‘CSI: Vegas’ Gets Series Order at CBS, William Petersen and Jorja Fox to Return
Series is the first new installment in the “CSI” franchise since “CSI: Cyber” was canceled in 2016Reid Nakamura | March 31, 2021 @ 1:29 PM Last Updated: March 31, 2021 @ 1:48 PM
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CBS has given a formal series order to the revival series “CSI: Vegas,” the network announced Wednesday.
The series will be the first new installment in the “CSI” franchise since “CSI: Cyber” was canceled in 2016. “Vegas” will see original “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” stars Wallace Langham, William Petersen and Jorja Fox reprise their roles alongside new cast members Paula Newsome, Matt Lauria, Mel Rodriguez and Mandeep Dhillon.
CBS is looking to expand its lucrative "NCIS" franchise with a fourth series, this one set in Hawaii, according to TVLine. The network is closing in on a straight-to-series order for a spinoff set in the youngest U.S. state, which would be led by "NCIS: New Orleans" showrunner Chris Silber. The new show would join the flagship "NCIS," which is in its 18th season, and "NCIS: Los Angeles." "NCIS" itself was a spinoff from CBS' long-running.
Deadline reports a growing cast.
‘CSI: Vegas’: Paula Newsome, Matt Lauria & Mel Rodriguez Join CBS Sequel
Paula Newsome, Matt Lauria and Mel Rodriguez have been cast as leads in CSI: Vegas, which is nearing a formal straight-to-series order at CBS, I have learned.
I hear William Petersen and Jorja Fox are finalizing their deals to star in CSI: Vegas, which serves as a sequel to the mothership CSI series, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, reprising their roles as Gil Grissom and Sara Sidle, respectively. While billed as an event series, I hear CSI: Vegas, from writer Jason Tracey (Elementary), CBS Studios and Jerry Bruckheimer TV, could become an ongoing series running for multiple seasons.