NCIS: Tony and Ziva spinoff adds eight cast members to its ensemble

NCIS is breaking new ground. The show is no stranger to spinoffs set in different places, but the next two releases on the franchise docket will instead focus on established characters. NCIS: Origins will be a prequel focusing on young Gibbs, while NCIS: Tony and Ziva show will focus on, well, Tony (Michael Weatherly) and Ziva (Cote de Pablo).

The latter has started production in Budapest, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It will be set after the events of both characters' respective final appearances on NCIS, and see them juggle an international case with raising a child.

NCIS' upcoming spinoff has a stacked cast

This is all information that fans already knew, however. The most exciting development for the NCIS spinoff is that it recently added eight actors to its expansive ensemble. These actors include Isla Gie, James D'Arcy, Amita Suman, Julian Ovenden, Terence Maynard, Maximilian Osinski, Lara Rossi and Nassima Benchicou.

To make matters even more exciting, THR released information on each of the characters that the actors are playing. D'Arcy will play a high-ranking Interpol agent named Henry, Ovenden will play a man named Jonah, the secretary general of Interpol, and Rossi will play Sophie, a caretaker who previously worked for the British Special Air Service.

The show recently started production

Elsewhere, Osinski will play a Russian expat and hacker named Boris, while Benchicou will assume the role of a French intelligent agent named Martine. Suman will follow suit with the law enforcement trend and play Claudette, a chief technical officer who works under Tony.

Both Weatherly and de Pablo have voiced their enthusiasm for the show, and what it will provide in terms of expanding the arcs of their beloved characters. "The world of Tony and Ziva promises to be an action-packed roller coaster fueled by love, danger, tears and laughter," they wrote in a joint statement. We also want to acknowledge and thank the fans from around the world."

A release date for NCIS: Tony and Ziva has not yet been announced, but we can't wait to catch glimpses of the cast via set photos!