NCIS: Sydney — next episode, recaps, cast and everything we know about the NCIS spinoff

It didn't look like TV fans would be getting new episodes of the NCIS franchise as part of fall TV, but apparently, you can't keep this franchise down as NCIS: Sydney is here to remedy that.

NCIS: Sydney, the latest spinoff of the long-running crime procedural franchise, is the first internationally-set edition of the series, joining the flagship NCIS, currently on-air NCIS: Hawai'i and the previous NCIS: New Orleans and NCIS: Los Angeles iterations. Another thing that makes NCIS: Sydney unique is that it was originally a Paramount Plus original series, but is airing as part of the CBS TV schedule as the network fills out its fall TV lineup amid the ongoing writers' and actors' strikes over new labor contracts.

Here is everything that you need to know about NCIS: Sydney.

When is the next NCIS: Sydney episode?

After its holiday hiatus, NCIS: Sydney is back with an all new episode on CBS on Tuesday, January 9, at 8 pm ET/PT. The latest episode is called "Extraction," here is the official synopsis:

"When a man in a concealed US Navy jacket drops dead from a cocaine overdose on a crowded bus in Bondi, the investigation pulls Evie back into her past as an undercover narcotics cop."

For NCIS: Sydney fans outside of the US, the episode is already available to stream on Paramount Plus.

NCIS: Sydney plot

Here is the official synopsis for NCIS: Sydney:

"With rising international tensions in the Indo-Pacific, a brilliant and eclectic team of U.S. NCIS agents and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are grafted into a multinational taskforce to keep naval crimes in check in the most contested patch of ocean on the planet."

The first season of NCIS: Sydney is going to have eight episodes.

NCIS: Sydney recaps

Here are the official synopses for NCIS: Sydney episodes and links to our recaps:

NCIS: Sydney episode 1, "Gone Fission"
"The death of an American seaman on a U.S. nuclear submarine during an AUKUS ceremony on Sydney Harbour is investigated in a joint effort between America's NCIS agents afloat and the Australian Federal Police (AFP)." Read WTW's NCIS: Sydney episode 1 recap.

NCIS: Sydney episode 2, "Snakes in the Grass"
"The team investigate the death of a navy compliance officer who has been found in a waterhole with a snakebite from the most venomous snake in the world. The snake, an inland taipan, is uncommon to the area the officer was discovered." Read WTW's NCIS: Sydney episode 2 recap.

NCIS: Sydney episode 3, "Brothers in Arms"
"When a shark spits out an arm wearing US Navy equipment, the team's investigation tests the loyalty of a band of former Navy divers." Read WTW's NCIS: Sydney episode 3 recap.

NCIS: Sydney episode 4, "Ghosted"
"When a US petty officer's body is found in the Sydeny's historic and haunted Rocks area a decades old Navy cross medal holds the clue to solving the murder, leading the team on a world ghost chase to catch a killer." Read WTW's NCIS: Sydney episode 4 recap.

NCIS: Sydney episode 5, "Doggiecino Day Afternoon"
"The team races to save one of their own when Doc Roy and his dog are involved in a hostage situation at their local dog cafe." Read WTW's NCIS: Sydney episode 5 recap.

NCIS: Sydney cast

Meet the actors that are making up the NCIS: Sydney team of agents set to solve cases week in and week out:

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• Olivia Swann (DC's Legends of Tomorrow) as NCIS Special Agent Michelle Mackey

• Todd Lasance (Without Remorse) as 2IC AFP Sergeant Jim "JD" Dempsey

• Sean Sagar (The Convenant) as NCIS Special Agent DeShawn Jackson

• Tuuli Narkler (Bad Behaviour) as AFP liaison officer Constable Evie Cooper

• Mavournee Hazel (Shantaram) as AFP forensic scientist Bluebird "Blue" Gleeson

• William McInnes (The Newsreader) as AFC forensic pathologist Dr. Roy Penrose

Learn a little more about the stars of the show with this NCIS: Sydney cast feature.

NCIS: Sydney trailer

Here is our first look at NCIS: Sydney, introducing some of the cast and showcasing the Australia landscape that will serve as the backdrop of the new series:

How to watch NCIS: Sydney

US viewers can watch NCIS: Sydney if they have access to CBS through either a traditional pay-TV cable subscription, a TV antenna or a live TV streaming service (i.e., Fubo, Hulu with Live TV or YouTube TV). Another option is to sign up for Paramount Plus. It gives you the ability to watch the episodes live when they air, if you subscribe to Paramount Plus with Showtime, or on-demand.

For those outside of the US, NCIS: Sydney is going to be available exclusively on Paramount Plus.