LL Cool J surprised “NCIS” fans with his appearance on Monday night’s “NCIS: Hawai’i” Season 2 finale. The rapper-turned-actor reprized his role as Sam Hanna and will join the show as a recurring guest star in the upcoming third season.
LL first appeared in the franchise’s flagship series ‘NCIS’ in 2009, before directing spin-off show ‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ where he starred until the series ended Sunday night after 14 seasons. .
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The final episode follows Jane Tennant (Vanessa Lachey) and Kate Whistler (Tori Anderson) who receive much-needed help from Sam when they find themselves under fire in Venezuela. Hanna makes her way to help the Hawai’i team after her trip to Morocco, which was shown in the final episode “NCIS: LA”.
“All of us at ‘NCIS: Hawai’i’ have been huge fans of LL Cool J for years and couldn’t be more thrilled or honored to add his spectacular talent to our ohana for season three,” the producer said. executive Matt Bosack. , Jan Nash and Christopher Silber.
“One of the greatest things about working on ‘NCIS: Hawai’i’ is the show’s ability to bring the franchise together. We had so much fun spreading the aloha to ‘NCIS’ and ‘NCIS: LA ” with the triple crossover. Now we have the amazing opportunity to bring Sam Hanna to Hawai’i to help the island solve some cases and maybe have a few laughs in the process. Welcome to ohana, Todd It’s going to be a fun ride!said series star Vanessa Lachey.
Alongside Lachey and Anderson, Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon also stars. “NCIS: Hawai’i” is produced by CBS Studios.
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