Jane Tennant: Celebs Rumors

Sam Hanna’s back in action… already!

LL Cool J will join season 3 of as a recurring guest star after making a surprise cameo appearance in Monday's sophomore finale. The 55-year-old star just wrapped up a 14-season run on with Sunday's series finale.In the finale of , Jane Tennant (Vanessa Lachey) and Kate Whistler (Tori Anderson) are attacked under fire in Venezuela and they receive assistance from Sam, who made his way over from Morocco, where he was last seen with his crew.In the scene, Sam tells Tennant she has «people looking out for her» as he goes on overwatch.

BreAnna Bell LL Cool J surprised “NCIS” fans with his cameo on the Season 2 finale of “NCIS: Hawai’i” on Monday night. The rapper turned actor reprised his role of Sam Hanna and will join the series as a recurring guest star in the upcoming third season. LL first appeared on the franchise’s flagship series “NCIS” in 2009, before going on to lead the spinoff show, “NCIS: Los Angeles” where he starred until the series concluded on Sunday night after 14 seasons. The finale episode follows Jane Tennant (Vanessa Lachey) and Kate Whistler (Tori Anderson) who, receive some much needed assistance from Sam when they find themselves under attack by fire in Venezuela. Hanna makes his way to help the Hawai’i team after his trek in Morocco, which was shown in the “NCIS: LA” finale episode.

In a surprise move following the series finale of CBS’ NCIS: Los Angeles, LL Cool J (born James Todd Smith) will reprise the role of Sam Hanna as a recurring guest star in Season 3 of NCIS: Hawai’i. He first appeared tonight in the Season 2 finale of the Vanessa Lachey-led series.

LL Cool J is staying in the NCIS family following the series finale of his longtime show NCIS: Los Angeles.

NCIS: Hawaii.The two-part season 2 finale kicks off Monday with the first hour, «Past Due,» which puts the focus squarely on Jane Tennant (Vanessa Lachey) and her CIA past when the discovery of a dead former MI6 agent leads to questions about her dealings years earlier. With the tables turned, Tennant — who becomes a prime suspect in the death of the MI6 agent — is forced to go to extreme lengths to track down who’s responsible and potentially put her team in danger.«The cool thing about is it can go very highbrow, CIA, action.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large When “NCIS: Hawai’i” airs tonight, it will quietly make a bit of franchise history — via guest star Kurt Yaeger. The episode will complete Yaeger’s full sweep of all four “NCIS” editions, which is believed to be the first time that an actor has appeared on every version (“NCIS,” “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “NCIS: New Orleans” and “NCIS: Hawai’i”) in completely different roles. “Given how long these franchises have been in existence, there will inevitably be some crossover with actors,” said CBS talent and casting exec VP Claudia Lyon. “We don’t have statistics on how often that happens, but I wouldn’t be surprised. There are many actors out there who do one or two of them. But what makes Kurt unique is that he’s done all four.”

and kick off new seasons on Monday with a special crossover, and only ET was on the set of the upcoming premiere event. star Noah Mills takes over the ET mic as he goes from actor to interviewer, chatting it up with the casts of both CBS dramas.

Vanessa Lachey is enjoying the success of . ET spoke to the star of CBS' hit TV drama at the Paramount+ upfront event, about the show, and having her big career moment in her 40s.«I was just driving here with my friend and agent, Logan, and we were talking about, 'Wow, I’m in my 40s, I have worked my whole life doing what I love, and now it's come to a place where it gets to be what I love in a place I love — Hawaii, with the people I love,» Lachey gushed. «My family moved there, doing other things, like, hosting other shows for Netflix, or being able to finally write the book that I wanted to write, have the show -- it all just feels very surreal, but like, all the hard work has come to fruition.»While it's definitely a pinch-me moment for the host and actress, Lachey said she's just trying to live in the moment and «relish in it.»She continued, «I'm just really trying to live in the moment. I just recently saw, I think it was Tom Hanks who said — he gave an analogy about how when you're on top of the world, you're on top of the world, but that also, it will pass, so, just take in the moment, live in the moment and just relish in it.»The latest spin-off of the  franchise sees Lachey as Jane Tennant, NCIS' first female special agent in charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor.

Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford are joining the “Yellowstone” universe in the upcoming series “1932” for Paramount+.“1932,” which is the show’s working title, is an origin story introducing a new generation of the Dutton family. It’s set to explore the early 20th century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition and the Great Depression all plague the mountain West and the Duttons who call it home,” the streamer said in a release.Details about their characters were not immediately available.The show marks Ford’s first appearance on a scripted TV show since a cameo in a 1993 episode of ABC’s “The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.” The star, who got his start with small roles in 1960s series like “The Virginian” and “Mod Squad,” has never had a regular TV series role.

Expressing regret. Nick Lachey responded after he allegedly tried to grab a phone from a photographer who was trying to take a picture of him and his wife, Vanessa Lachey.

CBS will reshuffle its Sunday primetime slate this week as the network opts to air the first episode of NCIS: Hawai’i’s upcoming two-parter episode after coverage of the AFC Divisional Playoff Game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs.

NCIS stars Wilmer Valderrama and Katrina Law will be visiting Vanessa Lachey and the rest of the NCIS: Hawai’i gang as part of a crossover special event airing via CBS on March 28.

Nick Lachey is a proud husband.The 98 Degrees singer and his three children moved to Hawaii after his wife, Vanessa Lachey, landed a major role on . Nick couldn't be happier for Vanessa, whose character, Jane Tennant, is the first female special agent in charge in the entire franchisee.«She's been a special agent in charge of our house for a decade, so I'm used to it,» Nick tells ET's Nischelle Turner while guest hosting Tuesday's Entertainment Tonight from Hawaii.

Nick Lachey is a proud husband.The 98 Degrees singer and his three children moved to Hawaii after his wife, Vanessa Lachey, landed a major role on . Nick couldn't be happier for Vanessa, whose character, Jane Tennant, is the first female special agent in charge in the entire franchisee.«She's been a special agent in charge of our house for a decade, so I'm used to it,» Nick tells ET's Nischelle Turner while guest hosting Tuesday's Entertainment Tonight from Hawaii.

EXCLUSIVE: Paradigm has signed Filipino American actor Kian Talan.

The NCIS family just keeps growing. NCIS: Hawai’i is the latest entry in the franchise that will keep procedural fans tuning in every week.

Vanessa Lachey is sharing her emotional response to landing a big TV role. The 40-year-old actress posted a video to Instagram on Monday that she took moments after finding out that she booked the part of Jane Tennant, Special Agent in charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor, on CBS’ “NCIS: Hawaiʻi”, which is set to premiere later this month.

Vanessa Lachey is sharing her emotional response to landing a big TV role. The 40-year-old actress posted a video to Instagram on Monday that she took moments after finding out that she booked the part of Jane Tennant, Special Agent in charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor, on CBS' , which is set to premiere later this month.In the clip, Vanessa, wearing a hat and a black shirt, is sobbing in the car, as her 4-year-old son, Phoenix, sits in the backseat.

Vanessa Lachey was destined for !The 40-year-old actress stars as Jane Tennant, Special Agent in Charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor, in the upcoming CBS series. She is the first female lead in the franchise.

Rising New Zealand actor Alex Tarrant (Night Raiders) has been tapped as a lead opposite Vanessa Lachey in NCIS: Hawai’i, the latest installment in CBS’ formidable NCIS franchise. Enver Gjokaj (Agent Carter) will recur on the series, slated to launch this fall and air in the Monday 10 PM hour behind the Mark Harmon-led mothership series.

EXCLUSIVE: Tori Anderson (No Tomorrow) and Kian Talan (Brainchild) are set as series regulars opposite Vanessa Lachey in the upcoming CBS drama series NCIS: Hawai’i, the first installment in the NCIS franchise with a female character at the center.

A new addition to the “NCIS” franchise is coming in the fall, and on Wednesday star Vanessa Lachey appeared in a new sneak peek at “NCIS Hawai’i”.

Vanessa Lachey is officially off to Hawaii.

Vanessa Lachey has been tapped as the lead of the upcoming CBS drama series NCIS: Hawai’i, the first installment in the NCIS franchise with a female character at the center. Yasmine Al-Bustami (The Chosen) and Jason Antoon (Claws) also have been cast as a series regulars in the spinoff, which recently received a straight-to-series order for next season. The style of the show’s title has been tweaked to reflect Hawaii’s spelling in the Hawaiian language, which also is the official name of the island of Hawai’i.)

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“NCIS: Hawai’i” has found its series lead in Vanessa Lachey, while also adding both Yasmine Al-Bustami and Jason Antoon to the cast.Lachey will star as Jane Tennant, the first woman SAC of NCIS: Hawai’i. She’s described as being as diplomatic as she is hard-charging.