Wilmer Valderrama in NCIS© CBS

NCIS star Wilmer Valderrama shares touching tribute to co-stars in announcement ahead of show's return

The show is returning from its brief hiatus on Monday

TV and film writer
April 9, 2023

NCIS star Wilmer Valderrama shared a touching tribute to the cast and crew of the long-running procedural show as he announced that filming has wrapped on his character, Agent Nick Torres, for the 20th season.  

Taking to Instagram, the actor shared a behind-the-scenes video from the set, which showed him sporting a buzz cut while wearing an orange jumpsuit. Watch the clip below to see what he said.

WATCH: NCIS star Wilmer Valderrama shares touching tribute to co-stars in announcement ahead of show's return

Addressing his followers, he began: "Well ladies and gentleman, that is a picture wrap on Mr Wilmer Valderrama as Special Agent Nick Torres for season 20. 

"I just wanted to put out a little video since the cat is out of the bag. I'm wearing an orange jumpsuit and my hair is all gone but I wanted to give you guys a little message to tell you that I am incredibly proud of the episode that we just shot. 

"Our season finale is out of control and is something the show has never done before. I'm really excited about all the new storylines, operations and twists and turns the show is going to take these characters on."

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He then went on to pay tribute to his fellow cast members and the show's crew. "I'm just really, really proud of this crew," he said. "So to my crew, I love you. To my writers, thank you for the work. To every director that touched every episode, that you for your direction, your kindness and your patience and to my co-stars, you guys know how I feel about you. We're a team and most importantly we're a family."

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Wilmer Valderrama and Katrina Law in NCIS

He ended the video by adding: "To every single fan, get ready because this season finale is like nothing you've seen NCIS do."

The announcement comes as the show is set to return from its brief hiatus, with the 18th episode airing on Monday 10 April. 

The NCIS season finale will air on Monday, May 22 at 9pm and will be followed by the NCIS: Hawai'i season two finale. 

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The NCIS season 20 finale will air on May 22

While details about the final episode of the 20th season have been kept under wraps so far, we do know that the instalment is titled 'Black Sky' and will conclude with a major cliffhanger. 

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