FBI True

FBI True
Genre	Docuseries
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	82
Production
Executive producers	Solly Granatstein Shawn Efran Craig Turk Anne Beagan Azadeh de Leon Susan Zirinsky Terence Wrong
Producer	Mike Schultz
Running time	30 minutes (paired episodes, 60 minutes, on CBS)
Production companies	Efran Films Canada Anne Beagan Productions Thinking Hat Inc. See It Now Studios
Original release
Network	Paramount+ (seasons 1–3, season 5–present) CBS (season 4)
Release	February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28) – present

FBI True is an American documentary television series that provides an in-depth look at real-life FBI investigations, featuring firsthand accounts from agents who worked on high-stakes cases involving kidnappings, terrorism, and serial crime. Through candid conversations and behind-the-scenes storytelling, FBI True offers viewers a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, highlighting the challenges and dangers agents face in the line of duty. The series aims to present these stories with authenticity, demonstrated by how former agents discuss their experiences with one another. ^[1]

• The first season premiered on Paramount+ on February 28, 2023. ^{[2] [3]}
• On April 6, 2023, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on April 11, 2023. ^[4]
• On June 13, 2023, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on June 20, 2023. ^[5]
• On October 26, 2023, the series was renewed for a fourth season which premiered on CBS on November 7, 2023. ^[6]
• On October 2, 2024, the series returned to Paramount+ and was renewed for a fifth season which premiered on October 15, 2024. ^[7]
• On October 2, 2024, the series was renewed for a sixth season which premiered on January 14, 2025. ^[8]
• On April 20, 2025, Paramount announced the seventh season which premiered on May 20, 2025. ^[9]

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released	Network
1	10		February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)		Paramount+
2	10		April 11, 2023 (2023-04-11)
3	10		June 20, 2023 (2023-06-20)
4	18		November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07)	February 14, 2024 (2024-02-14)	CBS
5	10		October 15, 2024 (2024-10-15)		Paramount+
6	12		January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)
7	12		May 19, 2025 (2025-05-19)

Season 1 (2023)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	CBS air date  [10]	U.S. linear viewers (millions)	Rating (18–49)
1	1	"The Manhattan Bomber"	February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)	October 10, 2023	2.13 [11]	0.3 [11]
2016 New York and New Jersey bombings
2	2	"Horror In Yosemite"	February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)	October 31, 2023	2.01 [12]	0.2 [12]
Cary Stayner
3	3	"Terror In Benghazi"	February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)	TBA	TBA	TBA
2012 Benghazi attack
4	4	"The Kidnapping of Hannah Anderson"	February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)	October 10, 2023	2.13 [11]	0.3 [11]
5	5	"Waco Part 1"	February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)	January 3, 2024	1.54 [13]	0.2 [13]
Waco siege
6	6	"Waco Part 2"	February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)	January 3, 2024	1.54 [13]	0.2 [13]
7	7	"Hunting Whitey Bulger"	February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)	October 26, 2023	1.52 [14]	0.1 [14]
8	8	"The Beltway Snipers"	February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)	October 31, 2023	2.01 [12]	0.2 [12]
9	9	"The Boy in the Bunker Part 1"	February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)	October 3, 2023	2.45 [15]	0.2 [15]
2013 Alabama bunker hostage crisis
10	10	"The Boy in the Bunker Part 2"	February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)	October 3, 2023	2.45 [15]	0.2 [15]

Season 2 (2023)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	CBS air date  [10]	U.S. linear viewers (millions)	Rating (18–49)
11	1	"Boston Marathon Manhunt Part 1"	April 11, 2023 (2023-04-11)	October 24, 2023	1.80 [16]	0.2 [16]
Boston Marathon bombing
12	2	"Boston Marathon Manhunt Part 2"	April 11, 2023 (2023-04-11)	October 24, 2023	1.80 [16]	0.2 [16]
13	3	"Gangs of Newburgh"	April 11, 2023 (2023-04-11)	October 26, 2023	1.52 [14]	0.1 [14]
14	4	"The Outlaws Biker Bust"	April 11, 2023 (2023-04-11)	TBA	TBA	TBA
Two FBI agents infiltrate a violent motorcycle gang in Taunton, Massachusetts.
15	5	"The Southside Bandit"	April 11, 2023 (2023-04-11)	TBA	TBA	TBA
2010 Bank robbery in Newton, Massachusetts
16	6	"Mob Cops"	April 11, 2023 (2023-04-11)	TBA	TBA	TBA
Stephen Caracappa and Louis Eppolito
17	7	"Attack on Oklahoma Part 1"	April 11, 2023 (2023-04-11)	January 10, 2024	1.72 [17]	0.2 [17]
Oklahoma City bombing
18	8	"Attack on Oklahoma Part 2"	April 11, 2023 (2023-04-11)	January 10, 2024	1.72 [17]	0.2 [17]
19	9	"The Golden State Killer"	April 11, 2023 (2023-04-11)	October 17, 2023	1.41 [18]	0.2 [18]
Joseph James DeAngelo
20	10	"The San Bernardino Mass Shooting"	April 11, 2023 (2023-04-11)	TBA	TBA	TBA
2015 San Bernardino attack

Season 3 (2023)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	CBS air date  [10]	U.S. linear viewers (millions)	Rating (18–49)
21	1	"The Rise of Al Qaeda Pt. 1"	June 20, 2023 (2023-06-20)	December 19, 2023	2.20 [19]	0.1 [19]
1998 United States embassy bombings in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi
22	2	"The Rise of Al Qaeda Pt. 2"	June 20, 2023 (2023-06-20)	December 19, 2023	2.20 [19]	0.1 [19]
23	3	"The Hitman"	June 20, 2023 (2023-06-20)	January 17, 2024	1.47 [20]	0.2 [20]
Joseph Burke
24	4	"Fire in the Sky: TWA Flight 800"	June 20, 2023 (2023-06-20)	TBA	TBA	TBA
25	5	"The Corrupt Senator"	June 20, 2023 (2023-06-20)	TBA	TBA	TBA
Dianne Wilkerson
26	6	"The Bronx Butcher"	June 20, 2023 (2023-06-20)	TBA	TBA	TBA
Smail Tulja
27	7	"Cartel Kidnapping"	June 20, 2023 (2023-06-20)	TBA	TBA	TBA
Kidnapping of Cory Still from St. Matthews, South Carolina
28	8	"Hostages at Sea"	June 20, 2023 (2023-06-20)	January 17, 2024	1.47 [20]	0.2 [20]
SY Quest incident
29	9	"Al Qaeda in Queens"	June 20, 2023 (2023-06-20)	TBA	TBA	TBA
30	10	"Home Depot Bomb Plot"	June 20, 2023 (2023-06-20)	TBA	TBA	TBA
Daniel Patrick Sheehan

Season 4 (2023–24)

No. overall	No. in season	Title  [10]	Original release date  [10]	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating (18–49)
31	1	"Operation Knockout: The Biggest Takedown"	November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07)	1.83 [21]	0.2 [21]
Varrio Hawaiian Gardens street gang
32	2	"Terror in Times Square: Chasing a Madman"	November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07)	1.83 [21]	0.2 [21]
2010 Times Square car bombing attempt
33	3	"Ruby Ridge: The Real Story Part 1"	November 14, 2023 (2023-11-14)	1.69 [22]	0.1 [22]
Ruby Ridge standoff
34	4	"Ruby Ridge: The Real Story Part 2"	November 14, 2023 (2023-11-14)	1.69 [22]	0.1 [22]
35	5	"Hunting GRAYSUIT: America's Deadliest Traitor Part 1"	November 21, 2023 (2023-11-21)	1.65 [23]	0.1 [23]
Robert Hanssen
36	6	"Hunting GRAYSUIT: America's Deadliest Traitor Part 2"	November 21, 2023 (2023-11-21)	1.65 [23]	0.1 [23]
37	7	"The Disappearance of Chyenne Kircher Part 1"	November 28, 2023 (2023-11-28)	2.23 [24]	0.2 [24]
38	8	"The Disappearance of Chyenne Kircher Part 2"	November 28, 2023 (2023-11-28)	2.23 [24]	0.2 [24]
39	9	"Chasing the Olympic Bomber Part 1"	December 5, 2023 (2023-12-05)	2.19 [25]	0.2 [25]
40	10	"Chasing the Olympic Bomber Part 2"	December 5, 2023 (2023-12-05)	2.19 [25]	0.2 [25]
41	11	"The Heist: Undercover Among the Art Thieves"	January 24, 2024 (2024-01-24)	1.62 [26]	0.2 [26]
National Museum of Denmark art heist
42	12	"FIFA: Sports' Biggest Scandal"	January 24, 2024 (2024-01-24)	1.62 [26]	0.2 [26]
2018 FIFA World Cup corruption
43	13	"Hunting a Terrorist Mastermind"	January 31, 2024 (2024-01-31)	1.45 [27]	0.2 [27]
1993 World Trade Center bombing
44	14	"Stopping a Sniper"	January 31, 2024 (2024-01-31)	1.45 [27]	0.2 [27]
Murder of Barnett Slepian
45	15	"Seattle Sex Trafficker: "You're Gonna Be Rich""	February 7, 2024 (2024-02-07)	1.46 [28]	0.2 [28]
46	16	"Finding Aldrich Ames: The Hunt for a Mole"	February 7, 2024 (2024-02-07)	1.46 [28]	0.2 [28]
47	17	"The Birmingham Church Bombing: The Long Arc of Justice Part 1"	February 14, 2024 (2024-02-14)	1.73 [29]	0.2 [29]
48	18	"The Birmingham Church Bombing: The Long Arc of Justice Part 2"	February 14, 2024 (2024-02-14)	1.73 [29]	0.2 [29]

Season 5 (2024)

No. overall	No. in season	Title  [10]	Original release date  [10]	CBS air date	U.S. linear viewers (millions)	Rating (18–49)
49	1	"Showdown in the West Part 1"	October 15, 2024 (2024-10-15)	TBA	TBA	TBA
Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
50	2	"Showdown in the West Part 2"	October 15, 2024 (2024-10-15)	TBA	TBA	TBA
51	3	"Love & Murder in Old San Juan"	October 15, 2024 (2024-10-15)	TBA	TBA	TBA
52	4	"Operation Oxy Alley"	October 15, 2024 (2024-10-15)	TBA	TBA	TBA
Christopher Paul George
53	5	"Who Bombed Pan Am 103?"	October 15, 2024 (2024-10-15)	TBA	TBA	TBA
54	6	"McDonald's Monopoly Scam Part 1"	October 15, 2024 (2024-10-15)	TBA	TBA	TBA
55	7	"McDonald's Monopoly Scam Part 2"	October 15, 2024 (2024-10-15)	TBA	TBA	TBA
56	8	"Bernie Madoff"	October 15, 2024 (2024-10-15)	TBA	TBA	TBA
57	9	"Officer Pulido"	October 15, 2024 (2024-10-15)	TBA	TBA	TBA
Roberto Pulido
58	10	"Sea of Thieves"	October 15, 2024 (2024-10-15)	TBA	TBA	TBA

Season 6 (2025)

No. overall	No. in season	Title  [10]	Original release date  [10]	CBS air date	U.S. linear viewers (millions)	Rating (18–49)
59	1	"Pizza Bomber Part 1"	January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)	TBA	N/A	TBA
Death of Brian Wells
60	2	"Pizza Bomber Part 2"	January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)	TBA	N/A	TBA
61	3	"A Genius Disappears: The Annie Le Story"	January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)	TBA	N/A	TBA
Murder of Annie Le
62	4	"Versace Murder in Miami"	January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)	TBA	N/A	TBA
Gianni Versace
63	5	"Who's Killing Our Heroes? Part 1"	January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)	TBA	N/A	TBA
Reta Mays
64	6	"Who's Killing Our Heroes? Part 2"	January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)	TBA	N/A	TBA
65	7	"Con Man Killer"	January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)	TBA	N/A	TBA
Scott Lee Kimball
66	8	"Follow the Drug Money: Operation Recoil Part 1"	January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)	TBA	N/A	TBA
Sal Magluta
67	9	"Follow the Drug Money: Operation Recoil Part 2"	January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)	TBA	N/A	TBA
Willy Falcon
68	10	"Scream Bandits"	January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)	TBA	N/A	TBA
2015 Denver bank robberies
69	11	"The Base: Taking Down America's Most Dangerous Hate Group Part 1"	January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)	TBA	N/A	TBA
The Base (hate group)
70	12	"The Base: Taking Down America's Most Dangerous Hate Group Part 2"	January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)	TBA	N/A	TBA

Season 7 (2025)

No. overall	No. in season	Title  [10]	Original release date  [10]	CBS air date	U.S. linear viewers (millions)	Rating (18–49)
71	1	"Opening the Door to Hell Part 1"	May 19, 2025 (2025-05-19)	TBA	N/A	TBA
Murder of Leslie Mahaffy
72	2	"Opening the Door to Hell Part 2"	May 19, 2025 (2025-05-19)	TBA	N/A	TBA
Murder of Kristen French
73	3	"Kidnapped in Pleasantville"	May 19, 2025 (2025-05-19)	TBA	N/A	TBA
Kidnapping of the van Oosten family
74	4	"International Man of Murder Part 1"	May 19, 2025 (2025-05-19)	TBA	N/A	TBA
Jack Unterweger
75	5	"International Man of Murder Part 2"	May 19, 2025 (2025-05-19)	TBA	N/A	TBA
76	6	"Betting the House"	May 19, 2025 (2025-05-19)	TBA	N/A	TBA
Harvey's Resort Hotel bombing
77	7	"The Xerox Killer"	May 19, 2025 (2025-05-19)	TBA	N/A	TBA
1999 Honolulu shootings
78	8	"Angels & Monsters Part 1"	May 19, 2025 (2025-05-19)	TBA	N/A	TBA
Murders of Skyla Whitaker and Taylor Placker
79	9	"Angels & Monsters Part 2"	May 19, 2025 (2025-05-19)	TBA	N/A	TBA
Murder of Ashley Taylor
80	10	"Operation Shattered Shield"	May 19, 2025 (2025-05-19)	TBA	N/A	TBA
Len Davis
81	11	"Operation Mean Streets Part 1"	May 19, 2025 (2025-05-19)	TBA	N/A	TBA
MS-13
82	12	"Operation Mean Streets Part 2"	May 19, 2025 (2025-05-19)	TBA	N/A	TBA
MS-13

Broadcast

Repeats of the first three seasons were broadcast on CBS on October 3, 2023. ^{[30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35]}

References

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External links

• Official website
• FBI True at IMDb