NCIS is on holiday hiatus, but there’s something exciting to look forward to when the show comes back!
If you didn’t know, the CBS hit TV show returns to our television screens at 9 p.m. ET on Monday, January 27, 2025.
And now, we know there’s going to be a brand new face in the mix, and they’ve got a connection to Gary Cole‘s Parker!
Keep reading to find out more…
Melina Kanakaredes is joining as a guest star!
The Resident actress will make a guest appearance in the midseason premiere episode.
She will be playing the owner of Parker’s favorite bakery, via TV Insider.
Melina Kanakaredes is joining NCIS as a guest star in 2025
Here’s more: “In the episode, titled ‘Baker’s Man,’ after NCIS learns that the owner of Parker’s favorite bakery is being blackmailed, they hatch a plan to save her. Plus, tensions heighten when Torres’ (Wilmer Valderrama) secret romance is discovered.”
Rocky Carroll, who plays NCIS Director Leon Vance, directed the episode!
As far as her role, executive producer Steven D. Binder opened up to TV Insider about Melina‘s guest appearance.
“We talk about archetype, our dream character, and she was the name on the board when we were breaking the story. She’s a ton of fun. Parker, I think, has a little crush on his baker. We’ll finally get to see Parker buy some pastries. We’ll see where some of them come from. I’ve always been of the mind that half of them come from some expat who owns a gas station and happens to sell these mother country pastries. But this one he actually is going to buy from a legit pastry shop. She’s going to, how do I put this? She might not be a good guy.”
And she may have a storyline that will continue beyond a guest spot!
“The original plan was just the one episode, but she was so great that we have a board of people who, let’s see if we can bring this person back. So it’s just the one episode planned, but she’s certainly someone we’d love to see again,” he teased.
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