Tuuli Narkle, Todd Lasance, Olivia Swann and Sean Sagar on the set of 'NCIS: Sydney'. (Photo: Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+)

Naval seal of approval: The process of bringing ‘NCIS’ to Sydney

CBS’s long-running ‘NCIS’ franchise enters a new era today as ‘NCIS: Sydney’ – the first iteration to be based outside the US – premieres on Paramount+. IF speaks to creator Morgan O’Neill and cast members Todd Lasance and Olivia Swann about adapting the concept with an Australian flavour.

Anyone doubting the realism of new NCIS spin-off NCIS: Sydney will be happy to know the series had its i’s dotted and t’s crossed by city’s actu...