NCIS Tony and Ziva star Cote de Pablo has explained why the Paramount+ spin-off differs from NCIS.

Former agents Tony DiNozzo (portrayed by Michael Weatherly) and Ziva David (Cote de Pablo) were reunited off-screen in Paris with their daughter Tali (Isla Gie) following the revelation that Ziva had staged her own demise.

Following her second departure from the CBS police procedural in 2019, viewers have been demanding an update on their lives and at last, their hopes have been fulfilled with this upcoming spin-off.

Having abandoned their NCIS careers years earlier, Tony now operates a security company whilst he and Ziva raise Tali together, but when his enterprise faces threats, they must flee to discover who is targeting them.

Whilst there will be numerous action scenes and constant chemistry between Tony and Ziva, the performers have confirmed that their spin-off won’t resemble another NCIS.

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Cote de Pablo explains why NCIS Tony and Ziva is ‘unlike’ the mothership CBS drama (Image: GETTY)

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NCIS Tony and Ziva premieres on Thursday, September 4, on Paramount . (Image: PARAMOUNT PLUS)

When asked by TV Insider how NCIS Tony and Ziva differs from NCIS, Weatherly frankly responded: “We’re not taking DNA evidence down to the mass spectrometer so that it can be analyzed and then brought to autopsy, where someone can give a long oration.”

Expanding on why it varied, de Pablo revealed: “It doesn’t live in the formula it lived in before.

“We were interested in the characters not forever living within the confines of an agency. We wanted to explore the relationship.”

A significant departure from NCIS in this latest spin-off is the opportunity for fans to fully witness Tony and Ziva in their parenting roles.

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NCIS Tony and Ziva stars Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo as Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David as well as Isla Gie as their daughter Tali. (Image: PARAMOUNT PLUS)

Weatherly and de Pablo were effusive in their praise for young starlet Gie.

“Isla is the most incredible”, Weatherly enthused.

De Pablo added: “She’s like the still Yoda. She’s a remarkable younger human because there’s this ageless quality about her.

“She’s wise beyond her years. And it so happens she’s our child.

“I was like, really? This came from us? She’s a remarkable creature.”