NCIS: Los Angeles: Season 12
Season 12 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 12 Progress Shield
The Bear
Nov 8, 2020 · 45 min
When a Russian bomber goes missing while flying over U.S. soil, Callen and Sam must track it down in the desert and secure its weapons and intel before the Russians on board destro
War Crimes
Nov 15, 2020 · 45 min
As the trial begins of a Chief Petty Officer who Callen and Sam arrested for war crimes last year, the NCIS team is called to help find the missing star witness.
Angry Karen
Nov 22, 2020 · 45 min
When Nell sends Sam to meet an informant who plans to blow the whistle on a military secret, Hanna's life is in danger when the man tries to run him down and kill him. Also, Kensi
Cash Flow
Dec 6, 2020 · 45 min
The body of a murdered Navy reservist is found by thieves in the midst of a robbery and NCIS must work with the burglars to find the killer. Also, Kensi and Deeks struggle to decid
Raising the Dead
Dec 6, 2020 · 45 min
In order to get intel on a matter of national security, Kensi must come face-to-face with a sociopath who has been obsessed with her since she put him in jail years ago. Also, thou
If The Fates Allow
Dec 13, 2020 · 45 min
Before Christmas, Hetty assigns Callen the case of his former foster brother and his wife who, upon reentry into the U.S., are framed for smuggling drugs across the border in her o
Overdue
Jan 3, 2021 · 45 min
The NCIS team's murder investigation of a man who sold military information leads to the abduction of a doctor whose cutting edge neurotechnology could be developed into advanced w
Love Kills
Jan 10, 2021 · 45 min
When NCIS investigates the murder of a man about to reveal the source of a massive counterfeiting operation, an old acquaintance becomes their prime suspect and reveals the true re
A Fait Accompli
Jan 17, 2021 · 45 min
While NCIS must track down an organized crime leader who is trying to buy stolen defense technology, Callen goes to Anna to ask the ultimate question. Also, Deeks is kicked out of
The Frogman’s Daughter
Feb 14, 2021 · 45 min
When Sam’s daughter Kam is kidnapped after leading citywide protests he will stop at nothing to find her. Also Deeks rejoins NCIS and Callen searches for answers about Anna
Russia, Russia, Russia
Feb 21, 2021 · 45 min
When Callen goes to the National Counterterrorism Center on the pretext of interrogating a Russian asset from the crashed plane case he investigated months earlier, the tables are
Can't Take My Eyes Off You (I)
Feb 28, 2021 · 45 min
After Callen receives a cryptic message from Hetty, he tracks down the person tailing him, bringing him to a remote location teeming with Russians… and face to face with Anna.
Red Rover, Red Rover (II)
Mar 28, 2021 · 45 min
To rescue Joelle from further torture by the Russians, Callen and NCIS must offer up Anna as bait to Katya. Also, Callen finally discovers who accused him of being a Russian spy.
The Noble Maidens (III)
Apr 4, 2021 · 45 min
Callen and the team discover that Anna is being held by a group with ties to Anna's upbringing and must rescue her before she is forcibly returned to Russia. Also, Admiral Kilbride
Imposter Syndrome
May 2, 2021 · 45 min
NCIS obtains a hard drive containing a realistic deep fake video of a deceased terrorist and must retrieve the dangerous technology behind it. However, when the team’s comms are hi
Signs of Change
May 9, 2021 · 45 min
When military grade technology is stolen, a deaf engineer, Sienna Marchione, who always wanted to serve her country, and the only member of her team to survive the theft, helps Ken
Through the Looking Glass
May 16, 2021 · 45 min
When a Naval Intelligence Officer is tortured and murdered, NCIS must work with Joelle, who informs them that other CIA operatives are being killed in the same way. Also, Kensi rec
A Tale of Two Igors
May 23, 2021 · 45 min
Deeks is kidnapped by an associate of Kirkin’s in need of his help and NCIS investigates the shooting of a militarized dolphin equipped with a Russian microchip. Also, Beale makes