NCIS: the amazing peculiarity of the new series born from the Télé-Loisirs franchise

The new series from the NCIS universe, available on Paramount+, takes viewers into exciting new investigations outside American borders.

The rest below this ad

Note for fans of the cult American crime series NCIS: Special Investigations! If you miss Jethro, Abigall, Ziva, DiNozoo and McGee, the start of 2024 offers you several consolation prizes. After the announcement of the prequel series “NCIS: Origins”, dedicated entirely to the youth of Gibbs (Mark Harmon), the franchise is getting new stories… this time about the Indian and Pacific Oceans. For the first time in its history, the saga created by Donald Paul Bellisario and Don McGill leaves the American continent! After NCIS: Los Angeles (2009 to 2023), NCIS: New Orleans (2014 to 2021) and NCIS: Hawaii (2021), discover NCIS: Sydney on Paramount+!

NCIS, Sydney: The franchise leaves the USA for the first time!

After Washington, Los Angeles, New Orleans and Hawaii, viewers will travel to Sydney, Australia. The opportunity to discover a brand new team of detectives led by a woman, Australian Federal Police (AFP) Special Agent Michelle Mackey, played by British actress Olivia Swann (as seen in Legends of Tomorrow). To host this first NCIS spin-off series set outside the United States, Olivia is portrayed by Jim Dempsey, an Australian Federal Police sergeant played by Todd Lasance, and DeShawn Jackson, an NCIS special agent played by Sean Sagar (seen in “The Convenant”), supported ). Finally, Australian actress Tuuli Narkle plays liaison officer Evie Cooper, while her partners Mavournee Hazel (as Bluebird “Blue” Gleeson) and William McInnes (Dr. Roy Penrose) serve as forensic pathologists at the AFP.

The rest below this ad

NCIS, Sydney: an American-Australian collaboration

According to the official synopsis, “NCIS Sydney follows the daily lives of special agents tasked with investigating crimes involving the Australian Navy.” Most importantly, AFP agents must work hand-in-hand with American NCIS agents “to investigate crimes in the the most controversial part of the ocean on the planet.” From now on, viewers no longer have to go to M6 as before to discover the intrigue of these new spin-offs, but on the Paramount+ platform. The first ten episodes of the first season of NCIS: Sydney are waiting for you now!

Article written in collaboration with 6Médias