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Bishop Returns: NCIS Prequel Sees Surprise Reunion
20 Oct
Summary
- Emily Wickersham reprises her role as Eleanor Bishop on NCIS: Origins.
- Bishop is enlisted by Tony DiNozzo to help present-day Gibbs.
- The storyline flashes forward to present-day Gibbs after his Alaska retirement.
Emily Wickersham will reprise her role as Eleanor "Ellie" Bishop on NCIS: Origins, beginning October 27. This marks Wickersham's first appearance on the prequel series, though she previously returned to the flagship NCIS in March. The multi-episode arc sees Bishop enlisted by new director Tony DiNozzo to assist present-day Leroy Jethro Gibbs.
DiNozzo, reunited with Gibbs for the first time in 10 years in the October 20th episode, tasks Bishop with helping Gibbs track down the assailants who shot him. This storyline shifts focus from the typical young Gibbs narrative to the present-day Gibbs, pulled from his Alaska retirement into a mystery. Wickersham departed the flagship series in May 2021, with her exit stemming from a desire to close that chapter of her career. She had been with the show for nearly eight years and 172 episodes.
