Olivia Swann, Todd Lasance. Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+
NCIS: Sydney’s Mackey and JD might be pushed to the restrict when season 2 returns — and their dynamic could be very completely different from season 1.
“We left off with JD’s son being kidnapped by some fairly shady characters,” Olivia Swann, who performs NCIS particular agent in cost Michelle Mackey, solely instructed Us Weekly, recalling the season 1 finale, which aired in January 2024.
She reminded Us that her workforce — which is made up of fellow NCIS agent DeShawn Jackson (Sean Sagar) and Australian Federal Police (AFP) members Jim “JD” Dempsey (Todd Lasance) and Evie Cooper (Tuuli Narkle) — was additionally coping with a “rogue agent” who was serving to them but additionally taking part in them.
“It ended with a very intense interplay with JD and his son and an murderer with a gun,” Swann, 32, defined. “And Mackey staring down Colonel Richard Rankin (Lewis Fitz-Gerald) in NCIS HQ, hand over her gun.”
CBS has pushed again the season 2 premiere of NCIS: Sydney. The community confirmed on Thursday, January 16, that NCIS: Sydney‘s return has been postponed by every week. NCIS: Sydney was scheduled to return on Friday, January 31, however will now air on Friday, February, 7. The choice occurred as a result of CBS has a not-yet-announced […]
The actress teased that when the show resumes on Friday, February 7, viewers will see a “change” within the workforce’s relationships and a greater rapport between JD and Mackey.
Swann defined that in season 1 there have been “two huge canine making an attempt to compete for who’s boss” and a “rivalry” between the NCIS and the AFP leaders. That modifications after Mackey efficiently helps JD get his son, Jack, again throughout the season 1 finale.
“In [season 2] episode 1, we type of see them having to actually depend on one another and belief one another fairly immediately,” Swann stated, noting that the episode will decide up after Jack is residence safely, however his captors are within the wind.
She famous, “There’s a little bit of vulnerability and there’s a little bit of, ‘Oh, we’re type of screwed right here.’ It’s us two towards the world” for Mackey and JD, who’re each in sizzling water with their respective bosses for the way they dealt with Jack’s kidnapping.
“We get to see them actually work collectively, actually belief one another, actually become pretty solid partners, which is nice,” Swann stated of the brokers. “However then there’s additionally the fantastic parts that add battle to that and take a look at that.”
Swann instructed Us that one of many issues Mackey and JD bond over within the season 2 premiere is their search “forgiveness” and ask for “permission” later method to their ongoing case.
“He’s acquired a vendetta and if anybody is aware of a couple of vendetta, I really feel prefer it’s Mackey,” the British actress stated. “There’s one thing that she sees in JD on this episode that could be very a lot her. He’s being a maverick. He’s type of going towards the foundations. He’s doing what she would do. There’s a component of like, ‘OK, I see what you might be product of.’ There’s a component of respect there.”
In the course of the premiere, Mackey and JD will do “no matter it takes to crack the case of a rogue murderer on the run,” based on the log line. That may embody skirting a couple of guidelines and a short change in management.
The NCIS household simply retains rising — with six present or former reveals and two extra on the way in which as of 2024. Whereas many followers may assume the naval intelligence-based franchise started with NCIS, that’s not the case. The flagship NCIS present was really JAG, which debuted on NBC in 1995. The collection adopted army […]
In terms of the rest of season 2, Swann teased that the present is “taking every little thing up a notch in such a cool means.”
“We undoubtedly see extra from the characters and the way they work together, but additionally their very own particular person backstories,” she shared.
Viewers will uncover “how” they work as a workforce and what “makes them tick” in addition to “what pushes them” in “actually insane conditions,” Swann continued.
She promised a “subsequent stage” season the place the writers and actors “swing for the fences.” Swann added, “We don’t maintain again and there’s a whole lot of dangers being taken, which is simply so thrilling to play with and so exciting to film.”
Season 2 of NCIS: Sydney premieres on CBS Friday, February 7, at 8 p.m. ET.
Olivia Swann, Todd Lasance. Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+
NCIS: Sydney’s Mackey and JD might be pushed to the restrict when season 2 returns — and their dynamic could be very completely different from season 1.
“We left off with JD’s son being kidnapped by some fairly shady characters,” Olivia Swann, who performs NCIS particular agent in cost Michelle Mackey, solely instructed Us Weekly, recalling the season 1 finale, which aired in January 2024.
She reminded Us that her workforce — which is made up of fellow NCIS agent DeShawn Jackson (Sean Sagar) and Australian Federal Police (AFP) members Jim “JD” Dempsey (Todd Lasance) and Evie Cooper (Tuuli Narkle) — was additionally coping with a “rogue agent” who was serving to them but additionally taking part in them.
“It ended with a very intense interplay with JD and his son and an murderer with a gun,” Swann, 32, defined. “And Mackey staring down Colonel Richard Rankin (Lewis Fitz-Gerald) in NCIS HQ, hand over her gun.”
CBS has pushed again the season 2 premiere of NCIS: Sydney. The community confirmed on Thursday, January 16, that NCIS: Sydney‘s return has been postponed by every week. NCIS: Sydney was scheduled to return on Friday, January 31, however will now air on Friday, February, 7. The choice occurred as a result of CBS has a not-yet-announced […]
The actress teased that when the show resumes on Friday, February 7, viewers will see a “change” within the workforce’s relationships and a greater rapport between JD and Mackey.
Swann defined that in season 1 there have been “two huge canine making an attempt to compete for who’s boss” and a “rivalry” between the NCIS and the AFP leaders. That modifications after Mackey efficiently helps JD get his son, Jack, again throughout the season 1 finale.
“In [season 2] episode 1, we type of see them having to actually depend on one another and belief one another fairly immediately,” Swann stated, noting that the episode will decide up after Jack is residence safely, however his captors are within the wind.
She famous, “There’s a little bit of vulnerability and there’s a little bit of, ‘Oh, we’re type of screwed right here.’ It’s us two towards the world” for Mackey and JD, who’re each in sizzling water with their respective bosses for the way they dealt with Jack’s kidnapping.
“We get to see them actually work collectively, actually belief one another, actually become pretty solid partners, which is nice,” Swann stated of the brokers. “However then there’s additionally the fantastic parts that add battle to that and take a look at that.”
Swann instructed Us that one of many issues Mackey and JD bond over within the season 2 premiere is their search “forgiveness” and ask for “permission” later method to their ongoing case.
“He’s acquired a vendetta and if anybody is aware of a couple of vendetta, I really feel prefer it’s Mackey,” the British actress stated. “There’s one thing that she sees in JD on this episode that could be very a lot her. He’s being a maverick. He’s type of going towards the foundations. He’s doing what she would do. There’s a component of like, ‘OK, I see what you might be product of.’ There’s a component of respect there.”
In the course of the premiere, Mackey and JD will do “no matter it takes to crack the case of a rogue murderer on the run,” based on the log line. That may embody skirting a couple of guidelines and a short change in management.
The NCIS household simply retains rising — with six present or former reveals and two extra on the way in which as of 2024. Whereas many followers may assume the naval intelligence-based franchise started with NCIS, that’s not the case. The flagship NCIS present was really JAG, which debuted on NBC in 1995. The collection adopted army […]
In terms of the rest of season 2, Swann teased that the present is “taking every little thing up a notch in such a cool means.”
“We undoubtedly see extra from the characters and the way they work together, but additionally their very own particular person backstories,” she shared.
Viewers will uncover “how” they work as a workforce and what “makes them tick” in addition to “what pushes them” in “actually insane conditions,” Swann continued.
She promised a “subsequent stage” season the place the writers and actors “swing for the fences.” Swann added, “We don’t maintain again and there’s a whole lot of dangers being taken, which is simply so thrilling to play with and so exciting to film.”
Season 2 of NCIS: Sydney premieres on CBS Friday, February 7, at 8 p.m. ET.
