The new FBI offshoot joining the CBS lineup in the 2025-2026 season has gotten a major update when it comes to the premiere.

CIA was ordered to series on April 22, 2025, with Tom Ellis cast as the CIA lead working alongside an FBI agent. It was originally going to be a planted spinoff on FBI, but ultimately, it is now a universe expansion. It was initially going to be airing in the fall, joining FBI on Monday nights, but when CBS announced its premiere dates in July, that included a change for its schedule. And on September 16, casting was announced for a new character part of the CIA side, played by Natalee Linez , by Deadline .

more characters, played by Nick Gehlfuss and Michael Michele .

Read on for everything we know about one of CBS’s new series coming in the 2025

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