**NCIS: Sydney Returns for an Exciting Second Season**
Great news for NCIS fans: NCIS: Sydney is coming back for a second season! Announced on Tuesday (March 19), the first international spin-off of the NCIS franchise will return to CBS in the US and Paramount+ worldwide, as reported by Deadline.
The series follows NCIS Special Agent Michelle Mackey, played by Olivia Swann, who collaborates with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to investigate cases involving Americans abroad. The cast also includes Home and Away star Todd Lasance as AFP agent JD Dempsey, Tuuli Narkle (Mystery Road: Origin) as AFP agent Evie Cooper, and former Neighbours star Mavournee Hazel as AFP forensic scientist Blue Gleeson.
NCIS: Sydney, created by Morgan O’Neill of The Factory, premiered last November and quickly became a critical and streaming success. It was CBS’s top-rated new series last autumn, attracting over 8 million viewers per episode across various platforms. O’Neill expressed his excitement about the renewal: “We’re beyond stoked with the response to the first season of the show, both in Australia and around the world, and that the team at NCIS: Sydney is returning for a second season. We’re especially thrilled to invite our audience deeper into the lives of our core team, peeling back the layers to find out what really makes them tick.”
He added that the second season will delve deeper into the characters’ lives and test the bonds of their new family against a more potent enemy. Earlier this year, cast member Todd Lasance shared his hopes for the second season, telling TVLine, “Obviously, I want [the finale’s big reveal] to come to fruition and we work all that stuff out, but I also want to get into action sequences again. I want to get into some shoot-outs, car chases, some big-scale action things, because that’s what NCIS is known for.”
NCIS: Sydney is part of a broader expansion of the NCIS universe, with other projects in development, including a prequel about Mark Harmon’s Gibbs and a companion show featuring classic characters Ziva and DiNozzo.
For viewers in the US, NCIS airs on CBS. Fans in the UK can stream Seasons 1-20 on Disney+. Stay tuned for more thrilling episodes as NCIS: Sydney gears up for another action-packed season!