NCIS: Hawaii
04-30-21 | 03:45 PM
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NCIS: Hawaii
APRIL 30, 2021 9:14am PT by Rick Porter
Vanessa Lachey to Lead 'NCIS: Hawai'i' Spinoff
The actress will be the first female lead of a show in the long-running franchise.
The latest addition to CBS' NCIS franchise has found its lead.
Vanessa Lachey will star in NCIS: Hawai'i, becoming the first female lead of a show in the long-running franchise. Yasmine Al-Bustami and Jason Antoon have also signed on as series regulars.
CBS gave a straight-to-series order to the spinoff, which had been in the works for several months, on April 23. Chris Silber, showrunner of the soon-to-end NCIS: New Orleans, will move to the new show, writing and executive producing alongside fellow New Orleans veteran Jan Nash and Matt Bosack (SEAL Team). Larry Teng (Nancy Drew) will direct and executive produce.
Lachey (Fox's Call Me Kat, BH90210) will play Jane Tennant, the first woman to be named special agent in charge of NCIS' Pearl Harbor office. A woman in a male-dominated profession, she's thrived in a system that’s pushed back every step of the way through equal parts confidence and strategy. She's also a mother raising her children mostly on her own and has to balance her duty to her kids and her country.
Al-Bustami (The Chosen, SWAT) will play Lucy, the confident junior member of Tennant's team who's eager to be the first to find evidence, a workaround in the bureaucracy or to tackle a suspect. Antoon (Claws) plays Ernie, the team's cyber intelligence specialist whose wide-ranging interests also include history, literature and all things Hawaiian.
Lachey is repped by UTA, Mosaic and Morris Yorn. Al-Bustami is repped by Stride Management, TalentWorks and attorney Mark Temple. Antoon is repped by Viking Entertainment and BRS/GAGE.
Vanessa Lachey to Lead 'NCIS: Hawai'i' Spinoff
The actress will be the first female lead of a show in the long-running franchise.
The latest addition to CBS' NCIS franchise has found its lead.
Vanessa Lachey will star in NCIS: Hawai'i, becoming the first female lead of a show in the long-running franchise. Yasmine Al-Bustami and Jason Antoon have also signed on as series regulars.
CBS gave a straight-to-series order to the spinoff, which had been in the works for several months, on April 23. Chris Silber, showrunner of the soon-to-end NCIS: New Orleans, will move to the new show, writing and executive producing alongside fellow New Orleans veteran Jan Nash and Matt Bosack (SEAL Team). Larry Teng (Nancy Drew) will direct and executive produce.
Lachey (Fox's Call Me Kat, BH90210) will play Jane Tennant, the first woman to be named special agent in charge of NCIS' Pearl Harbor office. A woman in a male-dominated profession, she's thrived in a system that’s pushed back every step of the way through equal parts confidence and strategy. She's also a mother raising her children mostly on her own and has to balance her duty to her kids and her country.
Al-Bustami (The Chosen, SWAT) will play Lucy, the confident junior member of Tennant's team who's eager to be the first to find evidence, a workaround in the bureaucracy or to tackle a suspect. Antoon (Claws) plays Ernie, the team's cyber intelligence specialist whose wide-ranging interests also include history, literature and all things Hawaiian.
Lachey is repped by UTA, Mosaic and Morris Yorn. Al-Bustami is repped by Stride Management, TalentWorks and attorney Mark Temple. Antoon is repped by Viking Entertainment and BRS/GAGE.
04-30-21 | 03:53 PM
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I'm sure they are going to use a lot of the local crews who worked on Hawaii Five-O on this. Also, since NCIS New Orleans got cancelled, the creative team and writers behind that show is just segueing to her.
This has to be Vanessa Lachey's big break. I mean aside from Wipeout, she's done nothing notable in her career.
She's very attractive, but she's no thespian. I am happy to see an Asian American have a major lead role in a network TV series.
This has to be Vanessa Lachey's big break. I mean aside from Wipeout, she's done nothing notable in her career.
She's very attractive, but she's no thespian. I am happy to see an Asian American have a major lead role in a network TV series.
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05-01-21 | 12:33 PM
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Pretty unusal choice to cast so many "unknowns". The other shows all had at least one big name attached Mark Harmon, Chris O'Donnell, LL Cool J, Scott Bakula and now Vanessa Lachey.
05-01-21 | 07:52 PM
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You've got to be willing to move to Hawaii, if that impacts the casting options. And CBS correctly figures that the brand sells the show more than any "star" would.
05-01-21 | 08:29 PM
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I'm sure they are going to use a lot of the local crews who worked on Hawaii Five-O on this. Also, since NCIS New Orleans got cancelled, the creative team and writers behind that show is just segueing to her.
This has to be Vanessa Lachey's big break. I mean aside from Wipeout, she's done nothing notable in her career.
She's very attractive, but she's no thespian. I am happy to see an Asian American have a major lead role in a network TV series.
This has to be Vanessa Lachey's big break. I mean aside from Wipeout, she's done nothing notable in her career.
She's very attractive, but she's no thespian. I am happy to see an Asian American have a major lead role in a network TV series.
05-02-21 | 12:25 PM
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Native Pacific-Islander
Female
Age appropriate, but still hot
(At least somewhat) Famous
It really narrows the list.
05-02-21 | 08:22 PM
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Have any of the thousands of white actors and actresses that have been cast as leads in TV shows over the past 70 years felt hurt because their race helped them get the gig over non-white actors who would never even be considered for a leading role.
I wonder if the actors on Kung Fu feel hurt to know that their race is why they were cast as members of a Chinese-American family.
I wonder if the actors on Kung Fu feel hurt to know that their race is why they were cast as members of a Chinese-American family.
05-03-21 | 03:28 AM
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Regarding her race, I'm pretty sure she doesn't mind, she fits the casting discription and landed a lead in a big franchise.
05-03-21 | 09:59 AM
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That's not a wrong assessment, it's still unusual. Most of their shows have a more or less famous actor at the helm, which doesn't hurt with their audience members who would addess Mark Harmon, Scott Bakula or Tom Selleck with "young man" if they'd meet them at a diner.
Regarding her race, I'm pretty sure she doesn't mind, she fits the casting discription and landed a lead in a big franchise.
Regarding her race, I'm pretty sure she doesn't mind, she fits the casting discription and landed a lead in a big franchise.
05-03-21 | 11:19 AM
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Even though Lachey is half-Filipino, I'm certain they will present her character as a native Hawaiian. The reason it's unusual is that all four of CBS's previous Hawaii TV shows had white characters as the #1 and #2 leads. I certainly would never have thought of a lightweight actress like Lachey for this kind of role, but props to CBS for doing some racial correction to their Hawaii productions.
I'm wondering if she and Nick have a house in Hawaii... I can't imagine being away from her kids to shoot 22 episodes.
05-03-21 | 11:23 AM
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If they follow her real life, it does't have to be that way. She was an airforce brat... so it's not far off if she was written as a Navy brat to fit the narrative. Just because they're in Hawaii doesn't mean she needs to be Hawaiian. She can still be mestiza and have family in Hawaii to want to be stationed there.
I'm wondering if she and Nick have a house in Hawaii... I can't imagine being away from her kids to shoot 22 episodes.
I'm wondering if she and Nick have a house in Hawaii... I can't imagine being away from her kids to shoot 22 episodes.
05-03-21 | 11:38 AM
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05-03-21 | 07:13 PM
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If they follow her real life, it does't have to be that way. She was an airforce brat... so it's not far off if she was written as a Navy brat to fit the narrative. Just because they're in Hawaii doesn't mean she needs to be Hawaiian. She can still be mestiza and have family in Hawaii to want to be stationed there.
05-04-21 | 08:09 AM
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05-19-21 | 11:41 AM
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05-19-21 | 12:31 PM
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https://deadline.com/2021/05/cbs-202...ty-1234759758/
This is going to air on Mondays at 10pm after NCIS
NCIS is leaving Tuesdays at 8pm to be the lead-in for this series.
This is going to air on Mondays at 10pm after NCIS
NCIS is leaving Tuesdays at 8pm to be the lead-in for this series.
05-19-21 | 05:20 PM
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No footage. Just an interview with Vanessa Lachey. I assume they haven’t filmed anything yet.
06-17-21 | 12:00 PM
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Blessing kicks off filming of ‘NCIS: Hawai‘i’
06-25-21 | 11:46 AM
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ION TV is currently showing a marathon of the final season of Hawaii 5-0. (EP#1-EP#15 - Friday, June 25 - started 12:00 pm ET - ends Saturday, June 26 - 3:00 am ET. EP#16-EP#22 - starts Saturday, June 26 - 9:00 am ET - ends Saturday, June 26 - 4:00 pm ET.)
Which means they will be repeating the first season (well all of them except for the Pilot - see next paragraph) of Hawaii 5-0 next Friday, July 2 & Saturday, July 3. Vanessa & Nick first season episode (#17) is currently scheduled to be shown next - Saturday, July 3 - starts 1:00 am ET - ends 2:00 am ET.
Note: The Pilot Episode of Hawaii 5-0 is scheduled to be shown on Saturday, June 26 - starts 4:00 pm ET - ends 5:00 pm ET. EP#2-EP#18 of the first season is scheduled to be shown next weekend. Starts Friday, July 2 - 10:00 am ET - ends Saturday, July 3 - 3:00 am ET. The rest of the first season will be shown on Friday, July 9.
Which means they will be repeating the first season (well all of them except for the Pilot - see next paragraph) of Hawaii 5-0 next Friday, July 2 & Saturday, July 3. Vanessa & Nick first season episode (#17) is currently scheduled to be shown next - Saturday, July 3 - starts 1:00 am ET - ends 2:00 am ET.
Note: The Pilot Episode of Hawaii 5-0 is scheduled to be shown on Saturday, June 26 - starts 4:00 pm ET - ends 5:00 pm ET. EP#2-EP#18 of the first season is scheduled to be shown next weekend. Starts Friday, July 2 - 10:00 am ET - ends Saturday, July 3 - 3:00 am ET. The rest of the first season will be shown on Friday, July 9.
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08-26-21 | 01:56 AM
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Full trailer
09-30-21 | 09:47 AM
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When I first heard about this spinoff, initially I dismissed it as the brain fart of an extremely lazy ViacomCBS executive who thought "lets put together ncis and hawaii five-0 and make a new hit show !!!!!".
With the being said, the first two episodes have kept my attention so far.
A slight international perspective/link with the cia intelligence agent Kate as a part of the main cast, which appears to be making it more than just a generic H50 or Magnum PI clone. (The synopses of the next few episodes suggest an overseas link). With Afghanistan/Iraq now in the rear view mirror, I have to wonder if the international link will be centered more on espionage with China.
IIRC in H50, the international badguys or rogue state were either organized crime or North Korea. With the gloves coming off over the past five+ years or so in the real world, perhaps China is now becoming the badguy/roguestate on tv shows.
With the being said, the first two episodes have kept my attention so far.
A slight international perspective/link with the cia intelligence agent Kate as a part of the main cast, which appears to be making it more than just a generic H50 or Magnum PI clone. (The synopses of the next few episodes suggest an overseas link). With Afghanistan/Iraq now in the rear view mirror, I have to wonder if the international link will be centered more on espionage with China.
IIRC in H50, the international badguys or rogue state were either organized crime or North Korea. With the gloves coming off over the past five+ years or so in the real world, perhaps China is now becoming the badguy/roguestate on tv shows.