NCIS Los Angeles: This Character Changed His Translator And You Didn’t Notice It!

In the world of television series, it is common for certain characters to change performers along the way.

A practice often used to age a character to serve the needs of the plot, or which sometimes makes it possible to compensate for an actor’s sudden departure. Bridgerton, Plus belle la vie or even Riverdale are all series that appeal to this quirk. And they are not the only ones…

Kamran Khanna has changed a lot

Most seasoned viewers may have already noticed this, but in NCIS Season 12 Episode 6, airing this Saturday, July 27 on M6, Sam Hannah’s (LL Cool J) daughter, Camran, suddenly grew up a lot.

If in the first seasons of the detective series, it was really Layla Crawford who brought the character to life, she was replaced in the 12th season by Kayla Smith. The actor, who started his career on Switched at Birth, has notably starred in Black Lightning and All American.

In November 2020, when this casting change was announced, R. Scott Gemmill, showrunner of NCIS: Los Angeles, explained to our colleagues: TVLine that this change was due to a desire to focus a little more on Sam’s daughter, who is at the military academy with him and who is trying to get to Annapolis.

“We never spent time with his daughter, who is getting to a point where she may not share the life plan that her father thought he was going to follow.“, he explained. “This creates conflicts.”

“He pays a lot of attention to what’s going on in the world and clashes with his father because he thinks his involvement in the protests could jeopardize his chances of getting into Annapolis.That’s why Kayla Smith will be in NCIS Season 12 Episode 5: Los Angeles.

Find new, unreleased episodes of NCIS Season 12 this Saturday 27th July from 9.10pm on M6.