Actress Cote de Pablo. Photo by s_bukley / Shutterstock.com.
Bad news: Ziva to quit NCIS, TV Line reports, in an item linked to on the front page of the IMDB. “NCIS Scoop: Cote de Pablo to Exit This Fall, Producers Promise ‘Appropriate Closure’ for Ziva:”
Cote de Pablo is invoking Gibbs’ Rule No. 11 — “When the job is done, walk away” — and has decided to leave CBS’ NCIS.
The actress, whose contract expired at the end of Season 10, will appear at the start of Season 11 (premiering Sept. 24) to conclude Ziva’s story.
“I’ve had eight great years with NCIS and Ziva David,” the actress shares. “I have huge respect and affection for Mark [Harmon], Gary [Glasberg], Michael [Weatherly], David [McCallum], Rocky [Carroll], Pauley [Perrette], Brian [Dietzen], Sean [Murray], all of the team and CBS. I look forward to finishing Ziva’s story.”
In a statement, CBS said, “We respect Cote’s decision, thank her for being an important part of the NCIS team, and for eight terrific years playing Ziva David. Cote and CBS share a great respect for the NCIS audience, and we look forward to working with her and the producers on appropriate closure in this chapter of Ziva’s story.”
NCIS will be going into its 11th season; how much longer will the show continue with such a prominent character leaving the series?
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