“FBI” is plotting a CIA-themed spinoff, and you'll never guess the title

There are plans to spin off a new series from the CBS drama FBI with the working title of — what else? — FBI: CIA, Entertainment Weekly has learned.

Three characters from the potential show, which would be executive produced and written by Dick Wolf, will be introduced in an upcoming episode of the procedural. If all goes well, the show would debut in the 2025-2026 TV season. Casting of those pivotal roles is underway.

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FBI itself premiered in 2018, and focuses on a New York City field office of the bureau. Stars Jeremy Sisto, Missy Peregrym, and Zeeko Zaki have been with the series for all seven seasons, including the latest, which began in October.

The official logline for FBI: CIA reads: "A dedicated, strait-laced FBI agent and a street-smart CIA agent are part of a new, clandestine taskforce charged with solving and preventing domestic terrorism in and around New York City."

Coming from of Universal Studio Group's Universal Television and CBS, FBI: CIA will also be executive produced and written by David Hudgins, Nicole Perlman, and David Chasteen, who's a former CIA office, according to Deadline. Additionally, Peter Jankowski will serve as an executive producer.

Wolf's crime-ridden universe already includes three FBI-focused shows on CBS: FBI, FBI International, and FBI: Most Wanted. The network has placed big bets on both that franchise and the NCIS shows.

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Wolf himself, cocreator of Law & Order and creator of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, explained why his procedurals have resonated with people for so long during a February 2019 panel discussion at New York's 92nd Street Y.

"Procedurals have a unique place in the landscape of television and, obviously, I'm a huge fan, because I love the storytelling," Wolf said. "And I like closed-ended shows, which means that, if you watch for an hour, you get a complete story with a beginning, middle, and an end."

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He noted that, "for the most part, the episodes are interchangeable."

"It's because it's comfort food," Wolf continued. "It's designed to be comfort food. It's designed to, if you're sitting at home, you can tune in and you'll, if you have an hour, you'll see a complete story."

FBI airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

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