abhat
Episode 2
The team travels to Syria to apprehend a High Value Target where one team member is severely injured when the mission goes awry.
Directed by Terrence O'HaraWritten by R. Scott GemmillGuest stars Jin Maley, Jackson Hurst, Gretchen Palmer, Sammy Sheik, Grinnell Morris, Stephen Hailo, Monib Abhat
Episode 3
The NCIS LA team investigates an abduction case while down two members, with Hetty being held in D.C. for questioning, and another still in the ICU following the mission in Syria.
Guest stars Jin Maley, Micky Shiloah, Laura Harring, Jackson Hurst, Alyssa Diaz, Anne-Marie Johnson, Majed Sayess, Mayank Saxena
Episode 4
After a Homeland Security agent is poisoned by a notorious Triad assassin, NCIS uncovers a warehouse of counterfeit purses and a money trail to stolen government funds. Also, Nell joins the team in the field.
Guest stars Laura Harring, Daniel Blake, Byron Mann, Daniel Marin, Catherine Carlen, Rickey Brown, Gita Reddy, Desmond Chiam
Episode 5
The murder of a navy machinist with high security clearance sends the team on a city-wide hunt tracking evidence. Also, Anna Kolcheck partners with Callen, and Sam assists Hetty in the on-going mole investigation.
Guest stars Lee Hudson, Adam Bartley, Dale Pavinski, Pamela Reed, Bar Paly, Anne-Marie Johnson, Brian Guest, Anton Narinskiy
Episode 6
After a maintenance man saved the life of a lieutenant commander, the NCIS team uncovers his dark past which puts a local teenager in danger. Also, Sam must decide which colleague to take to the Los Angeles football game.
Guest stars Emily Tosta, Bar Paly, Matthew Godbey, T.J. Ramini, Rob Brownstein, Solomon Shiv, Marc Anthony Samuel, Sean Patrick Murphy
Episode 7
After an NSA analyst is found eaten by a shark, the team's investigation leads them to a cartel's money-laundering scheme and sends Callen into a mental asylum to find a key witness; Kensi struggles with her therapy.
Directed by Diana ValentineWritten by Frank Military, Shane BrennanGuest stars Ben Weber, Ashley Jones, Jed Rees, David Paul Olsen, Tristen MacDonald, Jonathan R. Freeman, Roberto Montesinos, Bob Glouberman
Episode 8
The team's investigation into the electrocution of a college student working on a classified Navy project leads them to his inquisitive daughter, who may be the key to accessing his work.
Directed by Eric LaneuvilleWritten by Joe Sachs, Shane BrennanGuest stars Kurt Yaeger, Shree Crooks, Kandis Fay, Eddie Liu, Victor Onuigbo, Matthew Godbey, Tristen MacDonald, Jasmine Kaur
Episode 9
After Callen’s father, Garrison is found in an NCIS patient’s hospital room during a radiation poisoning case, Callen must take him to the boatshed for interrogation. Also, the team discusses their Thanksgiving plans.
Directed by John Peter KousakisWritten by Andrew BartelsGuest stars Kurt Yaeger, India de Beaufort, Daniel J. Travanti, David S. Lee, Vyto Ruginis, Tristen MacDonald, Joan Severance, Anthony Hill
Episode 10
After an unknown female assailant kills two men disguised as Sherriff’s deputies in front of Callen’s home, the NCIS team gets a new lead in the ongoing mole investigation. Also, Nell visits a prison to interview an inmate withholding information on the department’s leak.
Directed by Jonathan FrakesGuest stars Laura Harring, Adam Bartley, Kurt Yaeger, Lindsay LaVanchy, Pamela Reed, Chase Kim, Nate Hartley, Dustin Fasching
Episode 11
The team goes on the chase for a Navy analyst being held hostage, only to discover things aren't as simple as they seem.
Guest stars Joel Johnstone, Bar Paly, Arturo del Puerto, Alison Haislip, Natalie Wachen, Maynor Alvarado, Brea Bee, Miguel Angel Caballero
Episode 12
After a Navy reservist is killed while protecting a city councilman, Sam is sent undercover in a private security firm with links to several criminal organizations.
Directed by Tawnia McKiernanWritten by Kyle HarimotoGuest stars Peter Cambor, Soufiane El Khalidy, Sam Adegoke, Nigel Gibbs, Eddie George, Bar Paly, Gabe Humphrey, Romeo Brown
Episode 13
The mole has once again compromised the NCIS team as planted evidence results in the arrests of Callen, Sam, Granger and Deeks, on the day Under Secretary Duggan (Jackson Hurst) returns for Hetty’s resignation.
Directed by Dennis SmithWritten by Anastasia KousakisGuest stars Jackson Hurst, Corey Reynolds, Carlos Sanz, Gretchen Palmer, Elaine Loh, Tony Elias, Karina Logue, Matthew Godbey
Episode 14
Hetty goes rogue, leaving the NCIS team completely in the dark, and the mole kidnaps one of the agents.
Directed by Ruba NaddaWritten by R. Scott GemmillGuest stars Salvator Xuereb, Corey Reynolds, Carlos Sanz, Adam Bartley, Kurt Yaeger, Dale Pavinski, Jeronimo Spinx, Erik Palladino
Episode 15
As the team races to save Kensi from Ferris/Sullivan, they find themselves questioning who they can trust when old faces resurface.
Directed by Terrence O'HaraGuest stars John M. Jackson, Kurt Yaeger, Teddy Lane Jr., Anzu Lawson, Erik Palladino, Elizabeth Bogush
Episode 16
When a Navy lieutenant and his grandfather are kidnapped from a retirement home, the team's investigation leads them to a con artist couple and the hunt for a rare coin; Callen meanwhile has to deal with his father's actions when he kidnaps the father of his grandson (and Callen's nephew).
Written by Andrew BartelsGuest stars Peter Cambor, Connor Weil, Jeronimo Spinx, John Colton, Anzu Lawson, India de Beaufort, Daniel J. Travanti, Marsha Thomason
Episode 17
Sam resumes an old alias to bring down a major criminal kingpin; Callen and Anna's romantic night is interrupted when they are tasked with escorting a high-value prisoner to Los Angeles for questioning.
Directed by Eric LaneuvilleWritten by Joseph C. WilsonGuest stars Sammy Sheik, Azie Tesfai, Bruce Thomas, Grantham Coleman, Lester Speight, Anthony Dilio, Devon Michaels, Curtis Taylor
Episode 18
After the U.S. Treasury Department is hacked, Nell and Eric go undercover inside a couple's retreat to track a tech-savvy husband and wife linked to the crime. Also, Digital Forensics Specialist Dave Flynn (Scott Grimes) arrives from the NCIS cyber office in San Diego to run ops while Eric and Nell are on assignment.
Directed by Tony WharmbyWritten by Erin BroadhurstGuest stars Scott Grimes, Keiko Agena, Gabriel Tigerman, Amy Farrington, Patrick Wenk-Wolff, Kane Lieu, Andrew Pifko, Lauren Gaw
Episode 19
After an engineer who was developing a new guided missile destroyer is murdered, Callen and Sam go undercover to track his co-worker aboard a plane to Tokyo to sell the classified intel. Also, Deeks plans a surprise get-together for Kensi and her out-of-town friends.
Directed by Benny BoomWritten by Kyle HarimotoGuest stars Kevin Coubal, Sara Fletcher, David Fumero, Blair Hickey, Dylan Kenin, Ally Maki, Jonathan Marballi, Jeffrey Markle
Episode 20
The NCIS team investigates a defense contractor, Rebecca Larmont, designing a nuclear attack weapon after her estranged husband, Victor Larmont, says he has proof she is selling Navy secrets to a foreign government. Also, Kensi goes undercover as a professional dancer at the Cuban club where the husband works, while Deeks is undercover as the bathroom attendant.
Directed by Dennis SmithWritten by Joe SachsGuest stars George Akram, Shanna Collins, Ivo Lopez, Lyn Alicia Henderson, Clint Culp, Matthew Godbey, Lou Ferrigno Jr., Fernanda Tapia
Episode 21
After a highly decorated Navy Captain, Charles Langston, kidnaps a Veterans Affairs administrator who has been siphoning funds, the NCIS team must work with Hetty’s former Vietnam War colleagues, now-retired Admiral AJ Chegwidden and Admiral Sterling Bridges to solve the case.
Directed by James Whitmore Jr.Written by Andrew Bartels, Jordana Lewis JaffeGuest stars John M. Jackson, James Remar, Carl Lumbly, Adam J. Harrington, Erin Way, William O'Leary, Guri Weinberg, Ali Hillis
Episode 22
A gold heist investigation has the NCIS team working with Hetty's former Vietnam War colleagues, Retired Admiral AJ Chegwidden, Admiral Sterling Bridges and Retired Captain Charles Langston.
Directed by Ruba NaddaWritten by Joseph C. WilsonGuest stars John M. Jackson, James Remar, Carl Lumbly, Rachael Holmes, Guri Weinberg, Karina Logue, Mathew Botuchis, Edward Gelhaus
Episode 23
After Sam's wife, Michelle, is taken from her home, the kidnappers demand the prison release of Tahir Khaled, Sam's arch nemesis, in exchange for information on her whereabouts.
Directed by Frank MilitaryWritten by Frank MilitaryGuest stars Anslem Richardson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jennifer Jalene, David Paladino, Pasha D. Lychnikoff, Erik Palladino, Layla Crawford, David Paul Olsen
Episode 24
Following the kidnapping of Sam's wife, Michelle Hanna, Sam goes rogue from the NCIS team and attempts to stop his arch nemesis Tahir Khaled from ever targeting his family again.
Directed by John Peter KousakisWritten by R. Scott GemmillGuest stars Anslem Richardson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Zeeko Zaki, Michele Boyd, Sanjay Chandani, Eric Davis, Richa Shukla Moorjani, Tony Elias
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
Chris O'DonnellG. Callen
Peter CamborNate Getz
Daniela RuahKensi Blye
Eric Christian OlsenMarty Deeks
Barrett FoaEric Beale
Medalion RahimiFatima Namazi
Renée Felice SmithNell Jones
Caleb CastilleDevin Rountree
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