NCIS has paved the way for several successful spinoffs , but the mothership series is still going strong as it heads into season 22. “We don’t have a slogan yet but ‘take it to the limit’ I would say is what I want to do with the characters for Season 22,” showrunner Steven D. Binder told Parade following the season 21 finale, which aired in May.
Binder noted that there was “some closure and some cliff[hangers]” during the last season, teasing that fans will have to tune in to see what happens next. “A lot of things were resolved, and some new things were opened up, some character cliffhangers, but we wanted to resolve the case,” he added. “Cliffhangers are titillating but also aggravating.
We were less aggravating and gave the audience some peace.” The biggest cliffhanger included Special Agent Jessica Knight ( Katrina Law ) and her future with the NCIS team after a massive job offer outside Washington, D.C.
Luckily, viewers will get their answers beginning in October. Scroll down to learn more NCIS season 22: During the May finale, Knight and Agent Aldean Parker ( Gary Cole ) got trapped on a ship that was scheduled to sink and become part of the natural ocean habitat. After getting injured on board, Parker started to see glimpses of a young girl named Lily, but viewers were left without any real context of their connection.
Knight managed to swim for help — and her team showed up to assist — before Parker died from his injuries. Once Knight was ba.