Tony/Ziva NCIS Spinoff Ordered to Series, Reuniting Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo — Get Details
After more than 10 years, NCIS‘ #Tiva will rise once again.
TVLine has learned that Paramount+ has ordered to series a new offshoot of the long-running and well-watched NCIS franchise, one that will reunite Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo on-screen for the first time since October 2013, as the incredibly popular pairing of Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David.
Both Weatherly (who very recently made a cameo during NCIS‘ Ducky/David McCallum tribute episode) and de Pablo will star and serve as executive producers on the yet-to-be-titled Paramount+ series, which is slated to start production later this year, in Europe.
John McNamara (The Magicians), who wrote the premiere episode, will serve as showrunner and exec-produce alongside Weatherly, de Pablo, Laurie Lieser, Christina Strain and Shelley Meals.
As the NCIS faithful know, Ziva bid NCIS and Tony farewell at the start of Season 11, and was reported dead toward the end of Season 13; Tony left Gibbs’ team at the end of Season 13, to go raise his and “dearly departed” Ziva’s young daughter, Tali, whom he had just learned of. (Weatherly in turn proceeded to headline six seasons of the CBS series Bull.) Years later, in a most surprising climax to NCIS‘ Season 16 finale, Ziva revealed herself to be alive to Gibbs, eventually completing one final mission before she reunited with Tony and Tali in Paris (off-camera).
As the Paramount+ series opens, Tony and Ziva have been raising their daughter, together. But when Tony’s security company is attacked, they must go on the run across Europe, trying to figure out who is after them — and maybe even learn to trust each other again? — so that they can finally have their unconventional happily ever after.
Weatherly and de Pablo said in a joint statement, “We’ve been talking about this story for many years, and now with John McNamara at the helm, we are ready. The world of Tony and Ziva (and daughter Tali) promises to be an action-packed roller coaster fueled by love, danger, tears and laughter.
“We also want to acknowledge and thank the fans from around the world who supported the ‘Tiva’ movement for years,” the actors added. “To this day, they say hello in grocery stores and on the street to tell us how much these characters mean to them and ask what Tony and Ziva are up to now. This is for you!”
Said showrunner McNamara, “I’m incredibly excited to step into the NCIS universe with Cote and Michael and thrilled to explore it from a few new angles. Given that the franchise is such a global sensation, I think it’s phenomenal that CBS Studios and Paramount+ have given us the greenlight to shoot in Europe.
“As to the title of this series…,” the EP teased, “if I told you what it is, I’d be violating the Espionage Act.”
