NCIS veteran Mark Harmon left fans in suspense when he exited the long-running naval crime show, but now fans can look forward to seeing him in his next role in “Freaky Friday 2.”
Almost three years after leaving NCIS, it was announced that Harmon—who played NCIS Supervisory Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs from Season 1 to Season 19—would be returning to acting in the upcoming sequel to “Freaky Friday,” which is set to premiere in 2025.
Disney’s “Freaky Friday” is getting a sequel 22 years after the original’s release. Disney announced on June 24 that “The Colemans are back and coming to theaters in 2025! The sequel to ‘Freaky Friday’ is now in production!”
The sequel picks up years after Tess and Anna switched bodies, with Anna now having a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. According to the film’s synopsis, “As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover that lightning might indeed strike twice.”
Harmon appeared in the original 2003 movie as Ryan, Jamie Lee Curtis’ character’s love interest. Though his role was relatively small, it’s unclear how much screen time he’ll get in the sequel.
Harmon’s return to “Freaky Friday” comes after he signed with The Gersh Agency in February 2023, joining a roster of actors like Brendan Fraser, Allison Janney, Patricia Arquette, Adam Driver, and Mandy Moore.
While busy on set for “Freaky Friday 2,” Harmon will also executive produce and narrate “NCIS: Origins,” which follows the story of a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs. His son, Sean Harmon, will also executive produce.
Since his departure from NCIS, Harmon has kept busy. He recently co-authored a historical book, “Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor,” with former NCIS agent Leon Carroll Jr. The book tells the stories of a U.S. naval counterintelligence officer, Douglas Wada, and a Japanese spy in Hawaii.
“Credit has been due to Wada for a long time, and it’s great to open the window to that a little bit with this book,” Harmon told AARP last November. “It was interesting trying to uncover the research and talk to people who had never been asked to tell their story.”
“When I first googled NCIS, nothing came up. These people did their work quietly, and nobody knew who they were,” he said.
