Jess Lacroix: Last News

Spoiler alert! Do not proceed if you have not watched Tuesday’s episode of “FBI: Most Wanted”. 

BreAnna Bell Series regular Alexa Davalos will not be returning for Season 5 of CBS’ “FBI: Most Wanted,” Variety has confirmed. Hailing from Dick Wolf, “FBI: Most Wanted” focuses on the Fugitive Task Force, an elite unit that relentlessly pursues and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list. David Hudgins and Todd Arnow executive produce.

EXCLUSIVE: With two Hollywood strikes, it’s unclear when CBS’ FBI: Most Wanted will return for a fifth season but when it does, it will be without one of its series regulars, Alexa Davalos.

newest addition Dylan McDermott is ready to make his series debut as Remy Scott on April 12 at 10 p.m. via CBS, taking over as Fugitive Task Force boss following Julian McMahon’s exit in early March.

Julian McMahon will be taking his final bow as Jess LaCroix on Tuesday night’s episode of at 10 p.m. titled “Shattered,” and executive producer David Hudgins has a juicy teaser for anticipating fans.

team is going through a major switch up, with Dylan McDermott joining the series following the news of Julian McMahon’s exit, ET has confirmed.McDermott, who is currently recurring as Richard Wheatley on, will play a new character on the CBS crime procedural. His debut is slated for episode 17, which will premiere in April.The casting comes just days after McMahon confirmed he was leaving after three seasons as Supervisory Special Agent Jess LaCroix on the spinoff focused on the Fugitive Task Force.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterDylan McDermott is leaving behind his “Law & Order: Organized Crime” villain ways for a heroic leading role on fellow Dick Wolf drama “FBI: Most Wanted” as a replacement for its exiting star Julian McMahon.McMahon’s pending departure from CBS’ “FBI: Most Wanted” was reported Saturday, with McMahon and Wolf both releasing statements about his time spent starring on the show as Supervisory Special Agent Jess LaCroix.McDermott has played Elliot Stabler’s foe Richard Wheatley on the first two seasons of Wolf’s “Law & Order: Organized Crime,” as a series regular for Season 1 and now in a recurring role on the currently airing second season. Wheatley’s storyline on the NBC drama is supposed to wrap up soon, making way for McDermott to arrive on “FBI: Most Wanted” later this year following McMahon’s finale episode, which will air March 8.

Dylan McDermott has just landed his next big role.

EXCLUSIVE: Dylan McDermott is becoming a full-time member of the Dick Wolf universe. The Emmy-nominated actor, who has been recurring on NBC’s Law & Order: Organized Crime, has been tapped as the lead of another Dick Wolf series, CBS’ FBI: Most Wanted.  

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAfter three seasons of playing Supervisory Special Agent Jess LaCroix, Julian McMahon is leaving CBS’ “FBI: Most Wanted.” The star of the “FBI” spinoff produced by Dick Wolf is scheduled to film his final episode this week, with the installment to air on March 8.A source close to production tells Variety a new “FBI: Most Wanted” character is expected to be introduced later in the season to fill McMahon’s slot.“Over the past few months, the producers of ‘FBI: Most Wanted’ and I have had discussions about my departure from the show in favor of additional creative pursuits and the transition of my character Jess LaCroix,” McMahon said in a statement to Variety. “These ongoing conversations have given us an opportunity to orchestrate a seamless and productive way for me to leave the show.

Fans of CBS' hit series FBI: Most Wanted will be saying goodbye to Julian McMahon, who revealed over the weekend that he's leaving the series.McMahon, 53, revealed to Deadlineon Saturday that he will be leaving the show after just under three seasons, where he played FBI agent Jess LaCroix.His final episode will be filmed this coming week, and is slated to air March 8 on CBS. Leaving:Fans of CBS' hit series FBI: Most Wanted will be saying goodbye to Julian McMahon, who revealed over the weekend that he's leaving the series Julian as Jess:McMahon, 53, revealed to Deadline on Saturday that he will be leaving the show after just under three seasons, where he played FBI agent Jess LaCroixThe show is expected to introduce a new character that will fill the void left by McMahon's LaCroix.The character is the head of the FBI's Most Wanted unit, which handles the bureau's most extreme cases.

Julian McMahon has announced he’ll be leaving FBI: Most Wanted.

Julian McMahon is departing the “FBI” franchise.

Julian McMahon is departing the “FBI” franchise.

EXCLUSIVE: This will come as a shocker for fans of the FBI franchise. Julian McMahon, star of FBI: Most Wanted, is exiting the CBS crime drama after almost three seasons. His final episode is slated to shoot next week and will air March 8. The show is expected to introduce a new character later this season who will fill the void left by the exit of McMahon’s Jess LaCroix, an “agent’s agent” and head of the team from the FBI’s Most Wanted Unit which is assigned the most extreme and egregious cases.