{"id":375581,"date":"2026-10-17T13:36:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T13:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/375581\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T13:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T13:36:14","slug":"will-chris-odonnell-appear-on-ncis-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/375581\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Chris O\u2019Donnell Appear on \u2018NCIS: New York\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For 14 seasons, one of TV&#8217;s best partnerships was Sam Hanna and Grisha (or G. as he was for so many years) Callen on <a data-ylk=\"slk:NCIS: Los Angeles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/ncis-los-angeles\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NCIS: Los Angeles<\/a>. Since the series ended, both <a data-ylk=\"slk:LL COOL J;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/ll-cool-j\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">LL COOL J<\/a> and <a data-ylk=\"slk:Chris O&#039;Donnell;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/chris-odonnell\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Chris O&#8217;Donnell<\/a> have moved on to other shows. O&#8217;Donnell stars as Captain Don Hart on the <a data-ylk=\"slk:9-1-1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/9-1-1\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">9-1-1<\/a> spinoff, <a data-ylk=\"slk:Nashville;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/9-1-1-nashville\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Nashville<\/a>, now in its second season, while LL COOL J has reprised his role as Sam in the new <a data-ylk=\"slk:NCIS;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/ncis\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NCIS<\/a> spinoff, <a data-ylk=\"slk:New York;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/ncis-new-york\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">New York<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And so when <a data-ylk=\"slk:TV Insider caught up with O&#039;Donnell;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1297373\/911-nashville-season-2-premiere-don-rogue-blythe-bed-divorce-chris-odonnell\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">TV Insider caught up with O&#8217;Donnell<\/a> about the start of 9-1-1: Nashville Season 2 (plagues!), we had to ask about the chances of seeing him on NCIS: New York to see Sam and Callen together again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t know. I&#8217;m a little busy right now with Nashville,&#8221; he admitted. &#8220;But I don&#8217;t know, maybe someday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There&#8217;s already been one franchise character on NCIS: New York: <a data-ylk=\"slk:Brian Dietzen;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/brian-dietzen\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Dietzen<\/a> brought the mothership&#8217;s Dr. Jimmy Palmer over for a video call in the premiere.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Chris O'Donnell as Don \u2014 '9-1-1: Nashville' Season 1 Finale &quot;Intrusive Thoughts&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"857\" height=\"570\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/tv_insider_639\/89c3788db54b6ba8b958ecb891576463.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Chris O&#8217;Donnell as Don \u2014 &#8216;9-1-1: Nashville&#8217; Season 1 Finale &#8220;Intrusive Thoughts&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Disney\/Jake Giles Netter<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It felt good [having him there],&#8221; <a data-ylk=\"slk:LL COOL J told us;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1294690\/ncis-new-york-brian-dietzen-premiere-palmer-return\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">LL COOL J told us<\/a>. &#8220;I love working with him. It was great to have him as a part of it. And I think we&#8217;ll do more crossovers in the future, and I&#8217;d love to invite him back as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to showrunner <a data-ylk=\"slk:Byron Balasco;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/byron-balasco\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Byron Balasco<\/a>, &#8220;He might pop up again. Others might pop up. It&#8217;s one kind of big family, so there&#8217;ll be cross-pollination.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/gallery\/the-rookie-ncis-new-york-cast-new-york-comic-con-2026-photos\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"'The Rookie' &amp; 'NCIS: New York' Casts Pose in Our NYCC Studio Portraits\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"539\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/tv_insider_639\/ac0693cfaf02f19740b3882605a11860.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Rookie&#8217; &amp; &#8216;NCIS: New York&#8217; Casts Pose in Our NYCC Studio Portraits<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u00a0Related\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"slk:&#039;The Rookie&#039; &amp; &#039;NCIS: New York&#039; Casts Pose in Our NYCC Studio Portraits;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/gallery\/the-rookie-ncis-new-york-cast-new-york-comic-con-2026-photos\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;The Rookie&#8217; &amp; &#8216;NCIS: New York&#8217; Casts Pose in Our NYCC Studio Portraits<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He also told us, as part of <a data-ylk=\"slk:our digital cover story;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1284083\/ncis-new-york-fall-preview-ll-cool-j-scott-caan-interview-exclusive\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">our digital cover story<\/a>, that we&#8217;ll hear about the other characters from Los Angeles on New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Neither LL COOL J nor <a data-ylk=\"slk:Scott Caan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/scott-caan\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Caan<\/a> would name who they wanted to see show up from across the franchise at the time, but both are all for it. &#8220;We&#8217;re going to leave it open,&#8221; said LL COOL J. &#8220;They&#8217;re all welcome. The whole universe is welcome. We&#8217;re the new kids on the block in terms of the franchise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Do you want Chris O&#8217;Donnell to reprise his role as Callen on NCIS: New York? If so, what would you want to see? Let us know in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">NCIS: New York, Tuesdays, 9\/8c, CBS<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">9-1-1: Nashville, Thursdays, 9\/8c, ABC<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the latest entertainment news on <a data-ylk=\"slk:TV Insider;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">TV Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For 14 seasons, one of TV&#8217;s best partnerships was Sam Hanna and Grisha (or G. as he was&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375582,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9,11,10],"class_list":["post-375581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}