FBI: International
{{Short description|2021 American crime drama television series}}
{{About|the 2021 American TV series|international operations of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation|Federal Bureau of Investigation}}
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| creator = Dick Wolf & Derek Haas
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- Luke Kleintank
- Heida Reed
- Carter Redwood
- Vinessa Vidotto
- Christiane Paul
- Eva-Jane Willis
- Christina Wolfe
- Jesse Lee Soffer
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| composer = Atli Örvarsson
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| language = English
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| num_episodes = 78
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- Dick Wolf
- Derek Haas
- Matt Olmstead
- Michael Katleman
- Arthur W. Forney
- Peter Jankowski
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| runtime = 43 minutes
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| network = CBS
| first_aired = {{Start date|2021|9|21}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2025|5|20}}
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FBI: International is an American police procedural television series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 2021. It is the second spin-off of Dick Wolf's drama FBI and the third series in the FBI franchise. The series follows a team of FBI special agents who investigate crime and terrorism abroad. A full season was ordered in October 2021.
In May 2022, CBS renewed the series for a second and third season. The second season premiered on September 20, 2022. The third season premiered on February 13, 2024, a delay from September 2023 due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. For the same reason, there were just 13 episodes in the third season.{{Cite web |url=https://parade.com/tv/fbi-international-season-3 |title=Everything to Know About 'FBI: International' Season 3 |website=Parade |first=Allie |last=Nelson |date=April 8, 2024 |access-date=April 9, 2024}} In April 2024, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on October 15, 2024. On March 4, 2025, CBS canceled the series after four seasons.
Premise
The series follows members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)'s international "Fly Team" (IFT), elite Special Agents headquartered in Budapest who locate and neutralize threats against American interests around the world principally in Europe.{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2021 |title=FBI: International will be shot in Hungary |url=https://www.budapestreporter.com/fbi-international-will-be-shot-in-hungary/ |access-date=August 12, 2021 |website=Budapest Reporter |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=July 22, 2021 |title='FBI: International': Christiane Paul & Carter Redwood to Star in Spinoff Series On CBS |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/fbi-international-christiane-paul-carter-redwood-cast-spinoff-series-cbs-1234798350/ |access-date=August 12, 2021 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
The team is led by FBI Supervisory Special Agent Scott Forrester, a tough and grizzled FBI agent. Under his supervision are FBI Special Agents Jamie Kellett, a career FBI agent and second in command; Andre Raines, a young but highly intelligent agent with expertise in accounting; and Cameron Vo, an interrogation expert who is the newest team member, having formerly been a field agent in the Seattle FBI field office. Assisting the team is Katrin Jaeger, a veteran Europol Agent from Germany who helps the team navigate political and linguistic barriers. At the end of season 1, Jaeger is promoted to oversight of all Europol operations, and Megan "Smitty" Garretson, an old fling of Forrester, is assigned in her place.
At the start of season 3, in the aftermath of an explosion that destroys the Fly Team's headquarters, Special Agent Amanda Tate is assigned to the team as a tech analyst, while Kellett transfers back to the DC Field Office. Forrester later leaves the team and the Bureau after reuniting and going on the run with his fugitive mother. Special Agent Wesley "Wes" Mitchell gets assigned in his place.
In addition to facing a wide array criminal and terroristic threats, the Fly Team must also contend with the practical and legal challenges of operating in foreign jurisdictions, ranging from uneasy partnerships with foreign law enforcement to restrictions on using firearms.{{Cite web |last=Laura Hurley |date=September 19, 2021 |title=How FBI: International Will Handle Agents Carrying Weapons in Action-Packed First Season, According To The Showrunner |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2573736/fbi-international-action-packed-first-season-guns-showrunner-derek-haas-cbs |access-date=April 20, 2022 |website=CinemaBlend |language=en}} The show's international flavor is meant to juxtapose it with the vast majority of American police procedural shows, which take place almost exclusively in the United States.{{Cite web |last=chrissybobic |date=September 21, 2021 |title='FBI: International' Offers Another Fictional Look at an Elite Group of Special Agents |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/is-fbi-international-fly-team-real |access-date=April 20, 2022 |website=Distractify |language=en-US}}
Cast
=Main=
- Luke Kleintank as Scott Forrester (seasons 1–3),{{Cite web |last=Rice |first=Lynette |date=April 23, 2024 |title='FBI International' Surprise: Luke Kleintank Leaving CBS Drama After Three Seasons |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/luke-kleintank-leaving-fbi-international-cbs-1235893270/ |access-date=April 24, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}} an FBI Supervisory Special Agent and Head of the International Fly Team.{{Cite press release |title=ViacomCBS Press Express {{!}} FBI: International |url=https://www.viacomcbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/fbi-international/about |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=ViacomCBS Press Express |language=en}} Near the end of the third season, he leaves the team and the Bureau to reunite with his fugitive mother, with the two disappearing shortly afterwards.
- Heida Reed as Jamie Kellett (seasons 1–3), an FBI Special Agent who is the team's second in command. She later resigns from the team in the third season premiere, having fulfilled many things on her list, while also revealing she's returning to the United States and joining the Washington, D.C. field office.
- Carter Redwood as Andre Raines, an FBI Special Agent on the team, with a background in accounting.
- Vinessa Vidotto as Cameron Vo, an FBI Special Agent; she is a West Point graduate and is the team's newest member (until the addition of special agent Amanda Tate). In season 3, she is made second-in-command of the Fly Team following Kellett's departure.
- Christiane Paul as Katrin Jaeger (season 1; guest seasons 2 & 4), a multilingual Europol agent from Germany who acts as a liaison for the team, until her promotion to the head of Europol at the end of the first season.
- Eva-Jane Willis as Megan "Smitty" Garretson (seasons 2–4), a Europol agent and old acquaintance of Forrester assigned to replace Jaeger as the team's liaison.
- Christina Wolfe as Amanda Tate (seasons 3–4), an FBI Supervisory Intelligence Analyst brought on to lead the Fly Team's new analyst team.
- Green as Tank, a black Giant Schnauzer trained in Schutzhund and retired cadaver dog that obeys Scott Forrester's commands and is adopted by Andre Raines.
- Jesse Lee Soffer as Wesley "Wes" Mitchell (season 4), a former L.A.P.D. officer who is the new Supervisory Special Agent and Head of the International Fly Team following Forrester's departure.
=Recurring=
- Greg Hovanessian as FBI Special Agent Damian Powell (seasons 2–3)
- Sarah Junillon as FBI Intelligence Analyst Claire Armbruster (season 3)
- Stefan Trout as FBI Intelligence Analyst Ernesto Saunders (season 3–4)
- Eric James Gravolin as FBI Intelligence Analyst Kyle Cartwright (season 3–4)
- Colin Donnell as Brian Lange, an FBI Supervisory Special Agent and the FBI's liaison to the NSA (season 3)
- Jay Hayden as Agent Tyler Booth (season 4){{Cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |date=September 3, 2024 |title='Station 19' Star Jay Hayden Joins 'FBI: International' For Season 4 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/jay-hayden-fbi-international-1236077060/ |access-date=September 3, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}}
- Sydney Sainté as FBI Intelligence Analyst Celeste Lee (season 4)
- Veronica St. Clair as FBI Special Agent Riley Quinn (season 4)
=Crossover characters=
- Jeremy Sisto as Jubal Valentine, Assistant Special Agent in Charge in the FBI NYC field office (FBI)
- Zeeko Zaki as Omar Adom "OA" Zidan, an FBI Special Agent from New York (FBI)
- Alana de la Garza as Isobel Castile, Special Agent in Charge in the FBI NYC field office (FBI)
- Julian McMahon as Jesse LaCroix, an FBI Supervisory Special Agent of the Fugitive Task Force (FBI: Most Wanted)
- Missy Peregrym as Margaret "Maggie" Bell, an FBI Special Agent assigned to New York (FBI)
- R. Ward Duffy as FBI Deputy Director John Van Leer (FBI)
- John Boyd as Stuart Scola, an FBI Special Agent from New York (FBI)
- Shantel VanSanten as Nina Chase, an FBI Special Agent (FBI, FBI: Most Wanted)
Production
=Development=
On January 12, 2020, it was reported that Dick Wolf was having conversations with CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl about launching a second FBI spinoff, following the success of the first spinoff, FBI: Most Wanted. Wolf claimed he always envisioned FBI as a franchise, as it offers an "endless trove of stories", while Kahl states "We are always talking to Dick [Wolf] and Dick is always bouncing ideas off of us and I can't rule anything out." It was also reported that development of the proposed spinoff would begin during the 2020–21 television season.{{Cite web |last1=White |first1=Peter |date=January 12, 2020 |title='FBI' Second Spinoff In Discussions, Could Get Going Next Season |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/fbi-second-spin-off-in-talks-next-season-1202828596/ |access-date=November 5, 2020 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=May 19, 2020 |title='FBI': Second Spinoff Still A Consideration At CBS |url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/fbi-second-spinoff-still-consideration-at-cbs-1202938520/ |access-date=November 6, 2020 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}
On February 18, 2021, it was announced that a second FBI spinoff titled FBI: International was being developed for the 2021–22 television season. Derek Haas was announced as the series showrunner and one of its executive producers, alongside Wolf, Peter Jankowski, and Arthur Forney. The new series is also likely, to begin with, a backdoor pilot.{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=February 18, 2021 |title='FBI: International' Spinoff In Works At CBS As Franchise's Third Series |url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/fbi-international-spinoff-cbs-derek-haas-dick-wolf-1234696452/ |access-date=February 18, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} On March 24, 2021, CBS officially ordered the series, announcing it would debut in a crossover episode of FBI and FBI: Most Wanted, with Rick Eid also being added as an executive producer.{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=March 24, 2021 |title=CBS Renews 'FBI' & 'FBI: Most Wanted', Orders Spinoff Series 'FBI: International' |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/cbs-renews-fbi-fbi-most-wanted-orders-spinoff-series-fbi-international-1234721115/ |access-date=March 25, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}
FBI: International premiered on September 21, 2021;{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=July 12, 2021 |title=CBS Fall Premiere Dates: New 'NCIS', 'CSI', 'FBI' Series Plus Returning Comedies, Dramas & Reality Fare |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/cbs-fall-premiere-dates-2021-young-sheldon-ncis-csi-blue-bloods-1234790700/ |access-date=July 12, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} a full season was ordered on October 11, 2021.{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=October 11, 2021 |title='NCIS: Hawai'i' & 'FBI: International' Get Full-Season Orders At CBS |url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/ncis-hawaii-fbi-international-full-season-order-cbs-1234853186/ |access-date=October 11, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}
On May 9, 2022, CBS renewed the series for a second and third season.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=May 9, 2022 |title='FBI', 'FBI: Most Wanted' & 'FBI: International' Handed Two Season Pick-Ups At CBS |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/fbi-franchise-renewed-two-additional-seasons-cbs-1235018373/ |access-date=May 9, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} The second season premiered on September 20, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Ryan |date=June 23, 2022 |title=CBS Sets Fall Premiere Dates for FBI, Ghosts, NCIS, Young Sheldon and More |url=https://tvline.com/2022/06/23/cbs-fall-premiere-dates-2022-list-ghosts-ncis-young-sheldon/ |access-date=June 23, 2022 |website=TVLine}} The third season premiered on February 13, 2024.{{cite web|last=Nellie|first=Andreeva|title=CBS Sets 2024 Premiere Dates For Delayed Scripted Series, Confirms 'Matlock' & 'Poppa's House' Move To Next Season|url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/cbs-2024-premiere-dates-scripted-series-post-strike-1235600901/|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=November 13, 2023}} On April 9, 2024, CBS renewed the series for a fourth season which premiered on October 15, 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/fbi-renewed-3-more-seasons-cbs-1235870100/|title='FBI' Scores Three-Season Renewal at CBS|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Rick|last=Porter|date=April 9, 2024|access-date=April 9, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/cbs-fall-premiere-dates-2024-1236008913/|title=CBS Fall Premiere Dates: 'Blue Bloods' Final Episodes, 'FBI' Trio, 'Matlock' Reboot, 'Survivor' & More|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Erik|last=Pedersen|date=July 13, 2024|access-date=July 13, 2024}} On March 4, 2025, CBS canceled the series after four seasons.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/fbi-most-wanted-canceled-international-cbs-1236327465/|title='FBI: Most Wanted' and 'FBI: International' Canceled at CBS|work=Variety|first=Emily|last=Longeretta|date=March 4, 2025|access-date=March 4, 2025}}
=Broadcast=
The show airs on Tuesday nights in Canada on Global.
Every episode of past seasons is available to stream on Peacock in the U.S.,{{Cite web |title=FBI:International |url=https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/asset/tv/fbi-international/8186367881334113112 |access-date=January 25, 2025 |website=www.peacocktv.com}}{{Cite web |date=December 4, 2023 |title=New Dick Wolf-Produced Shows to Stream on Peacock |url=https://www.peacocktv.com/blog/dick-wolf-shows-on-peacock |access-date=January 25, 2025 |website=Peacock Blog |language=en-US}} while the current season is available to stream on Paramount+.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/fbi-international/ |title=FBI: International - CBS - Watch on Paramount Plus |date=October 15, 2024 |language=en |access-date=January 25, 2025 |via=www.paramountplus.com}}{{Cite web |last=Junkie |first=The Ratings |title=The TV Ratings Guide: CBS Renew/Cancel Week 21: The FBI Spinoffs Have A Peacock Problem |url=http://www.thetvratingsguide.com/2024/02/cbs-renewcancel-week-21-fbi-spinoffs.html |access-date=January 25, 2025 |website=The TV Ratings Guide}}
The show airs on Network 10 in Australia, Rai 2 in Italy, TV 2 in Norway, FOX in Portugal and AXN Asia.
FBI: International aired the first episode of season 1 on Sky Witness in the UK on July 22, 2022, at 9 pm with new episodes of FBI: International airing every Thursday at 10 pm, an hour after the main FBI series which airs in the UK on Thursday nights at 9 pm.
=Casting=
In July 2021, Luke Kleintank, Heida Reed, Vinessa Vidotto, Christiane Paul, and Carter Redwood were cast to star.{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=July 8, 2021 |title='FBI: International': Luke Kleintank, Heida Reed & Vinessa Vidotto To Star In Spinoff Series On CBS |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/luke-kleintank-heida-reed-vinessa-vidotto-fbi-international-cbs-spinoff-1234788077/ |access-date=July 8, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=July 22, 2021 |title='FBI: International': Christiane Paul & Carter Redwood To Star In Spinoff Series On CBS |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/fbi-international-christiane-paul-carter-redwood-cast-spinoff-series-cbs-1234798350/ |access-date=July 22, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} On July 14, 2022, Paul exited the series with Eva-Jane Willis replacing her as a new character.{{Cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |date=July 14, 2022 |title='FBI: International': Christiane Paul Exits CBS Drama Series, Replaced By Eva-Jane Willis |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/fbi-international-christiane-paul-exits-cbs-drama-series-eva-jane-willis-1235064177/ |access-date=July 14, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} On November 29, 2023, Christina Wolfe joined the cast as a new series regular for the series' third season. On December 7, 2023, it was announced that Heida Reed would leave the show some
time during the third season.{{Cite web |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |date=December 7, 2023 |title=FBI: International's Heida Reed to Exit During Season 3 (Exclusive) |url=https://tvline.com/casting-news/jamie-kellett-leaving-fbi-international-season-3-heida-reed-1235095224/ |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=TVLine |language=en-US}} On April 23, 2024, it was announced that Luke Kleintank would leave the show during the third season. The next day, Colin Donnell joined the cast as a guest on third season.{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=April 24, 2024 |title='FBI: International' Casts Colin Donnell In Final 2 Episodes Of Season 3 Following Luke Kleintank's Exit |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/fbi-international-colin-donnell-cast-luke-kleintank-exit-1235894184/ |access-date=April 24, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}} On June 20, 2024, Jesse Lee Soffer joined the cast as a new series regular for the series' fourth season.{{Cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |date=June 20, 2024 |title=Jesse Lee Soffer Boards 'FBI: International' Following Luke Kleintank's Exit |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/jesse-lee-soffer-cast-fbi-international-1235978565/ |access-date=June 20, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}}
Episodes
{{Main|List of FBI: International episodes}}
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Reception
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See also
{{Portal|Television|United States}}
- Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders – Similar concept focusing on an FBI team that works internationally.
References
{{Reflist}}
Further reading
- {{Cite book |last=Graff |first=Garrett M. |author-link=Garrett Graff |year=2011 |title=The Threat Matrix: Inside Robert Mueller's FBI and the War on Global Terror |url=https://archive.org/details/threatmatrixfbia0000graf_k6i6 |location=New York |publisher=Little, Brown and Company |isbn=9780316068611 |oclc=696603476}} On the real-life international FBI team in Hungary (see pp. 563–564, including note), and the FBI operating internationally in general.
External links
- {{Official website|https://wolfentertainment.com/television/current/fbi-international/}} on Wolf Entertainment
- {{Official website}} on CBS
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