NCIS: Tony & Ziva

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NCIS: Tony & Ziva
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Genre
Created by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
Producer
Production companies
  • Plastic Infinity Productions
  • Source Collective Productions
  • Solar Production
  • McNamara Moving Company
  • Paramount+
  • CBS Studios
Original release
Network Paramount+
ReleaseSeptember 4, 2025 (2025-09-04) –
present
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NCIS: Tony & Ziva is an American television series on Paramount+, a spin-off of the long-running crime procedural NCIS . The series premiered on September 4, 2025.

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Summary

Picking up from early 2020 when Ziva had flown to Paris to reunite with Tony and Tali, the family has led a peaceful life in Paris; Tony is the head of a private security firm while Ziva owns a schoolhouse. Although not together romantically, Tony and Ziva co-parent their daughter while Ziva undergoes therapy sessions. However, their lives are interrupted when an unknown assailant attempts to steal Interpol funds using a mysterious tech program called 9.4, framing Tony for the crime. Now, Tony and Ziva join forces with 9.4 designer, a hacker named Boris Peskov, to find the ultimate culprit behind 9.4 and clear their names. Flashbacks throughout the series show how Tony and Ziva's relationship fell through, pointing to how they come back together in the present while on the run.

Cast

Episodes

No.Title  [2] Directed byWritten by  [3] Original release date  [4]
1"No Country is Safe" Mairzee Almas John McNamara September 4, 2025 (2025-09-04)
2"No Friend of Mine"Mairzee AlmasMike MooreSeptember 4, 2025 (2025-09-04)
3"Cover Story" Valerie Weiss Shelley Meals September 4, 2025 (2025-09-04)
4"Wedding Crashers"Valerie WeissJay Gard & Alex RaimanSeptember 11, 2025 (2025-09-11)
5"To Be Determined" M. J. Bassett Kiersten Stanley & John McNamaraSeptember 18, 2025 (2025-09-18)
6"We've Got Company"M. J. Bassett Christina Strain September 25, 2025 (2025-09-25)
7"Dark Mirror"Tessa BlakeMike Moore & Christina StrainOctober 2, 2025 (2025-10-02)
8"Fire Sale"Tessa BlakeJay Gard & Alex RaimanOctober 9, 2025 (2025-10-09)
9"Ride or Die"Dennis SmithTeleplay by : Sarah Moen & Shelley Meals
Story by : Shelley Meals		October 16, 2025 (2025-10-16)
10"Full Circle"Dennis SmithJoseph Mireles & John McNamaraOctober 23, 2025 (2025-10-23)

Production

The series stars Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo reprising their roles as former NCIS special agents Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David, respectively, and marks their first time appearing together in 12 years since NCIS season 11 episode "Past, Present, and Future". [5]

The spin-off reunites the two characters and centers on the events that shaped their storyline in Europe. Weatherly was part of the original NCIS cast until his departure in 2016 but returned in 2024 for a special tribute episode honoring David McCallum, who portrayed Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard for 20 seasons, while de Pablo was a series regular from seasons 3 to 11 and made guest appearances in seasons 16 and 17.

It's the seventh series set within the NCIS universe—also referred to as the "NCIS-verse"—and the first developed exclusively for a streaming platform. As of mid-June 2025, it was confirmed that the series will premiere on September 4, 2025. [6]

The showrunner for NCIS: Tony & Ziva described the project as "an unconventional love story." Both Weatherly and de Pablo will also serve as executive producers on the series, which they have reportedly been developing for several years. [7] The storyline opens by revisiting and explaining the reasons behind the characters' departure in the original series. [8]

In mid-May 2024, the first official podcast of the NCIS universe, Off Duty: An NCIS Rewatch, premiered on Spotify. Hosted by de Pablo and Weatherly, the podcast revisits the show's most memorable episodes with behind-the-scenes commentary. [9] In July 2025, de Pablo stated that she declined to have an intimacy coordinator on set with Weatherly – even though she was offered to have one – because she felt they have a lot of trust with each other as they are friends and didn't "want to be micromanaged". [10]

Release

In June 2025, it was announced that the series would debut September 4, 2025, with three episodes exclusively on Paramount+ in the United States and a number of territories. Following the premiere, new episodes would drop weekly on Thursdays, with the season finale on October 23, 2025. [4]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 80% based on 10 critic reviews. [11] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable". [12]

References

    1. ↑ Eklecty-City (August 29, 2025). "Exclusif : Interview avec Emmanuel Bonami - Son expérience sur NCIS : Tony & Ziva". Eklecty-City (in French). Retrieved August 29, 2025.
    2. ↑ "NCIS: Tony & Ziva Episodes". Paramount Plus Express. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
    3. ↑ "NCIS: Tony & Ziva". Writers Guild of America West . Retrieved June 17, 2025.
    4. 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (June 17, 2025). "'NCIS: Tony & Ziva' Gets Premiere Date & Key Art As Stars Michael Weatherly & Cote De Pablo Tease "Self-Driving Murder Cars"". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
    5. ↑ Catalán, Marcos (July 16, 2024). "El spin-off de 'NCIS' centrado en Tony y Ziva es real y confirma su reparto y primeros detalles". La Vanguardia. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
    6. ↑ Portillo, Carolina (April 17, 2025). "NCIS: Tony & Ziva llega para una nueva aventura en Paramount+". Vader. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
    7. ↑ Amondaray, Milagros (March 4, 2024). ""Poco convencional": las razones del regreso de una emblemática pareja de la TV norteamericana tras diez años fuera de la pantalla". La Nación. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
    8. ↑ Anderson, Hayley (October 24, 2024). "NCIS: Tony and Ziva spin-off to start with flashback as Cote de Pablo explains reason". The Mirror UK. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
    9. ↑ "NCIS Rewatch Video Podcast: Cote De Pablo and Michael Weatherly to host it ahead of spinoff". The Economic Times. May 19, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
    10. ↑ Jacobs, Meredith (July 28, 2025). "'NCIS: Tony & Ziva': Cote de Pablo Explains Why She 'Did Not Need' an Intimacy Coordinator". TV Insider. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
    11. ↑ "NCIS: Tony & Ziva: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved October 9, 2025.
    12. ↑ "NCIS: Tony & Ziva: Season 1". Metacritic . Retrieved October 13, 2025.
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