NCIS: Sydney

NCIS: Sydney is an Australian military action television series which was released on 10 November 2023 on Paramount+ Australia and premiered on Network 10 on 15 May 2024, and in the United States on CBS on November 14, 2023 and in Canada on Global the same day. The series is the first spin-off for the NCIS franchise outside the United States and features Australian actors and producers. In March 2024, the series was renewed for a second season by CBS and Paramount+ Australia.

Premise
NCIS: Sydney is a spin-off of NCIS and its franchise, which follows a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) investigating crimes. The series is set in Sydney, Australia. It follows a joint task force that involves NCIS agents and Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers working together on investigations involving American military personnel.

Although the show is set in Sydney, the closest real-life NCIS field office in Australia is actually located in Perth, which is 3290 km away.

Cast

 * Olivia Swann as Michelle Mackey, NCIS Special Agent-in-Charge
 * Todd Lasance as Jim "JD" Dempsey, Australian Federal Police (AFP) Second-in-Command
 * Sean Sagar as DeShawn Jackson, NCIS Special Agent (SA)
 * Tuuli Narkle as Constable Evie Cooper, AFP Liaison Officer
 * Mavournee Hazel as Bluebird "Blue" Gleeson, AFP forensic scientist
 * William McInnes as Roy "Rosie" Penrose, AFP forensic pathologist

Production
On 16 February 2022, it was reported that a spin-off set in Sydney, Australia, was in the works. NCIS: Los Angeles producer Shane Brennan was attached to the project.

The series was created by Morgan O'Neill. It was executive produced by O'Neill, Sara Richardson, and Sue Seeary and produced by Michele Bennett. It began filming in May 2023.

On 20 March 2024, NCIS: Sydney was renewed for a second season.

International broadcast
In New Zealand and the United Kingdom, the series was also available to stream from 10 November 2023, on TVNZ+ and Paramount+ respectively. It is distributed internationally by Paramount Global Content Distribution and is available for streaming on Paramount+ in selected territories internationally.

In the United States, the series premiered on the franchise's parent network CBS on 14 November 2023 as part of 2023 Hollywood labor disputes replacement programming. In Canada, the series premiered on Global and was simulcast alongside the CBS broadcast, also premiering on 14 November 2023.