NCIS: Los Angeles season 13 explained

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Episode List:List of NCIS: Los Angeles episodes

The thirteenth season of the American police procedural television series premiered on October 10, 2021, on CBS, for the 2021–22 television season, and ended on May 22, 2022.

NCIS: Los Angeles follows a fictional team of special agents from the Office of Special Projects of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. The series stars Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Medalion Rahimi, Caleb Castille, Gerald McRaney, and LL Cool J. McRaney was promoted to series regular prior to the season following the departures of Barrett Foa and Renée Felice Smith after the previous season and Linda Hunt this season. The season consisted of 22 episodes and includes the 300th episode of the series.[1]

Cast and characters

See main article: List of NCIS: Los Angeles characters.

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

See also: List of NCIS: Los Angeles episodes.

Production

Development

On April 23, 2021, it was announced that CBS had renewed NCIS: Los Angeles for a thirteenth season.[2] Series regular Eric Christian Olsen wrote the nineteenth episode of the season, while fellow series regular Daniela Ruah directed the episode.[3] On January 5, 2022, it was reported that production had been suspended until February due to the COVID Omicron variant.[4]

Casting

When the series was renewed, it was announced that series stars Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J had signed deals to return.[2] On May 24, 2021, it was revealed that Barrett Foa and Renée Felice Smith would be leaving the series after the twelfth season.[5] Later that day it was confirmed that Linda Hunt would be returning for the season, after only appearing occasionally during the previous season.[6] However, Hunt only appeared in the season premiere, and was absent for the rest of the season. On June 2, 2021, it was announced that Gerald McRaney had been promoted to series regular for the season.[7]

Release

On May 19, 2021, it was announced that the series would keep its Sunday 9:00 PM ET timeslot.[8] On July 12, 2021, it was revealed that the season would premiere on October 10, 2021.[9] The series continued to air after The Equalizer leading into SEAL Team for its first four episodes. Afterwards, the series led into S.W.A.T.

In the United Kingdom, Season 13 of NCIS: Los Angeles gave up its traditional December premiere slot to allow the final season of to be aired, on April 27, 2022 Sky Max set the Season 13 premiere date for May 15, 2022.[10]

Notes and References

  1. CBS Announces Season Finale Airdates for 2021-2022. CBS. The Futon Critic. March 30, 2022. May 4, 2022.
  2. Web site: 'NCIS: Los Angeles' Renewed For Season 13, 'NCIS: Hawaii' Spinoff With Female Lead Picked Up To Series By CBS. April 23, 2021. Andreeva. Nellie. Deadline Hollywood. October 13, 2021. April 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210423183140/https://deadline.com/2021/04/ncis-los-angeles-renewed-season-13-ncis-hawaii-spinoff-cbs-ll-cool-j-chris-odonnell-female-lead-1234742503/. live.
  3. Web site: Matt's Inside Line: Scoop on NCIS: LA, New Amsterdam, Greys, Stargirl, TAR, Chesapeake Shores, Chi Fire and More. September 9, 2021. Mitovich. Matt Webb. TVLine. October 13, 2021. October 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211010154155/https://tvline.com/2021/09/09/ncis-los-angeles-season-13-spoilers-callen-anna-eric-christian-olsen/. live.
  4. Web site: 'NCIS' Pauses Production, 'NCIS: LA' Pushes Restart As TV Series Face Mass Delays & Shutdowns Amid Omicron Surge. Deadline Hollywood. Nellie. Andreeva. January 5, 2022. January 6, 2022. January 23, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220123204650/https://deadline.com/2022/01/ncis-production-paused-ncis-la-restart-pushed-series-delays-shutdowns-covid-omicron-1234904847/. live.
  5. Web site: 'NCIS: Los Angeles' Loses Two Longtime Series Regulars In Season 12 Finale. May 24, 2021. Pedersen. Erik. Deadline Hollywood. October 13, 2021. May 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210524155053/https://deadline.com/2021/05/ncis-los-angeles-cast-exits-season-12-finale-renee-felice-smith-barrett-foa-1234762898/. live.
  6. Web site: NCIS: LA Boss Shares His Plan for More of Linda Hunt's Hetty in Season 13, Explains That Atypically Happy Finale. May 24, 2021. Mitovich. Matt Webb. TVLine. October 13, 2021. October 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211027183708/https://tvline.com/2021/05/24/ncis-los-angeles-season-13-hetty-return-linda-hunt/. live.
  7. Web site: NCIS: LA Promotes [Spoiler] to Series Regular in Wake of 2 Major Exits]. June 2, 2021. Ausiello. Michael. TVLine. October 13, 2021. October 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211011024512/https://tvline.com/2021/06/02/ncis-la-season-13-cast-series-regulars-gerald-mcraney-kilbride/. live.
  8. Web site: CBS Fall 2021-22 Schedule: 'NCIS', 'Bull', & 'S.W.A.T.' On the Move, 'FBI' Tuesday, Reality Expansion. May 19, 2021. Andreeva. Nellie. Deadline Hollywood. September 20, 2021. May 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210525205922/https://deadline.com/2021/05/cbs-2021-22-schedule-ncis-moves-fbi-tuesday-bull-s-w-a-t-reality-1234759758/. live.
  9. Web site: CBS Fall Premiere Dates: New 'NCIS', 'CSI', 'FBI' Series Plus Returning Comedies, Dramas & Reality Fare. July 12, 2021. Pedersen. Erik. Deadline Hollywood. September 20, 2021. July 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210713031704/https://deadline.com/2021/07/cbs-fall-premiere-dates-2021-young-sheldon-ncis-csi-blue-bloods-1234790700/. live.
  10. Web site: NCIS LA Season 13 UK premiere set for May 15 by Sky Max.. Geektown UK. April 27, 2022. April 27, 2022. May 4, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220504141542/https://www.geektown.co.uk/tvairdates/ncisla/. live.

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