While he left as a regular in 2021, Mark Harmon recently returned to the screen for a special in November 2025.

: After successfully stopping the mine and ensuring the community's safety, Gibbs made a shocking choice. Instead of returning to his badge and his basement in D.C., he chose to stay in the peaceful solitude of Alaska.

: In a poignant scene by a lake, Gibbs told McGee he wasn't coming back, famously stating he had found a sense of "peace" he hadn't felt since before the deaths of his wife and daughter.

: As McGee flew away, the last shot showed Gibbs contentedly casting a fishing line, marking the official end of Mark Harmon’s tenure as the show's lead. Recent Updates (2025–2026)

: Gibbs and Agent Timothy McGee (Sean Murray) traveled to Alaska to track down a hired killer linked to a copper mining company.

The prompt refers to the French television channel airing the final episode of NCIS featuring Mark Harmon as a series regular. This event occurred in early 2022 for French viewers, following the U.S. broadcast of the Season 19 episode titled " Great Wide Open ". The Story of Gibbs' Final Stand

After eighteen years of leading the Major Case Response Team, Special Agent (Mark Harmon) faced his final case in the Alaskan wilderness.