ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Will there be a cliffhanger?CHRISTOPHER SILBER:It will definitely be a cliffhanger.
The two-hour finale is really like a full movie.
It gets our lead character, Pride, in a most precarious situation.
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He loses his badge, hes under indictment for abuse of power.
Pride realizes that there is a bigger conspiracy at play.
It comes every few years, unlike New York, which is every year.
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All these Navy ships come to town.
It also coincides with the 300th anniversary of New Orleans, which is for real.
Its been a yearlong celebration that just occurred.
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The conspiracy is an attack on Fleet Week.
We got to shoot on these huge ships, working with the Navy.
Usually we dont get to do as much Navy stuff.
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So you literally shot during Fleet Week?Yeah, we did.
Weve been talking to the Navy about setting this up for months.
And then we were able to coordinate with them.
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It basically is an aircraft carrier that holds fewer planes.
We were able to spend a day shooting all over it.
They gave us all this access.
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They gave us their sailors to be in the episode as well.
It was so much fun, and was so cool.
That plays a huge part in our episode.
We had Sheryl Crow, Marrin Morris, Jimmy Buffett, a band called X Ambassadors.
Sometimes its as simple as they are planning in Prides bar.
Trombone Shorty was a perfect choice for us.
Hes at this nexus where hes got national appeal, but hes of New Orleans.
Hes bridging this new gap.
To be able to finally have him on the show was so exciting for all of us.
NCIS: New Orleansairs Tuesdays at 10 p.m.
Check out some photos from the finale below.
