Callen, Sam, Kensi, and Deeks Return for High-Stakes Assignment in 'NCIS: Los Angeles' Season 14!

Even though season 13 of NCIS: Los Angeles ended on a happy note, there’s a lot to look forward to in season 14. First, there’s the return of Hetty Lange (Linda Hunt) who has been off on a dangerous mission and may need the team to rescue her. There’s a potential wedding now that Callen (Chris O’Donnell) and Anna (Bar Paly) are engaged. We will have the opportunity to watch Kensi (Daniela Ruah) and Deeks (Eric Christian Olsen) parent their foster teenage daughter Rosa Reyes (Natalia Del Riego), and Sam (LL Cool J) help his father Raymond (Richard Gant) deal with his memory loss.

Here is what we know so far about NCIS: Los Angeles season 14.

When will NCIS: Los Angeles season 14 premiere?

Season 14 will premiere Sunday, Oct. 9 in its new time slot of 10 p.m. ET/PT.

Who is in the NCIS: Los Angeles cast for season 14?

Chris O’Donnell (Special Agent G. Callen)

LL Cool J (Special Agent Sam Hanna)

Linda Hunt (Henrietta “Hetty” Lange)

Daniela Ruah (Special Agent Kensi Blye)

Eric Christian Olsen (Special Agent Marty Deeks)

Medalion Rahimi (Special Agent Fatima Namazi)

Caleb Castille (Special Agent Devin Rountree)

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Gerald McRaney (Retired Navy Admiral Hollace Kilbride)

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Will Hetty return for NCIS: Los Angeles season 14?

Yes! It looks as if Hetty’s mission to Syria to track down the two agents who were captured while trying to expose someone in the Pentagon who is a traitor will finally come to an end.

“Her story continues,” showrunner Scott R. Gemmill reassured Parade.com at PaleyFest—A Salute to the NCIS Universe event. “She was in at the beginning of season 13 and then we had her disappear. The plan is to follow that up next year with some reveal.”

Linda Hunt hasn’t been around much as a result of the strict protocols that were put into effect as a result of the shutdown in March 2020 due to COVID-19. The few scenes she did film were mostly done in her driveway, so it will be great to have her back on set.

And as a little more of a tease, Gemmill also told TV Insider, “Part of next season will be our guys finding out where she is, what happened, and probably having to go in and pull her out of the fire.”

Does the return of Hetty mean the departure of Admiral Kilbride?

Absolutely not. Gemmill was adamant in telling Parade.com, “It took me forever to get Gerald on the show. I wanted Gerald for so long. I had him on an episode and kept bugging CBS to let me hire him. Finally, they relented. I am not going to get rid of him.”

Is there a trailer for NCIS: Los Angeles season 14?

It’s too soon but stay tuned! We will share it as soon as it comes available.

How did NCIS: Los Angeles season 13 end?

Season 13 ended with some happy moments: Callen proposed to Anna, Kensi and Deeks were approved to foster Rosa, Sam and his father Raymond continued bonding after moving in together, and Fatima helped Rountree with his dating life.

“What we really focused on because we weren’t sure what was happening [as far as being picked up for season 14], we really wanted to leave the fans in a happy place,” Gemmill told Parade.com. ‘We never want to stress them out too much. Because we hit the 300th right before that, we focused on what really the show is about to all of us, which is about work and family.”

Gemmill added, “In the finale, you’ll see Kensi and Deeks moving onto the next place in their lives in terms of having a family. Callen, as well, will start to take some control over what his future is going to be. And even Sam’s character will be dealing with family issues, as well, in a way that we haven’t really seen yet and meet so much of his family that we haven’t met that we’ve alluded to, specifically his father.”

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How many episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles will there be?

While it is possible that the series may return to its normal 24 episodes for the season, the higher cost of producing episodes and the difficulties involved due to COVID protocols could limit it to 22 episodes, which was the total for season 13.

Are there any NCIS: Los Angeles spoilers?

Here’s a good one: Now that Kensi and Deeks are in the process of adopting Rosa, they do need to protect her from Kessler (Frank Military), who has been an ongoing threat to Kensi and the danger he poses was one of their concerns about starting a family.

But Gemmill told TV Insider, “That’ll be something else that we will resolve next season. There’s a couple things. I think that’s one of the great things for us is that we can drop in a story and let it sort of settle and fester and bubble away until it rears its ugly head again, whether it’s Katya or Kessler or any of the other myriad of conflicts we had over the years. I think for sure, we’ll put that one to bed because nobody wants to live with that over their shoulders the rest of their lives."

Also, when Hetty does return, she will have to face Callen, who has been doing an investigation into his childhood to ascertain exactly what he means to her. Was he just one of hundreds of young recruits she brought into the agency? Or is their relationship as special as he believes it to be?

“We’ve pitted her a little bit against Callen in terms of what he went through as a child, so that’s something we’re very eager to explore and have fun with,” Gemmill told Parade.com. “We saw a little bit of that confrontation earlier this year, but before they could really have it out, she disappeared again. That’ll be focus for us in season 14 when we come back.”

Also, Daniela Ruah shared on Instagram that she will be directing another episode this season. And Gemmill, as reported by TVLine, said that the episode, "Flesh & Blood," will deal with domestic abuse in the Navy and some missing explosives.

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How to watch and stream NCIS: Los Angeles season 13 on TV and online?

New episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles will air Sunday nights at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. It will also be available to stream live and on demand on the CBS app and Paramount+.

Where to watch previous seasons of NCIS: Los Angeles?

Previous seasons of NCIS: Los Angeles are available on Paramount+.

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