NCIS: Los Angeles | |
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Genre | |
Created by | Shane Brennan |
Starring | |
Theme music composer | James S. Levine |
Composer(s) |
Jay Ferguson (2010–present) James S. Levine (2009–10) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 188 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Shane Brennan |
Cinematography | Victor Hammer Russell McElhatton (2013) |
Running time | 42–44 minutes |
Production company(s) |
Shane Brennan Productions CBS Television Studios R. Scott Gemmill Productions |
Distributor |
CBS Television Distribution Paramount Home Media Distribution (DVD) |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
Original release | September 22, 2009 | – present
Chronology | |
Related shows | |
External links | |
Official website |
NCIS: Los Angeles is an American action television series combining elements of the military drama and police procedural genres, which premiered on the CBS network on September 22, 2009, and stars Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J. The series follows the exploits of the Los Angeles-based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.
NCIS: Los Angeles is the first spin-off of the successful series NCIS. On March 25, 2016, CBS renewed the series for an eighth season, which premiered on September 25, 2016.
On March 23, 2017, CBS renewed the series for a ninth season.
NCIS: Los Angeles follows Special Agent G. Callen (Chris O'Donnell), a "legend" assigned to the fictional Naval Criminal Investigative Service branch known as the Office of Special Projects (OSP). Callen leads an elite team of undercover operatives as they battle enemies both foreign and domestic under the watchful eye of Operational Manager Henrietta Lange (Linda Hunt). The team is composed of Agent Kensi Blye (Daniela Ruah), a hand-to-hand combat specialist and forensic whiz, Sam Hanna (LL Cool J), a former Navy Seal and G's partner, and technical analyst Eric Beale (Barrett Foa).
Over the course of the series, the team are assisted by allies from both NCIS and its local counterparts, including LAPD liaison officer Marty Deeks (Eric Christian Olsen), Intelligence Analyst Nell Jones (Renee Felice Smith), Operational Psychologist Nate Getz (Peter Cambor), and rookie field agent Dominic Vail (Adam Jamal Craig), all of whom work side-by-side with NCIS Assistant Director Owen Granger (Miguel Ferrer), a laconic agent and skilled bureaucrat.