{"id":239898,"date":"2026-05-13T03:01:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T03:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/ncis-sydney-season-4-will-very-much-center-around-mackey-and-jd-after-finale-chemistry\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T03:01:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T03:01:29","slug":"ncis-sydney-season-4-will-very-much-center-around-mackey-and-jd-after-finale-chemistry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/ncis-sydney-season-4-will-very-much-center-around-mackey-and-jd-after-finale-chemistry\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018NCIS: Sydney\u2019 Season 4 Will \u2018Very Much\u2019 Center Around Mackey and JD After Finale Chemistry"},"content":{"rendered":"


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NCIS: Sydney<\/em><\/a> season 3 ended with one case seemingly closing and another up in the air \u2014 literally \u2014 but it\u2019s the possible romance between Mackey and JD that has fans talking.<\/p>\n

Warning: Spoilers below from NCIS: Sydney season 3, episodes 19 and 20.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

During the two-part season 3 finale, which aired on Tuesday, May 12, fans watched as Special Agent Michelle Mackey (Olivia Swann<\/strong><\/a>) took down The Collective\u2019s lead man, Lee Meyers (Angus Sampson<\/strong>), before corrupt government official US Drug Czar John Callaghan fled Australia with the drug dealer\u2019s intel.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe gets the last word with Meyers. So I think in Mackey\u2019s world, that\u2019s a success,\u201d Swann, 33, exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em> of the two-part conclusion that resulted in Meyers being back in custody. \u201cWe do leave a little kind of cliffhanger for things to come, which is always exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Swann noted that the cliffhanger has a lot to do with Callaghan escaping on a private plane after he orchestrated a prisoner switch \u2014 Meyers for Mackey\u2019s ex and the father of her child, Ryan Brady (Ryan Panizza<\/strong>) \u2014 that gets messy. The good news? Mackey planted her cellphone on the plane before jumping off with Ryan in her arms.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think her decision to do that is, again, a very kind of maverick rogue move,\u201d Swann explained. \u201cAnd I feel like it was just done in the spur of the moment kind of thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Ryan Panizza as Ryan Brady and Noah Eid as Trey Mackey.<\/span> Daniel Asher Smith\/Paramount+<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The actress added that Mackey \u201cteasing JD\u201d by playing coy with what happened to her phone is \u201cjust so very Mackey\u201d and a story line that \u201cwill be something that hopefully we see\u201d when season 4 premieres in 2027<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While the action comes first on NCIS: Sydney<\/em>, Swann teased that Mackey\u2019s undeniable chemistry with Jim \u201cJD\u201d Dempsey (Todd Lasance<\/strong><\/a>), which is evident during the finale, will be touched upon next season as well. (During Mackey\u2019s son Trey\u2019s 18th birthday bash, she tells JD, he\u2019s a \u201ccatch\u201d and they exchange a cheeky look.)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are really focusing more on character connections and really building those this season,\u201d Swann confirmed to Us<\/em>. \u201cSo, that very much centers around Mackey and JD. Take with that what you will.\u201d<\/p>\n

She pointed out that viewers saw \u201c a lot more closeness between the two of them\u201d during season 3, including seeing their \u201ctrust constantly growing\u201d and their bond \u201cdeepening.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to seeing where that goes in [season] 4,\u201d Swann confessed, teasing that if Mackey and JD become a couple they \u201cmaybe would be surprised at how much their protection level would shift.\u201d<\/p>\n

She explained, \u201cI think a lot of what they have is very unspoken and kind of subconscious with each other. If that were to shift into something more overt, I think they\u2019d kind of be taken by surprise at how kind of big and deep the feelings might be.\u201d<\/p>\n

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