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‘NCIS: Sydney’ returns for its second season on Jan. 31.

Published on January 12, 2025

CBS is taking another trip Down Under. NCIS: Sydney Season 2 premieres Jan. 31 with a new episode that sees the team tackling a case involving a rogue assassin.

‘NCIS: Sydney’ Season 2 premieres Jan. 31

Carter, with back to camera, talks to Jackson in the 'NCIS: Sydney' Season 2 premiere — Bert La Bonté as Special Agent Ken Carter and Sean Sagar as Special Agent DeShawn Jackson in ‘NCIS: Sydney’ Season 2 Episode 1 | Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+

In “Heart Starter,” the team must try to “crack the case of a rogue assassin on the run during NCIS Special Agent DeShawn Jackson’s (Sean Sager) chaotic first day as boss,” according to CBS’ synopsis of the episode.

NCIS: Sydney Season 2 airs Friday, Jan. 31 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. It will also stream live on Paramount+ with Showtime and on demand the next day for Paramount+ Essential subscribers. NCIS: Sydney Season 1 is streaming on Paramount+.

See Mackey and JD in new ‘NCIS: Sydney’ episode

Mackey and JD running with guns drawn in 'NCIS: Sydney' Season 2 premeire — Olivia Swann as NCIS Special Agent Captain Michelle Mackey and Todd Lasance as AFP Liaison Officer Sergeant Jim ‘JD’ Dempsey | Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+

NCIS: Sydney Season 1 ended on a cliffhanger, with the shocking revelation that Department of Defense office Rankin (Lewis Fitz-Gerald) might have been behind the kidnapping of JD’s (Todd Lasance) son. How that twist plays out remains to be seen.

JD (Todd Lasance) wearing a red cap and scarf in the 'NCIS: Sydney' Season 2 premiere — Todd Lasance as Jim ‘JD’ Dempsey | Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+

The season 2 premiere synopsis also hints at another twist we weren’t expecting. In season 1, Captain Michelle Mackey (Olivia Swann) headed the NCIS/AFP taskforce. But there’s apparently been a power shakeup, and now Jackson is at the helm. Swann hasn’t left the show – a photo from the premiere shows her and JD chasing down someone, guns drawn. So we’re very curious why she’s no longer in charge.

‘NCIS’ and ‘NCIS: Origins’ return Jan. 27

Three people sitting at a table in an interrogation room in 'NCIS' Season 22 Episode 10 — Melina Kanakaredes, Katrina Law as NCIS Special Agent Jessica Knight, and Gary Cole as NCIS Special Agent Alden Parker in ‘NCIS’ Season 22 | CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Highest quality screengrab available.

NCIS and NCIS: Origins will also return from their mid-season breaks in January. New episodes of both shows air on Monday, Jan. 27. NCIS premieres at 9 p.m. ET/PT, followed by Origins at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

On NCIS, the owner of Parker’s (Gary Cole) favorite bakery is being blackmailed, so the NCIS team hatches a plan to save her from the perpetrators. Also, things get tense when Torres’ (Wilmer Valderrama) secret romance is discovered. “Baker’s Man” features guest star Melina Kanakaredes and was directed by cast member Rocky Carroll.

On NCIS: Origins, the team investigates the death of a famed Marine commander’s son, while a pivotal part of Franks’ (Kyle Schmid) past involving his family is revealed.

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