Nia Long is joiningNCIS: Los Angelesas a series regular in season 9, CBS announced Monday.
“We couldn’t be happier to have her join our family.”
Long recently recurred on both Netflix’sDear White Peopleand Fox’sEmpire.
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Her previous credits also include Amazon’sHand of God,Keanu,Friday, andSoul Food.
This isn’t the only big casting news for the long-running franchise.
Last Thursday, CBS announced thatMaria Bellojoined the cast of the mothership series in a “mischievous” role.
