
From the moment NCIS: Sydney was announced, I’ve been wondering when the procedural would visit the Outback. As one of the most well-known locations in Australia, it seemed like only a matter of when rather than if Michelle Mackey and her team would be drawn into a case around those parts. Well, at some point on the 2025 TV schedule, this is finally happening, and Olivia Swann, who plays Mackey, opened up to CinemaBlend about how filming in the Outback was “incredible” despite the brutal heat.
NCIS: Sydney Season 3’s fourth episode, titled “The Truth is Outback,” will air on CBS before 2025 is over, though a specific release date hasn’t been announced yet. When I asked Swann about her experience filming in the Outback, she answered with the following: