TV Line confirmed that Emily Wickersham will reprise her role as Eleanor "Ellie" Bishop in Season 3 of CBS' NCIS: Origins. According to the report, she will be featured in multiple episodes this season, and her first appearance will come in Episode 4, titled "Shimmy Shimmy Ya." This will be Wickersham's first time playing Ellie Bishop since starring in two episodes of the original NCIS series in Season 23, the last of which debuted on Mar. 3, 2026. She had a regular role on the show from Season 11 until her exit in Season 18.