'NCIS' Spinoff Casts Key Role as Production Begins

Paramount+ today announced the beginning of production on the newest member of the NCIS franchise: NCIS: Tony & Ziva, which began filming today in Budapest. The streamer also revealed eight new series regular cast members set to join Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly, including the key role of Tali, their daughter.

It's been 10 years since the two were together onscreen. As previously shared, NCIS: Tony & Ziva picks up after Ziva’s supposed death when she was finally reunited with Tony and their daughter Tali in Paris. In the new series, we find them raising Tali  together. When Tony’s security company is attacked, they must go on the run across Europe, try to figure out who is after them and maybe even learn to trust each other again so they can finally have their unconventional happily ever after.

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Following is a list of the new series regulars joining NCIS: Tony & Ziva and the description of their roles as released by Paramount+:

NCIS: Tony & Ziva cast

Isla Gie as TALI

Tony and Ziva’s precocious 12-year-old daughter who is sick of being treated like a child. She’s more intuitive and vigilant than the adults around her give her credit for and she’s ready to prove this to them.

Amita Suman as CLAUDETTE

The Chief Technical Officer at Tony’s private security company and the only reason the place runs as smoothly as it does. There’s no problem Claudette can’t solve or code she can’t crack.

Maximilian Osinski as BORIS

A Russian ex-pat and a brilliant computer hacker, one of the best and most elusive in the world. Boris lives outside the law and polite society and enjoys the anonymity and freedom that affords.

Nassima Benchicou as MARTINE

A former French intelligence agent with the Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE). She is elegant and cunning, playing both sides of any conflict masterfully to protect her own self-interest.

Julian Ovenden as JONAH

A former computer programmer for the NSA and now the Secretary General of Interpol. Charming, decisive and confident, Jonah sees the ways in which the world is broken and knows he can fix it.

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Terence Maynard as DR. LANG

A deeply experienced therapist, gentle and probing, Dr. Lang treats patients with severe traumas and helps them find comfort and agency.

Lara Rossi as SOPHIE

A highly skilled professional with a background in the Special Air Service (SAS), Sophie brings a unique blend of maternal warmth and hyper-vigilance to her role as a caretaker for Tali.

James D’Arcy as HENRY

A high-ranking official at Interpol, Henry has spent his career in law enforcement chasing international criminals. Career-focused with no wife or family of his own, Henry has always been happily married to his job.

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