{"id":38156,"date":"2023-10-16T16:45:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T14:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1902109"},"modified":"2023-10-16T17:10:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T15:10:21","slug":"ncis-hawaii-season-3-release-date-cast-and-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/ncis-hawaii-season-3-release-date-cast-and-latest-news\/","title":{"rendered":"NCIS: Hawai\u2019i season 3 \u2013 Release date, cast and latest news"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everything you need to know about the next season of the crime drama\u2019s tropical island spin-off. <\/p>

By Jo Berry\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 16 October 2023 at 14:40 PM<\/p>

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The third spin-off from the phenomenally successful NCIS franchise, NCIS: Hawai\u2019i launched in 2021 and became the first instalment to be set outside the US mainland (paving the way for NCIS: Sydney, a new international series that launches in November 2023), and the first to feature a female lead.<\/p>\n

Vanessa Lachey stars as mother-of-two Jane Tennant, the first female Supervisory Special Agent in NCIS history to be in charge of the Pearl Harbor Field Office.<\/p>\n

Her team of Naval criminal investigators solving crimes on the Hawaiian islands includes right-hand man Jesse Boone, new recruit Kai and tech whiz Ernie Malik, alongside junior field agent Lucy Tara.<\/p>\n

Over the course of the first two seasons, the team bonded while catching murderers, hunting escaped exotic animals and even surviving being held hostage by pirates.<\/p>\n

Read on for everything you need to know about the upcoming NCIS: Hawai\u2019i season 3.<\/p>

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Has NCIS: Hawai\u2019i been renewed for season 3?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Yes<\/strong>. After two hit seasons in 2021 and 2022, NCIS: Hawai\u2019i was renewed for a third season back in February 2023.<\/p>\n

NCIS: Hawai\u2019i season 3: When will it air?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The first two seasons premiered in September 2021 and September 2022, so season three was originally scheduled to start airing in September 2023. However, the US writers\u2019 and actors\u2019 strikes have delayed production on the series, so it is now unlikely we will see any new episodes until spring 2024 at the earliest.<\/p>\n

The writers\u2019 strike has now ended, but even if the actors\u2019 strike quickly follows suit, it will take a while for new episodes to be written and filmed. One possibility is for the release of season 3 to be delayed until September 2024, or a shorter season of around 13 episodes to be shown in the spring.<\/p>\n

NCIS: Hawai\u2019i season 3 cast: Who\u2019s returning?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Alex Tarrant as Kai Holman in NCIS Hawai\u2019i.<\/span><\/figcaption> Karen Neal\/CBS via Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Alongside Vanessa Lachey as team leader Jane, the cast includes:<\/p>\n

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  • Alex Tarrant as Kai Holman<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Noah Mills as Jesse Boone<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Yasmine Al-Bustami as Lucy Tara<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Jason Antoon as Ernie Malik<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Tori Anderson as Kate Whistler<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Kian Talan as Alex Tennant<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    There will also be a new addition to the cast for season three \u2013 NCIS: Los Angeles star LL Cool J. He made a surprise appearance as his NCIS character Sam Hanna in the season 2 finale of NCIS: Hawai\u2019i, and it has been confirmed that he will return as a recurring guest star in season 3.<\/p>\n

    \u201cAll of us at NCIS: Hawai\u2019i have been huge fans of LL Cool J for years and couldn\u2019t be more thrilled or honoured to be adding his spectacular talent to our ohana for season 3,\u201d said executive producers Matt Bosack, Jan Nash and Christopher Silber in a statement in May 2023.<\/p>\n

    NCIS: Hawai\u2019i season 3 plot: What will happen?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    It is likely that the third season will follow on from the tense events of the season 2 finale.<\/p>\n

    Jane Tennant\u2019s CIA past came back to haunt her when she became the prime suspect in the murder of a former MI6 agent, and she was forced to go to extreme lengths to track down the real killer and prove her innocence.<\/p>\n

    Her former CIA mentor, Maggie Shaw (Julie White), helped Jane in her quest, but by the end of the episode Maggie had become a fugitive, so it is possible that season 3 could focus on Jane tracking her old friend down.<\/p>