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- Chris O’Donnell played Callen on NCIS: LA for 14 seasons alongside LL COOL J’s Sam.
- Now that LL COOL J is heading NCIS: New York, could we get a reunion?
- O’Donnell currently stars on 9-1-1: Nashville.
For 14 seasons, one of TV’s best partnerships was Sam Hanna and Grisha (or G. as he was for so many years) Callen on NCIS: Los Angeles. Since the series ended, both LL COOL J and Chris O’Donnell have moved on to other <a href="https://comicvibe.com/15-tv-shows-to-watch-if-you-like-the-sopranos/” title=”15 TV Shows To Watch If You Like The Sopranos”>shows. O’Donnell stars as Captain Don Hart on the 9-1-1 spinoff, Nashville, now in its second season, while LL COOL J has reprised his role as Sam in the new NCIS spinoff, New York.
And so when TV Insider caught up with O’Donnell about the start of 9-1-1: Nashville Season 2 (plagues!), we had to ask about the chances of seeing him on NCIS: New York to see Sam and Callen together again.
“I don’t know. I’m a little busy right now with Nashville,” he admitted. “But I don’t know, maybe someday.”
There’s already been one franchise character on NCIS: New York: Brian Dietzen brought the mothership’s Dr. Jimmy Palmer over for a video call in the premiere.
“It felt good [having him there],” LL COOL J told us. “I love working with him. It was great to have him as a part of it. And I think we’ll do more crossovers in the future, and I’d love to invite him back as well.”
According to showrunner Byron Balasco, “He might pop up again. Others might pop up. It’s one kind of big family, so there’ll be cross-pollination.”
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He also told us, as part of our digital cover story, that we’ll hear about the other characters from Los Angeles on New York.
Neither LL COOL J nor Scott Caan would name who they wanted to see show up from across the franchise at the time, but both are all for it. “We’re going to leave it open,” said LL COOL J. “They’re all welcome. The whole universe is welcome. We’re the new kids on the block in terms of the franchise.”
Do you want Chris O’Donnell to reprise his role as Callen on NCIS: New York? If so, what would you want to see? Let us know in the comments section below.
NCIS: New York, Tuesdays, 9/8c, CBS
9-1-1: Nashville, Thursdays, 9/8c, ABC
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