NCIS: Los Angeles

NCIS: Los Angeles is a live-action TV series by Shane Brennan about an NCIS team based in Los Angeles, California. It is a spin-off of NCIS. Like its predecessor, the team investigate major criminal offenses (murder, abduction, terrorist threats) involving the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Unlike its predecessor, NCIS: LA is more of a spy drama. Every episode has at least one agent going undercover, and there are virtually no scenes of evidence being gathered or processed. The show is currently in its third season.

Characters
Warning: there may be spoilers ahead.

Like NCIS, NCIS: LA is primarily driven by the interactions between its characters. Any badfic that throws the characters OOC or makes them unprofessional (remember, they are trained federal agents!) should be noted as particularly horrible, and treated as such.

Regular Cast

 * OSP (Office of Special Projects) Supervisory Special Agent G. Callen (Chris O'Donnell)
 * OSP Senior Field Agent Sam Hanna (LL Cool J)
 * OSP Junior Field Agent Kensi Blye (Daniela Ruah)
 * NCIS/LAPD Liaison Officer Marty Deeks (Eric Christian Olsen)
 * OSP Tech Operator Eric Beale (Barrett Foa)
 * OSP Intelligence Analyst Nell Jones (Renee Felice Smith)
 * OSP Operations Manager Henrietta "Hetty" Lange (Linda Hunt)

Former Regular Cast/Recurring Characters

 * OSP Junior Field Agent Dominic "Dom" Vail (Adam Jamal Craig) - kidnapped and eventually killed by the end of Season 1
 * OSP Operations Manager Lara Macy (Louise Lombard) - appeared in the introductory episodes, but never returned and was found dead in season 7 of NCIS
 * OSP Operations Manager Henrietta "Hetty" Lange (Linda Hunt)
 * OSP Operations Manager Lauren Hunter (Claire Forlani)
 * OSP Operational Psychologist Nate Getz (Peter Cambor) - was a regular cast member until season 2, has since become a recurring character
 * NCIS Director Leon Vance (Rocky Carroll) - recurring appearances

Missions in this Continuum

 * "Creator," Agents Ally Malet and Grace Leon (DF)