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CBS is turning back the clock. The new NCIS spinoff series NCIS: Origins explores Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ life as a young NCIS agent. 

The prequel – which stars Austin Stowell as young Gibbs – premieres Oct. 14. Here’s all the details you need to know about how to watch the new show. 

‘NCIS: Origins’ premieres Oct. 14 

NCIS: Origins debuts Monday, Oct. 14 on CBS. The 2-hour series premiere begins at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT, immediately after the season 22 premiere of NCIS. 

The premiere (titled “Enter Sandman”) introduces young Gibbs in 1991 as he begins his career as a new special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office. There, he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid).

Starting Oct. 21, NCIS: Origins moves to its regular, 10 p.m. timeslot. NCIS Season 22 will air at 9 p.m., after new episodes of The Neighborhood and Poppa’s House.

How to stream ‘NCIS: Origins’

In addition to airing live on CBS, NCIS: Origins will also be available to stream on Paramount+. 

Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers can stream NCIS: Origins live, as well as on-demand. Paramount+ Essential subscribers will have to wait until the day after new episodes air on CBS to stream the show. 

Will Mark Harmon be in ‘NCIS: Origins’? 

Mark Harmon talks to a young Millie Bobby Brown in 'NCIS'
Mark Harmon in ‘NCIS’ | Monty Brinton/CBS ©2014 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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Mark Harmon’s Son Sean Explains Why He’s Not Playing Young Gibbs in ‘NCIS’ Prequel 

Mark Harmon played Gibbs on NCIS for 18 seasons. He’s closely involved in the new show as an executive producer, but don’t expect to see much of him on screen. Although he will appear in the series premiere, he’ll primarily act as a narrator. He’s also been providing guidance to Stowell when he has questions about the character – and about being the primary face of a network TV show.

“Mark and I talk a lot about what it means to be the leader of a team, about what it means to be a leader of this set and crew,” he told the Associated Press. “Those conversations have been invaluable to me because I don’t know what it’s like. I’ve never been No. 1 on a TV show before.”

While Harmon is there to offer his support and wisdom, the actor says NCIS: Origins belongs in the hands of its young cast. 

“I’m there to help and to talk to them or to tell them what I remember from being in this for a while,” he told CBS News. “But this is their thing.”

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