CBS’s popular NCIS franchise has added its fifth installment with NCIS: Sydney, shot in Australia. Season one consists of eight episodes and will premiere on CBS in the U.S. on November 13, 2023.
NCIS: Sydney stars Olivia Swann (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) as NCIS Special Agent Michelle Mackey; Todd Lasance (Spartacus: War of the Damned) as her 2IC AFP counterpart, Sergeant Jim “JD” Dempsey; and Sean Sagar (The Covenant) as NCIS Special Agent DeShawn Jackson.
The cast also includes Tuuli Narkle (Mystery Road: Origin) as AFP liaison officer Constable Evie Cooper; Mavournee Hazel (Shantaram) as AFP forensic scientist Bluebird “Blue” Gleeson; and William McInnes (The Newsreader) as AFP forensic pathologist Dr Roy Penrose.
“NCIS is one of the most popular series in the world and we’re thrilled to expand this franchise with a uniquely Australian twist,” stated Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “With the addition of NCIS: Sydney, our studio and Network footprint continues to grow in this fascinating world that has been a proven winner with viewers on both linear and streaming platforms. Featuring the stunning backdrop of Australia, the new series will incorporate the high-stakes intrigue, humor, and camaraderie that have kept fans captivated by the NCIS teams for over two decades.”
Morgan O’Neill (Les Norton) created the NCIS: Sydney installment and serves as an executive producer with Endemol Shine Australia’s Sara Richardson (RFDS) and Sue Seeary (Ten Pound Poms).
CBS released this description of the fifth installment:
“With rising international tensions in the Indo-Pacific, a brilliant and eclectic team of U.S. NCIS agents and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are grafted into a multinational taskforce to keep naval crimes in check in the most contested patch of ocean on the planet.”
