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UPDATED, 7:50 AM: NCIS: Hawai’i kicked off production of its third season today with its traditional Hawaiian blessing ceremony.

NCIS: Hawai’i is heading back into production and is bringing back its traditional blessing.

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.

showrunner R. Scott Gemmill’s wrapped up by giving each character as happy an ending as possible.“One of the most beautiful things about working on ‘NCIS: Hawaiʻi’ is the show’s ability to bring the franchise together,” series star Vanessa Lachey said in a statement.

Yasmine Al-Bustami has quickly become one of the fan favorites on NCIS: Hawai’i.

Prepare yourself for more crossovers, NCIS fans, because the latest one didn’t do half-bad for CBS.

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.

. But sometimes, long days at work bring out the goofy side for the stars of the CBS drama. ET exclusively premieres a sneak peek at the season 1 gag reel, as featured in the upcoming season 1 DVD release, and the cast — led by leading lady Vanessa Lachey — sure knows how to have a laugh when they flub their lines or get the case of the giggles in the middle of a scene!From Lachey struggling to say her lines during a windy afternoon by the beach to co-star Tori Anderson delivering a piece of dialogue in a hilariously suggestive way, prompting her scene partners to laugh, the minute-long first look is definitely a mood booster to kick-start the week.

All the NCIS stars were out in full force for the PaleyFest LA!

, for Australia to be broadcast by Network 10 and Paramount+ Australia. stars Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama, Brian Dietzen, Diona Reasonover, Katrina Law, David McCallum, Rocky Carroll and Gary Cole. is led by Vanessa Lachey, Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon, Tori Anderson and Kian Talan. stars Chris O'Donnell, LL Cool J, Linda Hunt, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olen, Medalion Rahimi, Caleb Castille and Gerald McRaney.To stay up to date on breaking TV news, sign up for ET's daily newsletter.

— crossover! stars Wilmer Valderrama and Katrina Law say aloha on Monday's episode of  when they drop by the CBS spinoff to revisit an old case once they learn that a key witness has turned up there with crucial evidence in the second half of the two-hour crossover event.In ET's exclusive first look from the upcoming crossover, Valderrama and 's leading lady, Vanessa Lachey — who have been friends for two decades — open up about reteaming for the special episode. «We have this amazing opportunity. We're going to do a crossover with the mothership,» Lachey said in the video.«What was really exciting was to have both of our shows and our families kind of meet and somehow connect our universes together,» Valderrama said. «Tennant is reluctantly welcoming Torres, so that dynamic is going to be fun to see,» Lachey teased, prompting Valderrama to have a chuckle and add: «Let's just say that these two have got to work together at some point.»Their co-stars also expressed their enthusiasm over bringing in some new flood to .«When we first found out that we were going to do a crossover episode with the OG was awesome,» said s Yasmine Al-Bustami, who plays Lucy.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla “NCIS: Hawai’i” scored big for CBS on the first Monday of the fall TV season (a feat achieved even with the competition with all of the other networks back with originals and ESPN’s “Monday Night Football.”) The police procedural, which stars Vanessa Lachey, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon, Noah Mills, Tori Anderson and Kian Talan, was the top show of the 10 p.m.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAlex Tarrant and Enver Gjokaj have joined the cast of “NCIS: Hawai’i” at CBS, Variety has learned.The duo join previously announced cast members Vanessa Lachey, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon, Noah Mills, Tori Anderson, and Kian Talan.

The stars and creative team of NCIS: Hawaii have touched down in Oahu.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“NCIS: Hawai’i” has added Noah Mills to the cast, Variety has learned exclusively.Mills joins previously announced series lead Vanessa Lachey and fellow cast members Yasmine Al-Bustami and Jason Antoon.

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.

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.