NCIS New Orleans have been facing a lot of criticism and low rating after the departure of one of their favorite characters in the show, Agent Meredith Brody. Many of the reports believe that the series is suffering after they remove the character from the story line. There is a lot of embitterment  from the fans knowing of her departure. Rumors are likely she will no longer be coming back to the team. The show will be in tow without her and there's a lot of question in the fan's mind on the removal from her cast.

Reports from Morning Ledger says that, the NCIS New Orleans executive answers to the fans stating that it was a creative decision to depart Agent Brody from the cast. But, it is of speculation the actress asked for a higher raise but they refused to grant her demands. Thereby, she chose to not signed the renewed contract and depart from the show.

Nevertheless, she never left the show on a bad note, there are all positive messages on her social media about she felt grateful to be part of NCIS New Orleans and send the cast her best wishes as stated by GameNguide.

In NCIS New Orleans season 2, she went into relation with John Russo, the Homeland security, and he was the mole. However, Pride and Brody's team caught their plans just in time. Fans are sad that she's leaving the team at the time of the mishap. But, it looks like she's compromised a lot and they had to let her go. It's hard for the fans to accept her departure as there's a lot of loose ends to fix.

There's a lot of demand from the fans to bring Agent Brody back to the show. There are rumors lingering around that she might be back for season 4, but there is no exact confirmation. As of now, McLellan is on a low profile as she has not signed to any new projects yet. She's spending her time on writing along with the member of the Writers' Guild of America according to her social media post.