NCIS: Tony & Ziva - Release date and latest news
Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David are back!
There have been plenty of spin-offs to NCIS that have been released over the years, including recent addition to the franchise NCIS: Origins. However, for long-time fans, NCIS: Tony & Ziva is a special one.
The new spin-off reunites fan-favourite characters Tony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) and Ziva David (Cote de Pablo), and picks up with the duo as they go on the run in Europe.
Since it was announced in 2024, fans have been waiting patiently for the show to debut, and were delighted when a release date was confirmed earlier this year.
When the date was first announced, Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly said in a joint statement: "We’re beyond excited to finally share Tony and Ziva’s next chapter with the incredible fans around the world who never stopped believing this day would come.
"Returning to these roles together on-screen after more than a decade has been an unforgettable journey packed with lies, spies, danger, desire… and self-driving murder cars. (Don’t worry, that last one will make sense soon). This is one wild ride you won’t want to miss, and as they say in Paris: Accrochez-vous bien!"
But what do we know about the new NCIS series thus far? Read on to find out.
NCIS: Tony & Ziva release date
After first being announced in February 2024, and the title being confirmed in May of that year, the series finally started streaming globally on Paramount Plus on Thursday 4th September 2025.
The first three episodes were released at once, with future instalments of the 10-part season set to arrive each week on Thursdays.
Speaking about the news of the series, actors Weatherly and de Pablo previously said: "We’ve been talking about this story for many years, and now with John McNamara at the helm, we are ready.
“The world of Tony and Ziva (and daughter Tali) promises to be an action-packed roller coaster fuelled by love, danger, tears and laughter. We also want to acknowledge and thank the fans from around the world who supported the ‘Tiva’ movement for years.
"To this day, they say hello in grocery stores and on the street to tell us how much these characters mean to them and ask what Tony and Ziva are up to now. This is for you!”
What is NCIS: Tony & Ziva about?
It's set to be one hell of an action-packed rollercoaster in the new series, with us set to follow the pair as they're on the run across Europe.
The synopsis for the new series reads: "NCIS: Tony & Ziva picks up after Ziva’s supposed death when Tony left the NCIS team to go raise their daughter. Years later, Ziva was discovered alive, leading her to complete one final mission with NCIS before she was reunited with Tony and their daughter in Paris.
"Since then – and where we find them in NCIS: Tony & Ziva – Tony and Ziva have been raising their daughter, Tali, together. When Tony’s security company is attacked, they must go on the run across Europe, try to figure out who is after them and maybe even learn to trust each other again so they can finally have their unconventional happily ever after."
Ziva star Cote de Pablo has said that the concept of trust is central to the new series.
"I think the idea of trust, and the idea of how this relationship moves forward is something that was intriguing to us as actors," she said. "We’re trying to address the idea of trust and we’re trying to address how they move forward parenting together with this child and trying to make things work and having a lot of challenges thrown at them."
Who stars in NCIS: Tony & Ziva?
With the entire series centring on the two fan-favourite characters, Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo will be reprising their NCIS roles as Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David.
On NCIS, we last saw the duo together at the start of season 11, as they parted ways so Ziva could get over killing her childhood friend’s half-brother.
Since then, both have been seen plenty more times on screen, but never together - finally, they will be reunited in the spin-off.
At San Diego Comic-Con, de Pablo said that the new series is "an epic love story about two people going on a journey," while Watherly added that "it’s not a will they or won’t they. It’s a when will they."
Joining them in the new series will be young actor Isla Gie as their 12-year-old daughter Tali, while Lara Rossi plays her SAS-trained nanny, Sophie.
Other new additions include Amita Suman, Maximilian Osinski and Agent Carter star James D'Arcy.
Here's a full list of the central cast members and characters for NCIS: Tony & Ziva:
- Michael Weatherly as Anthony DiNozzo
- Cote de Pablo as Ziva David
- Amita Suman as Claudette Caron
- Maximilian Osinski as Boris
- Julian Ovenden as Jonah
- Nassima Benchicou as Martine
- Lara Rossi as Sophie Summers
- Isla Gie as Tali DiNozzo
- Terence Maynard as Dr Lang
- James D'Arcy as Henry
NCIS: Tony & Ziva trailer
You can watch the trailer for NCIS: Tony & Ziva right here now.
NCIS: Tony & Ziva streams on Paramount+.
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James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
Morgan Cormack is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering everything drama-related on TV and streaming. She previously worked at Stylist as an Entertainment Writer. Alongside her past work in content marketing and as a freelancer, she possesses a BA in English Literature.
