FBI: International

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FBI: International
FBI International Logo.svg
Genre
Created by Dick Wolf & Derek Haas
Starring
Composer Atli Örvarsson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes71 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Running time43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseSeptember 21, 2021 (2021-9-21) –
present
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FBI: International is an American police procedural series that airs on CBS. It is the second spin-off from Dick Wolf's drama FBI and the third series in the FBI franchise. Following a team of FBI special agents who investigate crime and terrorism abroad, it premiered on September 21, 2021, and a full season was a month later

Contents

In May 2022, CBS renewed the series for a second and third season. [1] The second season premiered on September 20, 2022. [2] The third season premiered on February 13, 2024, [3] 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. [4] In April 2024, the series was renewed for a fourth season which premiered on October 15, 2024. [5] [6] In March 2025, the series was canceled after four seasons. [7]

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. [8] [9]

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. [10] 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. [11]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Crossover characters

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. [17] [18]

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. [19] 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. [20]

FBI: International premiered on September 21, 2021; [21] a full season was ordered on October 11, 2021. [22]

On May 9, 2022, CBS renewed the series for a second and third season. [1] The second season premiered on September 20, 2022. [2] The third season premiered on February 13, 2024. [3] On April 9, 2024, CBS renewed the series for a fourth season which is scheduled to premiere on October 15, 2024. [5] [6] On March 4, 2025, CBS canceled the series after four seasons. [7]

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., [23] [24] while the current season is available to stream on Paramount+. [25] [26]

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. [27] [28] On July 14, 2022, Paul exited the series with Eva-Jane Willis replacing her as a new character. [14] 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. [29] 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. [15] On June 20, 2024, Jesse Lee Soffer joined the cast as a new series regular for the series' fourth season. [30]

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally releasedRankRating
First releasedLast released
1 21September 21, 2021 (2021-09-21)May 24, 2022 (2022-05-24)168.23 [31]
2 22September 20, 2022 (2022-9-20)May 23, 2023 (2023-5-23)157.74 [32]
3 13February 13, 2024 (2024-2-13)May 21, 2024 (2024-5-21)187.09 [33]
4 22October 15, 2024 (2024-10-15)May 20, 2025 (2025-5-20) [34] TBATBA

Reception

Viewership and ratings per season of FBI: International
SeasonTimeslot (ET)EpisodesFirst airedLast airedTV season
DateViewers
(millions)		DateViewers
(millions)
1 Tuesday 9:00 p.m. [34] 21September 21, 2021 (2021-09-21)6.43 [35] May 24, 2022 (2022-05-24)5.32 [36] 2021–22
2 22September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20)5.44 [37] May 23, 2023 (2023-05-23)5.36 [38] 2022–23
3 13February 13, 2024 (2024-02-13)5.97 [39] May 21, 2024 (2024-05-21)4.52 [40] 2023–24
4 TBAOctober 15, 2024 (2024-10-15)4.99 [41] TBATBD 2024–25

See also

References

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