WHILE THE NCIS TEAM IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, ONE OF THEIR OWN IS SEVERELY INJURED DURING A MISSION IN SYRIA, ON THE SPECIAL TWO-HOUR EIGHTH SEASON PREMIERE OF "NCIS: LOS ANGELES," SUNDAY, SEPT. 25

Editor's Note: Please note the revised airdate for the eighth season premiere.

"High-Value Target" and "Belly of the Beast" - After NCIS fails to locate a mole in the department, Under Secretary of Defense Corbin Duggan (Jackson Hurst)
insists on new leadership and takes over the Los Angeles unit from Hetty and Granger. Also, the team travels to Syria to apprehend a High Value Target where one team member is severely injured when the mission goes awry, on the special two-hour eighth season premiere of NCIS: LOS ANGELES, Sunday, Sept. 25 (8:30-10:30 PM, ET/8:00-10:00 PM, PT), on the CBS Television Network.

REGULAR CAST:

Chris O'Donnell (Special Agent G. Callen)
LL COOL J (Special Agent Sam Hanna)
Linda Hunt (Henrietta "Hetty" Lange)
Daniela Ruah (Special Agent Kensi Blye Eric Christian Olsen (LAPD Detective Marty Deeks)
Barrett Foa (Tech Operator Eric Beale)
Renée Felice Smith (Intelligence Analyst Nell Jones)
Miguel Ferrer (Assistant Director Owen Granger)

"HIGH VALUE TARGET" CREDITS:

GUEST CAST:

Jackson Hurst (Under Secretary of Defense Corbin Duggan)
Alexander Wraith (Bassel Rizvi)
Cherami Leigh (Hope)
Harry Katzman (Moshe)
Bryce McBratnie (Intern)
AJ Meijer (Elias Keating)
Lisa Maley (Chen)
Ben Cain Nadia Sloane Sammy Sheik (Homeland Security Captain Kane)
(Pool Honey)
(Ahmed Han Asakeem)

WRITTEN BY: R. Scott Gemmill

DIRECTED BY: Tawnia McKiernan

"BELLY OF THE BEAST" CREDITS:

GUEST CAST:

Jackson Hurst (Under Secretary of Defense Corbin Duggan)
Sammy Sheik (Ahmed Han Asakeem)
Gretchen Palmer (Heather)
Grinnell Morris (Navy Doctor Smith)
Monib Abhat (Insurgent)
Lisa Maley (Chen)
Stephen Hailo (Masked Gunman)

WRITTEN BY: R. Scott Gemmill

DIRECTED BY: Terrance O'Hara