According to TVLine, Vanessa Lachey (“BH90210”) will star in the new franchise spin-off “NCIS”, titled “NCIS: Hawaii”.
The actress will play Jane Tennant, the first woman to be a special agent to lead an NCIS team. As diplomatic as he is aggressive, Tennant is a shrewd investigator who can navigate the crime scene and agency politics with equal aplomb. She’s also a single mom and is often torn between managing a family and managing NCIS.
The cast will also include Yasmine Al-Bustami (“The Originals“) and Jason Antoon (“Claws”).
Until then, the franchise had only men as NCIS team leaders: Mark Harmon in “NCIS”, Chris O’Donnell and LL Cool J in “NCIS: Los Angeles” and Scott Bakula in “NCIS: New Orleans. “.
The franchise production that came closest to having a female protagonist was “ NCIS: Red, ” which brought in Kim Raver and John Corbett as co-protagonists.