Better Call Saul's Carlin James joins NCIS Hawai'i

NCIS: Hawai'i has reeled in Carlin James for the guest role of Kekoa Neal during next week's instalment.

The actor, whose credits include Better Call Saul, Dear White People, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and NCIS: New Orleans, announced the exciting news himself on Twitter on Friday (October 1) alongside some behind-the-scenes shots.

"Ayy so I'll be showing up on NCIS: Hawai'i this coming Monday on CBS! Very lucky to be a small part of their first season and meet/work with such an incredibly welcoming cast & crew," he wrote.

He added: "Couldn't have asked for a better first trip to this paradise."

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More details on his role don't appear to have been confirmed just yet, so we're going to have to tune in to see what's in store.

Switching back to Netflix's stylish Breaking Bad prequel Saul for a second, executive producer Thomas Schnauz recently discussed whether the sixth and final season would up the ante in terms of violence.

"We don't really pay attention to matching the tone or the amount of violence that came before in previous seasons. We just do what's right for the current story," he told Den of Geek.

"The show has always been violent in my eyes, since season 1, with Tuco and the skate twins, Nacho's threats to Jimmy, Mike in Philly... and also emotionally violent, with Chuck betraying his brother.

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"So there will be more physical and emotional violence in season 6, but I can't swear that it's any more than we had before. We're coming to the end, so whatever happens will probably hit harder," he continued.

James portrayed Scooter on the series across two episodes of season 4.

Better Call Saul seasons 1-5 are streaming on Netflix, with the final one expected sometime next year.

NCIS and NCIS: Hawai'i air on CBS in the US.

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