NCIS: Hawai'i may have ended but Jane Tennant's team lives on and there are a few things that could have happened to the NCIS: Hawai'i characters following the show's series finale. NCIS: Hawai'i unfortunately received an abrupt ending after CBS canceled it after its third season. The cliffhanger ending added an extra level of frustration to the beloved show's cancelation. However, there have since been some hints throughout the NCIS universe that have revealed what the team could be up to. 1j3cc

As we hoped, Sam Hanna (LL Cool J) coming back to NCIS meant that we got somewhat of an update on other characters in the NCIS universe. We also learned something about Sam that wouldn’t have been included had he not been a part of the NCIS season 22 episode. While I am still devastated about NCIS: Hawai’i, and would give anything to have the show back, the cancelation is a blessing in disguise for Sam fans out there.

Warning! SPOILERS for NCIS season 22, episode 18.Not much has been revealed about Jane Tennant following NCIS: Hawai'i's cancelation, but NCIS season 22 has fortunately offered a pleasant update. NCIS season 22 has been on a streak of providing updates on canceled spinoffs and past NCIS characters, but episode 18 has upped the ante by hinting at the resolution of NCIS: Hawai'i's season 3 cliffhanger. The reveal offers some insight into Tennant's life a year after the show ended.

The disappointment from NCIS: Hawai'i's cancelation still hasn't been alleviated after CBS canceled the hit NCISshow, and it is about to get worse. NCIS: Hawai'i was one of the more vibrantNCIS spinoffs, and its wonderful scenery and cast made its cancelation all the more painful. Even so, there has been hope that the network could reverse its decision or at least bring some characters back through the flagship. However, NCIS season 22 is proving that is not likely.

CBS has made some surprising and confusing cancelation decisions in the 2024–2025 TV season. While there was speculation that at least one of the FBI shows would go due to the talk of a new spin-off series in the franchise, very few believed that both would be canceled. Yet, CBS opted to cancel both FBI: International and FBI: Most Wanted at the same time. While this decision hurts, it isn’t as bad as a decision made in 2024, when CBS canceled a three-season series that is still talked about across social media.

With its devastating cancelation after just three seasons, many NCIS: Hawai’i stories will never get the chance to finish. The conclusion of Vanessa Lachey’s island-based NCIS spinoff is far from what the NCIS: Hawai’i characters deserved. The show featured a diverse cast with warm, genuine personalities. Every character deserved a happy ending, but their storylines were cut short. To worsen the series’ end, CBS abruptly canceled the series. Thus, NCIS: Hawai’i ended with a massive cliffhanger involving the quasi-antagonist and friend to Jane Tennant, Julie White’s Maggie Shaw.

Spoiler Alert for NCIS: Origins season 1, episode 6, "Incognito"CBS devastated NCIS: Hawai'i fans when it canceled the series in 2024, and the network just made things worse five months later. NCIS: Hawai'i's cancelation ahead of season 4 shocked fans and cast , as it showed no signs of slowing down, especially with its high ratings. There are many reasons why NCIS: Hawai'i's cancelation was a mistake, but despite the calls for the network to walk back on its decision to pull the plug on it, CBS stuck to its choice.

There are a bunch of NCIS characters I wish the franchise would return, especially after canceling their spinoff shows. While these characters technically lost their footing in the shared NCIS universe when their spinoffs were canceled, with the NCIS franchise, there's always a possibility that displaced characters will return. One of the most memorable instances is when NCIS: Hawai'i returned LL Cool J's Sam Hanna after the franchise canceled NCIS: Los Angeles in 2023. The character got a second wind on the island-based spinoff, reviving a beloved NCIS cast member while canonically maintaining the rich NCIS tapestry.

There's no turning back from the cancelation of NCIS: Hawai'i now, following this update from Jane Tennant actor Vanessa Lachey. The update officially kills all hope of reversing the cancelation of NCIS: Hawai'i season 4 despite continued protests from fans about the series ending. CBS canceled the third spinoff from the NCIS series in 2024, devastating its fanbase and shocking its cast . The NCIS: Origins prequel will take over the Aloha state's Monday night timeslot following NCIS. Still, there was a period when reversing the cancelation of NCIS: Hawai'i seemed logistically possible.

While it's been months since the series ended, there is still a buzz about the controversial cancelation of NCIS: Hawai'i. CBS launched the series in 2021 and introduced Vanessa Lachey's Jane Tennant. Lachey's character was the first female and Asian-American lead in the NCIS franchise, breaking ground for the police procedural that has become an institution throughout its 21 years on television. The cast included a lot of diversity, making it truly unique within the franchise. All these positive qualities made the shocking cancelation of NCIS: Hawai'i ahead of season 4 all the more devastating for its dedicated fan base.