FBI: International
FBI: International is an American crime television series that airs on CBS. It is the second spin-off from Dick Wolf's drama FBI and the third series in the FBI franchise. The series following a team of FBI agents who investigate crime and terrorism abroad. FBI: International premiered on September 21, 2021 and given a full season order in October 2021.
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Created by | Dick Wolf & Derek Haas |
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Composer | Atli Örvarsson |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 18 |
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Running time | 43 minutes |
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Original network | CBS |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release | September 21, 2021 – present |
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Related shows | FBI FBI: Most Wanted |
Premise
The series follows members of the FBI's international "Fly Team", elite operatives headquartered in Budapest who locate and neutralize threats against American interests around the world.[1][2] The team is led by Scott Forrester, a tough and grizzled FBI agent; Jamie Kellett, a career FBI agent and second in command; Andre Raines, a young but highly intelligent agent with expertise in accounting; and Cameron Vo, an interrogation expert who is the newest team member, having formerly been a field agent in the Seattle FBI office. Assisting the team is Katrin Jaeger, a veteran Europol agent from Germany who helps the team navigate political and linguistic barriers.
In addition to facing a wide array criminal and terroristic threats, the Fly Team must also contend with the practical and legal challenges of operating in foreign jurisdictions, ranging from uneasy partnerships with foreign law enforcement to restrictions on using firearms.[3] The show's international flavor is meant to juxtapose it to the vast majority of American police procedural shows, which take place almost exclusively in the United States.[4]
Cast
- Luke Kleintank as Scott Forrester. An FBI Supervisory Special Agent and head of the International Fly Team.[5]
- Heida Reed as Jamie Kellett. An FBI Special Agent who is the team's second-in-command.[5]
- Carter Redwood as Andre Raines. An FBI Special Agent on the team with a background in accounting.[5]
- Vinessa Vidotto as Cameron Vo. An FBI Special Agent, she is a West Point grad who is the team's newest member.[5]
- Christiane Paul as Katrin Jaeger. A multilingual Europol agent from Germany who acts as a liaison for the team.[5]
- Green as Tank. A black Giant Schnauzer trained in Schutzhund and retired cadaver dog that obeys Scott Forrester's commands.[5]
Crossover characters
- Jeremy Sisto as Jubal Valentine, Assistant SAC in the FBI NYC field office (FBI).
- Zeeko Zaki as OA Zidan, a FBI Special Agent from New York (FBI).
- Alana de la Garza as Isobel Castile, Special Agent In Charge in the FBI NYC field office (FBI).
- Julian McMahon as Jess LaCroix, FBI Supervisory Special Agent of the Fugitive Task Force (FBI: Most Wanted).
- Missy Peregrym as Maggie Bell, a FBI Special Agent assigned to New York (FBI).
Production
Development
On January 12, 2020, it was reported that Dick Wolf was having conversations with CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl about launching a second FBI spinoff, following the success of the first spinoff, FBI: Most Wanted. Wolf claimed he always envisioned FBI as a franchise, as it offers an "endless trove of stories", while Kahl states "We are always talking to Dick [Wolf] and Dick is always bouncing ideas off of us and I can't rule anything out." It was also reported that development of the proposed spinoff would begin during the 2020–21 television season.[6][7]
On February 18, 2021, it was announced that a second FBI spinoff titled FBI: International was being developed for the 2021–22 television season. Derek Haas was announced as series' showrunner and one of its executive producers, alongside Wolf, Peter Jankowski, and Arthur Forney. The new series also likely to begin with a backdoor pilot.[8] On March 24, 2021, CBS officially ordered the series, announcing it would debut in a crossover episode of FBI and FBI: Most Wanted, with Rick Eid also being added as an executive producer.[9]
FBI: International premiered on September 21, 2021;[10] a full season was ordered on October 11, 2021.[11] The series has enjoyed steady, if middling, ratings since its debut, and currently has a 6.1 out of 10 user rating on IMDb.[12]
Cast
In July 2021, Luke Kleintank, Heida Reed, Vinessa Vidotto, Christiane Paul, and Carter Redwood were cast to star.[13][14]
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [15] | Prod. code [15] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Pilot" | Michael Katleman | Teleplay by : Derek Haas Story by : Dick Wolf & Derek Haas | September 21, 2021 | INT101 | 6.43[16] |
What started as a simple murder investigation on federal property in New York City has turned into a manhunt for a dangerous fugitive with ties to sex and arms trafficking rings. The New York City office enlists the help of the Budapest-based International Fly Team after discovering that their fugitive has fled to Europe. This episode concludes a crossover event that begins on the season 4 premiere of FBI and continues on the season 3 premiere of FBI: Most Wanted. | ||||||
2 | "The Edge" | Michael Katleman | Derek Haas | September 28, 2021 | INT102 | 6.04[17] |
When the unit is tasked with executing a warrant against Katya Milgrave, they witness the kidnapping of her young son in broad daylight in Budapest. Katya informs them that she married an American, David Milgrave, and had a son with him. She later divorced him because he hit her, but the judge didn't believe the allegations and sentenced shared custody. When she had signs that he was hitting his son too, she fled to Hungary with him. The team investigates the kidnapping while trying to discern which parent is a danger to the child. | ||||||
3 | "Secrets as Weapons" | Deborah Kampmeier | Matt Olmstead | October 5, 2021 | INT103 | 6.08[18] |
A couple of American private detectives are attacked on a road in Switzerland. The man is killed, while the woman is seriously injured. They were carrying several cryptocurrency wallets to an Swiss vault for safekeeping. The owner of the wallets is a self-centred man who rubs Scott the wrong way, specially after Jamie is shot when checking with an informant. While Jamie is fighting for her life in the operating room, the team has to track the criminals while the wallet's owner refuses to collaborate, as he's interested only in recovering his money. | ||||||
4 | "American Optimism" | Deborah Kampmeier | Matt Olmstead | October 12, 2021 | INT104 | 5.63[19] |
5 | "The Soul of Chess" | Alex Zakrzewski | Wade McIntyre | November 2, 2021 | INT105 | 5.42[20] |
6 | "The Secrets She Knows" | Anton Cropper | Brooke Roberts | November 9, 2021 | INT106 | 5.59[21] |
7 | "Trying to Grab Smoke" | Alex Zakrzewski | Matt Olmstead | November 16, 2021 | INT107 | 5.96[22] |
8 | "Voice of the People" | John Polson | Stuti Malhotra | December 7, 2021 | INT108 | 5.79[23] |
9 | "One Kind of Madman" | Michael Katleman | Roxanne Paredes | January 4, 2022 | INT109 | 6.06[24] |
A group of Albanian terrorists raided a Sofia, Bulgaria theatre and held audience and US student performers hostage and demanded cryptocurrency in exchange for release. The FBI International team had a very heated debate with the Bulgarian commissar, who insisted on pumping in the poison gas via air conditioning system and raided the theatre very similar to what Russians did in 2002 amid Moscow theater hostage crisis. Crisis barely resolved when all except one terrorists were killed in the theatre, and hostages were rescued, whereas Bulgarian law enforcement only had seconds to wait before pumping in the gas. | ||||||
10 | "Close to the Sun" | Rob Greenlea | Hussain Pirani | January 11, 2022 | INT110 | 6.29[25] |
11 | "Chew Toy" | Rob Greenlea | Hussain Pirani | February 1, 2022 | INT111 | 6.25[26] |
12 | "One Point One Million Followers" | Hernan Otaño | Derek Haas | February 22, 2022 | INT112 | 6.14[27] |
While Jamie and Scott try to "tap the brakes" on their relationship, Scott comes to a crossroad when he meets his alleged turncoat mother who claims to work as a double agent for the CIA. At the same time the team has to deal with a manhunt in Germany which in a twisted way loosely resembles the case of the arrest of John McAfee in Spain in October 2020. | ||||||
13 | "Snakes" | Loren Yaconelli | Matt Olmstead | March 8, 2022 | INT113 | 5.92[28] |
14 | "The Kill List" | David Barrett | Wade McIntyre | March 22, 2022 | INT114 | 6.12[29] |
15 | "Shouldn't Have Left Her" | Michael Katleman | Derek Haas | March 29, 2022 | INT115 | 6.24[30] |
16 | "Left of Boom" | Nina Lopez-Corrado | Rachael Joyce | April 12, 2022 | INT116 | 5.79[31] |
17 | "Uprooting" | Avi Youabian | Brooke Roberts | April 19, 2022 | INT117 | 6.02[32] |
18 | "On These Waters" | Michael Katleman | Hussain Pirani | April 26, 2022 | INT118 | 6.10[33] |
19 | "Get That Revolution Started"[34] | Jonathan Brown | Wade McIntyre | May 10, 2022 | INT119 | TBD |
20 | "Red Penguin"[15] | TBA | TBA | May 17, 2022 | INT120 | TBD |
21 | "Crestfallen"[15] | TBA | TBA | May 24, 2022 | INT121 | TBD |
Reception
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Pilot" | September 21, 2021 | 0.6 | 6.43[16] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
2 | "The Edge" | September 28, 2021 | 0.5 | 6.04[17] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
3 | "Secrets as Weapons" | October 5, 2021 | 0.5 | 6.08[18] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
4 | "American Optimism" | October 12, 2021 | 0.6 | 5.63[19] | 0.3 | 2.03 | 0.8 | 7.55[35] |
5 | "The Soul of Chess" | November 2, 2021 | 0.5 | 5.42[20] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
6 | "The Secrets She Knows" | November 9, 2021 | 0.5 | 5.59[21] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
7 | "Trying to Grab Smoke" | November 16, 2021 | 0.5 | 5.96[22] | 0.3 | 2.30 | 0.8 | 8.26[36] |
8 | "Voice of the People" | December 7, 2021 | 0.5 | 5.79[23] | 0.2 | 2.14 | 0.8 | 7.93[37] |
9 | "One Kind of Madman" | January 4, 2022 | 0.6 | 6.06[24] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
10 | "Close to the Sun" | January 11, 2022 | 0.6 | 6.29[25] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
11 | "Chew Toy" | February 1, 2022 | 0.6 | 6.25[26] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
12 | "One Point One Million Followers" | February 22, 2022 | 0.5 | 6.14[27] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
13 | "Snakes" | March 8, 2022 | 0.5 | 5.92[28] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
14 | "The Kill List" | March 22, 2022 | 0.5 | 6.12[29] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
15 | "Shouldn't Have Left Her" | March 29, 2022 | 0.6 | 6.24[30] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
16 | "Left of Boom" | April 12, 2022 | 0.5 | 5.79[31] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
17 | "Uprooting" | April 19, 2022 | 0.5 | 6.02[32] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
18 | "On These Waters" | April 26, 2022 | 0.5 | 6.10[33] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
See also
- Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders – Similar concept focusing on an FBI team that works internationally.
- Crossing Lines – an action crime thriller television series featuring a Europe-based police detective squad.
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