Archive · 23 Sep 2025
Philip Winchester Joins 'NCIS: Origins' Season Two
Imagine a TV show called 'NCIS: Origins,' which is like a prequel to the show 'NCIS.'
It shows what things were like for the characters before the main show.
A new actor named Philip Winchester will be joining Season 2, playing the role of Mason Franks, the older brother of Mike Franks.
Season 2 picks up after the season 1 finale where Gibbs helped Lala who later gets in an accident.
The show will start airing again on October 14.
There will also be a crossover episode in November with the main NCIS show, which will be a mystery spanning decades.
Philip Winchester will join NCIS: Origins in Season 2.
Winchester will play Mason Franks, Mike Franks' older brother.
The series follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs in 1991.
Season 2 premieres October 14.
A crossover episode with NCIS is planned for November.
- Who
- Philip Winchester, as Mason Franks, and the cast of NCIS: Origins
- What
- Winchester is joining Season 2 of NCIS: Origins
- When
- Season 2 begins October 14
- Where
- NCIS Camp Pendleton office
- Why
- To add a new character and explore the backstory of Mike Franks.
- Show
- NCIS: Origins
- Actor Joining
- Philip Winchester
- Character
- Mason Franks
- Character Description
- Older brother of Mike Franks
- Season 2 Premiere
- October 14
- Crossover Episode
- Planned with NCIS in November