The team is back with a new boss on NCIS: Sydney Season 2 Episode 1, “Heart Starter.”
NCIS Special Agent DeShawn Jackson takes the lead on what becomes a chaotic first day as boss. His first case in charge involves NCIS: Sydney investigating a rogue assassin on the run. What could possibly go wrong?
That’s one of many questions looming over NCIS: Syndey‘s season premiere.
“Heart Starter” – L-R: Todd Lasance as AFP Liaison Officer Sergeant Jim ‘JD’ Dempsey, Tuuli Narkle as AFP Liaison Officer Constable Evie Cooper, Sean Sagar as Special Agent DeShawn Jackson, William McInnes as Forensic Pathologist Dr. Roy Penrose and Olivia Swann as NCIS Special Agent Captain Michelle Mackey in NCIS: Sydney episode 1, season 2 streaming on Paramount+, 2025. PHOTO CREDIT: Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+
While he is missing from the photos, NCIS Special Agent-in-Charge of the NCIS Southeast Asia Field Office Singapore Ken Carter is present. After the fallout of NCIS: Sydney‘s debut season, could Carter relay the news that appoints Jackson as the new Team Leader of the AFP/NCIS Sydney Task Force?
What does that mean for NCIS Special Agent Michelle Mackey? CBS hasn’t released a promo video for “Heart Starter,” so it’s challenging to know from the photos alone. Instead, the network shared a trailer that covers more of NCIS: Sydney Season 2 a month ago.
From undercover missions and impossible cases to thinking outside the box and trusting instincts, the trailer packs a lot into one minute. There is much to look forward to when NCIS: Sydney returns on Friday, February 7 — one week after its initial premiere date. The Grammys will air on Friday, January 31, on CBS.
Check out the photos and promo video below for a preview!
Episode description:
NCIS: Sydney will do whatever it takes to crack the case of a rogue assassin on the run during NCIS Special Agent DeShawn Jackson’s chaotic first day as boss
Written by: Morgan O’Neill Directed by: Jennifer Leacey
Photos from NCIS: Sydney Season 2 Episode 1:
“Heart Starter” – L-R: Todd Lasance as AFP Liaison Officer Sergeant Jim ‘JD’ Dempsey and Olivia Swann as NCIS Special Agent Captain Michelle Mackey in NCIS: Sydney episode 1, season 2 streaming on Paramount+, 2025. PHOTO CREDIT: Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+“Heart Starter” – L-R: Tuuli Narkle as AFP Liaison Officer Constable Evie Cooper, Sean Sagar as Special Agent DeShawn Jackson, Mavournee Hazel as Forensic Pathologist Bluebird ‘Blue’ Gleeson and Bert La Bonté as Special Agent Ken Carter in NCIS: Sydney episode 1, season 2 streaming on Paramount+, 2025. PHOTO CREDIT: Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+“Heart Starter” – Olivia Swann as NCIS Special Agent Captain Michelle Mackey in NCIS: Sydney episode 1, season 2 streaming on Paramount+, 2025. PHOTO CREDIT: Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+“Heart Starter” – L-R: Tuuli Narkle as AFP Liaison Officer Constable Evie Cooper, Sean Sagar as Special Agent DeShawn Jackson, Mavournee Hazel as Forensic Pathologist Bluebird ‘Blue’ Gleeson, William McInnes as Forensic Pathologist Dr. Roy Penrose and Todd Lasance as AFP Liaison Officer Sergeant Jim ‘JD’ Dempsey in NCIS: Sydney episode 1, season 2 streaming on Paramount+, 2025. PHOTO CREDIT: Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+“Heart Starter” – Todd Lasance as AFP Liaison Officer Sergeant Jim ‘JD’ Dempsey in NCIS: Sydney episode 1, season 2 streaming on Paramount+, 2025. PHOTO CREDIT: Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+“Heart Starter” – L-R: Olivia Swann as NCIS Special Agent Captain Michelle Mackey and Todd Lasance as AFP Liaison Officer Sergeant Jim ‘JD’ Dempsey in NCIS: Sydney episode 1, season 2 streaming on Paramount+, 2025. PHOTO CREDIT: Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+“Heart Starter” – L-R: Bert La Bonté as Special Agent Ken Carter and Olivia Swann as NCIS Special Agent Captain Michelle Mackey in NCIS: Sydney episode 1, season 2 streaming on Paramount+, 2025. PHOTO CREDIT: Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+“Heart Starter” – Todd Lasance as AFP Liaison Officer Sergeant Jim ‘JD’ Dempsey in NCIS: Sydney episode 1, season 2 streaming on Paramount+, 2025. PHOTO CREDIT: Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+“Heart Starter” – L-R: Todd Lasance as AFP Liaison Officer Sergeant Jim ‘JD’ Dempsey, Tuuli Narkle as AFP Liaison Officer Constable Evie Cooper, Sean Sagar as Special Agent DeShawn Jackson, William McInnes as Forensic Pathologist Dr. Roy Penrose and Olivia Swann as NCIS Special Agent Captain Michelle Mackey in NCIS: Sydney episode 1, season 2 streaming on Paramount+, 2025. PHOTO CREDIT: Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+“Heart Starter” – Todd Lasance as AFP Liaison Officer Sergeant Jim ‘JD’ Dempsey in NCIS: Sydney episode 1, season 2 streaming on Paramount+, 2025. PHOTO CREDIT: Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+“Heart Starter” – L-R: Bert La Bonté as Special Agent Ken Carter and Sean Sagar as Special Agent DeShawn Jackson in NCIS: Sydney episode 1, season 2 streaming on Paramount+, 2025. PHOTO CREDIT: Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+
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