# The NCIS metaverse **URL:** \ **Category:** Ten Network\ **Tags:** ten\ **Created:** [January 6, 2016, 5:20am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-ncis-metaverse/545 "2016-01-06T05:20:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-ncis-metaverse/545/286 "2023-06-12T21:58:55Z")
### Olivia Swann And Todd Lasance To Star In NCIS: SYDNEY. ![NCIS SYDNEY Cast](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/d/4/5/d45525ac06251eb977b5f8b422e41f5d414e5f14.jpeg) **Sean Sagar, Tuuli Narkle, Mavournee Hazel and William McInnes Round Out The Cast Of The First-Ever International NCIS Series** > Paramount Australia today announced the cast of the highly-anticipated series **NCIS: SYDNEY** , which is currently filming against the spectacular backdrop of one of the world’s most breathtaking harbour cities – Sydney. Exclusive in Australia to Paramount+ and Network 10, the first-ever international series from the global _NCIS_ franchise sees rising international tensions in the Indo-Pacific. The brilliant and eclectic team of U.S. NCIS Agents and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are grafted into a multi-national taskforce, to keep naval crimes in check, in the most contested patch of ocean on the planet. > > The **NCIS: SYDNEY** team will be led by NCIS Special Agent Michelle Mackey played by Olivia Swann (_DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The River Wild)_ and her 2IC AFP counterpart, Sergeant Jim “JD” Dempsey played by Todd Lasance (_Without Remorse, Spartacus: War of the Damned)._ > > They are joined by Sean Sagar (_The Covenant, Mea Culpa_) as NCIS Special Agent, DeShawn Jackson; Tuuli Narkle (_Mystery Road: Origin, Bad Behaviour)_ as AFP Liaison Officer, Constable Evie Cooper; Mavournee Hazel _(Shantaram, Halifax: Retribution_) as AFP Forensic Scientist, Bluebird ‘Blue’ Gleeson and William McInnes (_The Newsreader, Total Control)_ as AFP Forensic Pathologist, Dr Roy Penrose. > > Rick Maier, Head of Drama, Paramount Australia and New Zealand said: “Wow. One of the best- loved franchises in the world in the hands of one of our best production companies and an outrageously talented cast and crew. **NCIS: SYDNEY** is exciting for all of us at Paramount and we hope one of the most eagerly anticipated commissions of the year.” > > “We are thrilled to be expanding the _NCIS_ franchise, one of our most powerful and iconic television IPs, across borders and into Australia,” said Lindsey Martin, Head of International Co- Productions and Development at CBS Studios. “It is a joy to work with this talented **NCIS:** > > **SYDNEY** creative team, actors, and crew for our inaugural international original, and to be able to tell our exciting _NCIS_ stories with a uniquely Australian sensibility.” > > Endemol Shine Australia Head of Scripted, Sara Richardson said: “At the heart of _NCIS_ are charismatic and engaging characters that audiences fall in love with. We have found just that with our incredible cast and the tight team they have formed. This first international iteration has all the DNA of the beloved franchise, but with a quintessentially Australian flavour.” > > **NCIS: SYDNEY** is produced for CBS Studios and Paramount Australia by Endemol Shine Australia, and distributed outside Australia by Paramount Global Content Distribution. > > _NCIS_ is one of the world’s most successful TV dramas, ranking as the #1 U.S. TV drama franchise globally. In the U.S. alone, _NCIS_ has amassed over 4.1 trillion minutes viewed across the entire franchise during its 20 years on TV. _NCIS_, _NCIS: LOS ANGELES, NCIS: HAWAI’I_ and _NCIS: NEW ORLEANS_, have been licensed in over 200 markets worldwide and _NCIS_ won the International Audience Award as the most watched television series by Médiamétrie and Eurodata in 2014, 2015 and 2017. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-ncis-metaverse/545/287 "2023-06-12T22:56:25Z")
Great cast. Obviously Todd Lasance was picked because he was well known to US audiences through Spartacus: War of the Damned. ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 10:57pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-ncis-metaverse/545/288 "2023-06-12T22:57:30Z")
> [@TV.Cynic](#): > > Exclusive in Australia to Paramount+ and Network 10 Paramount+ getting it first? ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-ncis-metaverse/545/289 "2023-06-12T22:59:16Z")
Probably means available ad free on Paramount + after broadcast. ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-ncis-metaverse/545/290 "2023-06-12T23:03:32Z")
I see there’s two Brits in the cast again. Is it going to be just like North Shore? Or will some of the Aussie/British cast be forced to do American accents? ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-ncis-metaverse/545/291 "2023-06-12T23:05:21Z")
I think the actors playing AFP roles will be able to keep their Aussie accent. ---
**Author:** ![Apple75](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Apple75](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Apple75)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-ncis-metaverse/545/292 "2023-06-12T23:09:35Z")
That’s what I was surprised with. The concept is “ **The brilliant and eclectic team of U.S. NCIS Agents and the Australian Federal Police** ”, yet the people cast to play American NCIS agents are British. Cast seems good tho ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-ncis-metaverse/545/293 "2023-06-15T09:31:48Z")
The final 11 episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles will be shown on 10 at 8pm Saturdays from July 1, starting with S14E11. > When Sam’s friend Tom Olsen finds himself being hunted down by enemies from his past, the NCIS team must find out who is after him. ---
**Author:** ![RabbitEars](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/3e96dc/32.png) [@RabbitEars](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/RabbitEars)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-ncis-metaverse/545/294 "2023-09-05T20:37:06Z")
Nov 10 Australian premiere then 13th on CBS. > **[NCIS: Sydney Gets CBS Premiere Date in U.S., Following Its Australia Launch](https://tvline.com/lists/ncis-sydney-release-date-cbs-paramount-plus/narkle-lasance-swann-sagar/?fbclid=IwAR2ePgdsrfujMRHai3xf4QZdKUgeePnD09ovVJnLOv-noR3oVznwDb1EcO8_aem_AaVrBNllBqSQecfLZKjG2Fybu3Ftdc-Ouv695NN4O2pR2IoLWTv08ORru6LFrvE0fIo&mibextid=Zxz2cZ)** > > NCIS: Sydney is heading up over (?), to air/stream its entire first season here in the United States. The first international NCIS offshoot’s eight-episode season will premiere on CBS on Mond… ---
**Author:** ![BJT2](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bjt2/32/381_2.png) [@BJT2](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/BJT2)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-ncis-metaverse/545/295 "2023-09-05T20:54:49Z")
Be great for Australian Tourism. Also might good for 10 to have a tent pile program over the summer. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-ncis-metaverse/545/296 "2023-09-05T21:13:06Z")
I was hoping for NCIS: Sydney to air on 10 first. The US writers and actors strikes mean 10 will be starved of first run dramas from America in November. ---
**Author:** ![David](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@David](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/David)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-ncis-metaverse/545/297 "2023-09-05T21:14:18Z")
Absolutely no way. Paramount Plus is the way to go. It would premiere to no one on that channel. People don’t go to FTA for scripted television. ---
**Author:** ![KICK-IT](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@KICK-IT](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/KICK-IT)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-ncis-metaverse/545/298 "2023-09-05T21:41:02Z")
That must be the first Australian series on US network primetime since what - Skippy? (I think The CW ran ABC’s “Barons” for 2 weeks recently). ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-ncis-metaverse/545/299 "2023-09-05T21:45:26Z")
The Bump season 2 has been airing on The CW. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-ncis-metaverse/545/300 "2023-09-05T22:34:35Z")
Fan site NCISverse Updates have been posting BTS photos from NCIS: Sydney recently, such as this one > Behind the scenes of NCIS: Sydney filming recently! #NCISSydney [pic.twitter.com/UQwB3MUoh4](https://t.co/UQwB3MUoh4) > > — NCISverse Updates (@NCISVERSEUPDATE) [September 1, 2023](https://twitter.com/NCISVERSEUPDATE/status/1697709439388717566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) ![F495vGUWAAAvB67](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/2/0/5/2056131d93950fded2ccfa692ee5a3237bfdcc70.jpeg) ![F495vGUWAAEV9Rh](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/0/a/1/0a1a44a69e5619773604ae5a95a92f70ea429e6e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-ncis-metaverse/545/301 "2023-09-05T23:06:48Z")
### Paramount+ Australia Reveals Premiere Date And First Look Images For NCIS: Sydney. ![NCIS Sydney starring Tuuli Narkle, Todd Lasance, Olivia Swann and Sean Sagar](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/4/d/0/4d0ae3a3b40aa2cfa2c71ae47439ea5e24cbc5de.jpeg) **Paramount+ Original Series NCIS: Sydney. Streaming Exclusively On Paramount+ On Friday, 10 November.** > Paramount+ Australia today released the first look images for the highly-anticipated original series **NCIS: Sydney** , which will stream exclusively on Paramount+ from Friday, 10 November in Australia. Following the premiere, new episodes of the eight-episode season, will drop weekly on Fridays. > > Internationally, **NCIS: Sydney** will premiere in the U.S. on Monday, 13 November on The CBS Television Network, with additional Paramount+ international markets to follow at a later date. > > Filmed against the spectacular backdrop of one of the world’s most breathtaking harbour cities, **NCIS: Sydney** is the first-ever international series from the global _NCIS_ franchise outside of the US, and sees rising international tensions in the Indo-Pacific. The brilliant and eclectic team of U.S. NCIS Agents and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are grafted into a multi-national taskforce, to keep naval crimes in check, in the most contested patch of ocean on the planet. > > The **NCIS: Sydney** team will be led by NCIS Special Agent Michelle Mackey played by Olivia Swann (_DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The River Wild_) and her 2IC AFP counterpart, Sergeant Jim “JD” Dempsey played by Todd Lasance (_Without Remorse, Spartacus: War of the Damned)._ They are joined by Sean Sagar (_The Covenant, Mea Culpa_) as NCIS Special Agent, DeShawn Jackson; Tuuli Narkle (_Mystery Road: Origin, Bad Behaviour_) as AFP Liaison Officer, Constable Evie Cooper; Mavournee Hazel (_Shantaram, Halifax: Retribution_) as AFP Forensic Scientist, Bluebird ‘Blue’ Gleeson and William McInnes (_The Newsreader, Total Control_) as AFP Forensic Pathologist, Dr Roy Penrose. > > Produced by Endemol Shine Australia for CBS Studios and Paramount Australia, and distributed outside Australia by Paramount Global Content Distribution, **NCIS: Sydney** is created by Morgan O’Neill (_Les Norton_), who also serves as executive producer alongside Endemol Shine Australia’s Sara Richardson (_RFDS_) and Sue Seeary (_Ten Pound Poms_), with Michele Bennett (_Mr Inbetween_) as producer. > > _NCIS_ is one of the world’s most successful TV dramas, ranking as the #1 U.S. TV drama franchise globally. In the U.S. alone, _NCIS_ has amassed over 4.1 trillion minutes viewed across the entire franchise during its 20 years on TV. _NCIS, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, NCIS: HAWAI’I_ and _NCIS: NEW ORLEANS_, have been licensed in over 200 markets worldwide and _NCIS_ won the International Audience Award as the most watched television series by Médiamétrie and Eurodata in 2014, 2015 and 2017. ![NCIS Sydney starring William McInnes as Forensic Pathologist Dr. Roy Penrose, Mavournee Hazel as Forensic Pathologist Bluebird 'Blue' Gleeson and Olivia Swann as NCIS Special Agent Captain Michelle Mackey](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/1/e/e/1ee1089c698f947730b733d920168adfa097d14a.jpeg) ![NCIS Sydney starring William McInnes as Forensic Pathologist Dr. Roy Penrose, Todd Lasance as AFP Liaison Officer Sergeant Jim 'JD' Dempsey and Olivia Swann as NCIS Special Agent Captain Michelle Mackey](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/9/0/b/90bf7176b12a2016680a97cb16e772ae3cb8a70e.jpeg) ![NCIS Sydney starring William McInnes, Sean Sagar, Tuuli Narkle, Todd Lasance, Olivia Swann and Mavournee Hazel](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/e/6/1/e61a293ffca03fcfbdfb05262aead9b82cc2ee96.jpeg) ![NCIS Sydney starring Tuuli Narkle as AFP Liaison Officer Constable Evie Cooper and Sean Sagar as Special Agent DeShawn Jackson](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/0/8/6/086fa252754013a51ee7dafa93b3333d7e2463db.jpeg) ![NCIS Sydney Olivia Swann as NCIS Special Agent Captain Michelle Mackey and Todd Lasance as AFP Liaison Officer Sergeant Jim 'JD' Dempsey](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/c/7/0/c707d1316571ffcb86b5abf2ffb81ff6f9155d99.jpeg) ![NCIS Sydney starring Mavournee Hazel, William McInnes, Tuuli Narkle, Todd Lasance, Olivia Swann and Sean Sagar](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/b/1/5/b151e622b76002d72828c5447b134979bde025be.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![David](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@David](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/David)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-ncis-metaverse/545/302 "2023-09-05T23:13:09Z")
I can’t wait! My favourite show/ franchise and it’s coming to Australia. It’s very exciting. I hope it does well and runs for many years to come. ---
**Author:** ![killy06](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/killy06/32/366375_2.png) [@killy06](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/killy06)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-ncis-metaverse/545/303 "2023-09-05T23:26:22Z")
As the first international version, I just hope it does the originals justice. Will also be eagerly watching it when it premieres. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-ncis-metaverse/545/304 "2023-09-06T00:11:37Z")
I wonder where the interior scenes for NCIS taskforce HQ were filmed. It could be one of the former warehouses at Walsh Bay at the top of Sydney CBD. ---
**Author:** ![Aurora](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/aurora/32/249208_2.png) [@Aurora](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Aurora)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/the-ncis-metaverse/545/305 "2023-09-06T00:37:07Z")
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