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Emily Longeretta “NCIS: LA” viewers were alarmed this week when the Season 14 premiere of the CBS procedural did not include Linda Hunt’s Hetty, the character whose last known location was Syria. In the episode, the team received word that a body had been a body found in Syria. By the end, they learn that it was a child’s body but they had Hetty’s IDs attached to them — likely because she wanted to stage her own death. While it hasn’t been determined what exactly she’s up to, there are plans for her to return to the show this season, confirms executive producer R. Scott Gemmill, especially with Callen (Chris O’Donnell) and Anna’s (Bar Paly) nuptials. “Hetty has been an integral force within the agency and an especially important part of Callen’s past,” Gemmill told Variety in a statement on Tuesday. “As Callen starts thinking about his upcoming wedding to Anna, he would want Hetty present. The plan is to go and rescue her at some point and find out what she’s gotten herself into in Syria, but we’re just trying to figure out when we can pull it off. The goal is to make it happen this season.”

has one last mission.The long-running CBS procedural, starring Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J, says goodbye Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT with its very last episode. Following the series finale, Entertainment Tonight's one-hour retrospective special, hosted by Kevin Frazier, will celebrate the show's 14-season run at 10 p.m.

“Wrapping up a series is always bittersweet. We were blessed to have 14 seasons together, so bringing it to a satisfying end was extremely challenging after so many years.

, 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.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“NCIS,” “NCIS: Los Angeles,” and “NCIS: Hawai’i” have all been renewed at CBS.“NCIS,” a longtime cornerstone of the CBS primetime schedule, will now be back for a 20th season. “NCIS: Los Angeles” will return for a 14th season, while “NCIS: Hawai’i” will be back for a second season. All three shows have drawn solid viewership numbers for CBS, with “NCIS” remaining one of the broadcaster’s top draws even this late in its run.“’NCIS,’ one of the most popular and enduring series in the world, and fan favorite ‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ have been hugely successful on the CBS schedule for years,” said Kelly Kahl, president of CBS Entertainment.

via brief virtual pop-ins as she kept busy with her mysterious secret mission. She did come back to the office in the season 12 finale to send Nell Jones off in a touching scene between the two colleagues. But as this new photo seems to indicate, Hetty's physical presence will be felt much more in the new season — and for that, we are grateful. The upcoming season will be without two longtime series regulars, Renee Felice Smith and Barrett Foa, both of whom exited in the season 12 finale.

an early behind-the-scenes photo -- is in the middle of a secret war-torn location. She's specifically sought out former NCIS team member Nell (Renee Felice Smith), who took time off to grieve her mom's death, to fill her shoes for the time being. «I'm so sorry to hear about your mother's passing, Miss Jones, and I want to apologize for calling you so late but I need a favor,» Hetty begins her pitch, involving missing Russian aircraft. «Hetty, I don't work here anymore,» Nell reminds her.

a three-hour block of  programming on Sundays when it returns in November, leading into new episodes of and reruns of fan-favorite episodes.In the season 12 premiere, titled «The Bear,» a Russian bomber goes missing while flying over U.S. soil, and Callen (Chris O'Donnell) and Sam (LL Cool J) must track it down in the desert and secure its weapons and intel before the Russians on board destroy the plane.