‘FBI’s CIA Spinoff No Longer Getting Backdoor Pilot Episode, Eyes Straight-To-Series Order At CBS

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EXCLUSIVE: There has been change of plans for the FBI spinoff with a CIA twist in the works at CBS. Originally announced as a planted spinoff, the project, tentatively titled FBI: CIA — a title I hear is expected to change — was to be introduced in an episode of the mothership series this spring serving as a backdoor pilot.

According to sources, that is no longer happening. But the new spinoff could still join the mothership on the 2025-26 schedule with a straight-to-series order.

Casting negotiations for the male lead continue, I hear. (So far, FBI is the only series from the procedural franchise set for next season after securing a three-year renewal last spring; offshoots FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International are coming to an end in May.) Written by Wolf, FBI: Most Wanted showrunner David Hudgins, Nicole Perlman and former CIA officer David Chasteen, the proposed offshoot centers on a dedicated, strait-laced FBI agent and a street-smart CIA agent are part of a new, clandestine task force charged with solving and preventing domestic terrorism in and around New York City.

Originally, three characters — including an FBI agent and CIA agent — were supposed to be introduced in a planted spinoff episode of FBI.