There will be another series in the NCIS franchise. NCIS: Sydney, which will premiere its first season in November, has been revealed by CBS. The newest addition to the venerable crime procedural franchise will be joining the presently airing main series NCIS. NCIS: Hawaii as well as the earlier incarnations of NCIS: Los Angeles and New Orleans.
The NCIS crew will be solving crimes in Australia, one of the most unstable countries in the world, where the forthcoming crime procedural series will be situated. The story will center on a team of Australian Federal Police and American NCIS agents who are part of an international task force that is tasked with fighting maritime crimes.
When will the series premiere? Release date of NCIS: Sydney Episode 1
First episode of NCIS: Sydney is scheduled to air on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT). It is anticipated that the program would run for about 45 minutes. The series will be accessible for viewing on the CBS network in addition to being streamed online viaParamount+.
The show will air on a weekly basis, and in the coming weeks, fresh episodes will be made available for streaming. There will apparently be eight episodes in Season 1.
The international release schedule is as follows:
United Kingdom: 3 am BST on November 14, 2023
Canada: 10 pm ET on November 13, 2023
Australia: 6 am AEST on November 10, 2023
India: 12:30 pm IST on November 14, 2023
Korea: 6 am KST on November 14, 2023
Japan: 7 am JST on November 14, 2023
Philippines: 7 am PHT on November 14, 2023
About NCIS: Sydney: Plot and trailer
The official synopsis for NCIS: Sydney, released by CBS, is as follows:
“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 task force to keep naval crimes in check in the most contested patch of ocean on the planet.”
The trailer gives a glimpse at what we can expect from the upcoming NCIS series which will bring us an experience like the previous NCIS series but set in a completely new location with a new set of challenges for the team.
Commenting on the series, CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach has said,
“NCIS is one of the most popular series in the world and we’re thrilled to expand this franchise with a uniquely Australian twist. Featuring the stunning backdrop of Australia, the new series will incorporate the high-stakes intrigue, humour and camaraderie that have kept fans captivated by the NCIS teams for over two decades.”
Cast list explored
Olivia Swann, a British actress, plays NCIS Special Agent Michelle Mackey in the cast of NCIS: Sydney. Todd Lasance, an Australian, will accompany her in the role of Sergeant Jim “JD” Dempsey, her 2IC AFP counterpart. Sean Sagar as NCIS Special Agent DeShawn Jackson, William McInnes as AFP Forensic Pathologist Dr. Roy Penrose, Tuuli Narkle as AFP Liaison Officer Constable Evie Cooper, and Mavournee Hazel as AFP Forensic Scientist Bluebird “Blue” Gleeson are also on the cast list.
NCIS: Sydney, which was created and executive produced by Morgan O’Neill, will focus on the growing tensions between nations in the Indo-Pacific area, where the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and a group of intelligent, diverse U.S. NCIS operatives will be tasked with preventing crime. This November, watch the crime procedural.