Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo shared plenty of intimate scenes during their nine seasons together on NCIS. And the stars behind fan-favorite characters Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David say it's precisely that history which led them to turn down the use of an intimacy coordinator for their upcoming spinoff series NCIS: Tony & Ziva.

NCIS: Tony & Ziva’s Cote de Pablo revealed she rejected an intimacy coordinator for her scenes with onscreen love interest Michael Weatherly. De Pablo, 45, was asked about whether an intimacy coordinator was brought in for their Paramount+ spinoff series,

Weatherly and de Pablo joined forces with "Tony & Ziva" showrunner John McNamara at Comic-Con 2025 to preview the new, action-packed "NCIS" spinoff.