The latest offshoot of the original CBS drama NCIS (now about to drop its twenty-first season), NCIS: Sydney season one is short, but full of memorable promise.
NCIS: Sydney (2023) Paramount+ TV Show Review
In the aftermath of the death of an American seaman during a ceremony on Sydney Harbour, NCIS agents afloat Michelle Mackey (Olivia Swann) along with her partner DeShawn Jackson (Sean Sagar), enter the scene. This ruffles some feathers in the cap of the Australian Federal Police. In particular, this bothers Jim ‘JD’ Dempsey (Todd Lasance). His partner Evie Cooper (Tuuli Narkle) works with Mackey and Jackson, and the two teams of investigators are paired together to jointly work this investigation.
New to the Australian Federal Police headquarters is forensic specialist Bluebird ‘Blue’ Gleeson (Mavournee Hazel) who is filling for someone taking a leave of absence. Nervous but wanting to make the best impression in this team of professionals, Dr. Roy Penrose (William McInnes) mentors the young professional who has a knack for the job. As the team reluctantly investigates this case, they find that they may have to get used to working together.
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Eight episodes is all season one has, and NCIS: Sydney is worth more. The show is, like its predecessors, familiar with callbacks to what made NCIS famous, while also being its own unique “child” in the group. I like the characters, the setting and that we can still recognize this by what the familiarity it inserts. There’s an instantaneous liking even in the conflict between Mackey and JD, which of course makes us wonder, could they become something. Or maybe this show won’t toy with that. Either way, I like everyone, while also adding that its early days and I reserve judgement to change my mind. Evie has sass, and I think DeShawn has great potential to be the best kind of partner, and a great individual character.
To help make up for the delay in all of the current TV shows, NCIS: Sydney, which does film in Australia, was put on CBS to make up for the lack of new seasons. While the first season is far too short, and there is a great deal of potential that the writers could explore in any possible second season. The first season also doesn’t totally wrap everything to a happy conclusion, so keep that in mind. There’s also threads that don’t get tied off.
If you enjoy CBS dramas, you’re very likely to enjoy this show as well. It’s an import that is, yet again, produced well.
You can stream NCIS: Sydney on Paramount+
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Content: there are some flirting and suggestive remarks. The team runs across bodies as they investigate their cases. Murders happen in a variety of ways, and by various different weapons. The show is TV-14.
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