NCIS: Sydney boss would ‘love’ to do a franchise crossover in 2024
NCIS: Sydney may be the new kid on the block when it comes to the NCIS franchise, but the show is quickly establishing itself as a ratings powerhouse in its own right. It has set streaming records for a CBS show on Paramount Plus, and is keeping the franchise going strong despite the other shows having been delayed to 2024 due to the writers/actors strike.
Morgan O’Neill, the showrunner of NCIS: Sydney, is cognizant of this success, and plans to take things to the next level. A decision that will help the show achieve this, of course, is a crossover with the other NCIS shows.
NCIS: Sydney showrunner teases future crossover event
O’Neill told TV Line that he would jump at the opportunity to have a crossover arc between Sydney, NCIS: Hawai’i and the original NCIS. His reasoning is that it would help strengthen the bonds of all three shows, while highlighting the differences that make each of them unique.
“As I have said before, part of the thrill of a franchise like this is that it’s a universe that’s stitched together by a common DNA,” he told the outlet. “We’d love to crossover with those guys, and there would be some pretty exciting ways that you could crossover — with Hawai’i in particular, given that it’s relatively close to Australia. “It’s definitely right there in the middle.”
It makes a lot of sense, given the excitement that was drummed up by the most recent crossover between NCIS shows (which was also the last crossover for NCIS: Los Angeles before it concluded its run). It would inaugurate the NCIS: Sydney cast to interact with characters that fans have come to know and love for over two decades. It’s a story move that all major franchises pull at one time or another because, quite simply, it works.
That being said, there would be some logistical issues. The time zone differences between each show are wildly different, so there would need to be some finessing or ironclad story reason why the team from Sydney would need to reach out to regular NCIS, and vice versa. O’Neill admitted to the outlet that the time zone difference is the biggest hurdle he’s encountered thus far. “Look — never say never,” he added. “You can make a fair bit of magic in TV these days.”
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O’Neill went on to assure fans that there will be some form of crossover with the rest of the NCIS franchise in the future. Even if it comes down to something as simple has having a character from NCIS: Hawai’i appear via computer screen or having a lone Sydney character travel to DC to link up with the original NCIS team.
It’s a priority, and we can’t really ask for much more than that. “The audiences should feel like those crossover episodes,” O’Neill concluded. “Which are such fan favorites, are definitely top of our mind.”
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