Sasha Alexander returns to TV in a hit Netflix series with a 90% Rotten Tomatoes score. Don’t miss her highly-anticipated comeback.
Sasha Alexander is back, and she’s picked a seriously buzzy project. The fan-favorite actress, best known for her emotional run as Caitlin Todd on CBS’ ‘NCIS’, has officially joined a Netflix series that’s sitting pretty with a 90% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Take it from someone who adores legal drama, this Netflix show slaps.
After leaving NCIS in one of the show’s most devastating exits, Alexander’s comeback in a certified hit feels like the glow-up we’ve been waiting for. If you missed her on-screen charm, now’s the perfect time to tune back in.
Sasha Alexander trades NCIS badge for The Lincoln Lawyer drama
The Lincoln Lawyer has added some serious star power: NCIS legend Sasha Alexander (via Hello Magazine). She’ll guest star as FBI Agent Dawn Ruth, described as “no-nonsense” and “intimidating” in Season 4 of The Lincoln Lawyer. Now Mickey Haller is about to feel the heat. Per Variety, Sasha’s Agent Ruth crashes Mickey’s dinner with a threat that’s anything but subtle: drop the FBI investigation or face the consequences.
Fans remember Sasha’s dramatic NCIS exit, a straight-up bullet to the head. She left after two seasons, but she has no regrets. Since her NCIS days, she’s taken on roles in Rizzoli & Isles and Shameless. Now, she’s returning to the procedural world, only this time, with a darker twist.
Meanwhile, The Lincoln Lawyer left fans hanging hard in Season 3. Mickey was arrested, a body in his car trunk, and zero answers. ZERO ANSWERS. Showrunner Ted Humphrey teased that Season 4 will unravel “the biggest and most personal challenge Mickey has ever faced.”
The Lincoln Lawyer is gearing up for a solid ride, and with Sasha Alexander on board, things might get all the more intense.
Why did Sasha Alexander ditch NCIS after just two seasons?
Sasha Alexander’s NCIS exit wasn’t scripted, it was survival. On the Off Duty: An NCIS Rewatch podcast, she explained about burnout:
Yeah, it did. It did [no work/life balance]. I mean I think before NCIS, the shows that I did somehow had more of a balance like they were either true ensembles. But if in this particular case, I mean normally, if you’re like one or two, like Rizolli and Isles, I worked all the time, but there were moments where we could throw the ball back and forth to each other. NCIS, Mark, Michael, and I, and you later were on every single scene.
Alexander played Special Agent Caitlin Todd, who went from Secret Service to Gibbs’ right hand until that jaw-dropping Season 2 finale. Shot in the head by rogue agent Ari, her death was brutal, unforgettable, and oddly, a game-changer. If she stayed, there’d be no Ziva and Tony-Ziva love saga or ‘no Mossad drama’. Her shocking exit made room for a decade of new twists.