The fourteenth season of NCIS an American police procedural drama originally aired on CBS from September 20, 2016, through May 16, 2017.
NCIS revolves around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. This season brought three new characters: Wilmer Valderrama as NCIS Special Agent Nicholas "Nick" Torres, formerly working with an undercover unit, Agent Alexandra "Alex" Quinn (Jennifer Esposito), and Clayton Reeves (Duane Henry), an MI6 Senior Officer and liaison to NCIS.
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Cast and characters
Main
Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, NCIS Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) of the Major Case Response Team (MCRT) assigned to Washington's Navy Yard
Pauley Perrette as Abby Sciuto, Forensic Specialist for NCIS
Sean Murray as Timothy McGee, NCIS Senior Special Agent, Second in Command of MCRT
Wilmer Valderrama as Nick Torres, NCIS Special Agent and former Undercover Agent
Jennifer Esposito as Alexandra "Alex" Quinn, NCIS Special Agent
Emily Wickersham as Eleanor "Ellie" Bishop, NCIS Special Agent
Brian Dietzen as Dr. Jimmy Palmer, Assistant Medical Examiner for NCIS
Rocky Carroll as Leon Vance, NCIS Director
David McCallum as Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard, Chief Medical Examiner for NCIS
Duane Henry as Clayton Reeves, MI6 Senior Officer and liaison to NCIS (episodes 5-24)
Production
Development
NCIS was renewed for seasons fourteen and fifteen on February 29, 2016. During production of this season, NCIS showrunner Gary Glasberg died on September 28, 2016. In November 2016, it was reported that executive producers George Schenck and Frank Cardea, would succeed Glasberg as co-showrunners for season fourteen.
Casting
On April 4, 2016, Duane Henry, appeared as MI6 Officer Clayton Reeves in the final two episodes of thirteen season. Henry was promoted to series regular for season fourteen. Wilmer Valderrama joined the cast as Nicholas Torres on June 16, 2016, along with Jennifer Esposito as Alex Quinn on July 11, 2016. On June 9, 2017 (after the airing of the fourteenth-season finale), Deadline Hollywood and TV Guide reported that Jennifer Esposito would not return for season fifteen.