Lucifer star Tom Ellis is getting his own show, and it’s a spinoff of a popular CBS cop drama. CIA, which is an offshoot of CBS’s FBI series, is set to premiere this fall, and one FBI star says he’d like to guest on the new spinoff.
After the events of FBI’s Season 7 finale, which left the fate of at least one character up in the air and the staff at the FBI having to work under people who could turn out to be the enemy, anything could happen. Actor Jeremy Sisto, who plays Jubal Valentine in FBI, talked to Screen Rant about whether Forefront’s taking over the main offices will lead to FBI cast members appearing in CIA.
“Alright, What’s Next?”
“This new CIA show is something that I’m hoping to be a part of,” Sisto said. “I hope that Jubal Valentine can help out with the CIA situation, but you don’t know. We don’t know if it will happen. I don’t know if I will get the call. We’ll see. But Jubal would love it. Alright, what’s next?” Sisto said.
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| Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score | Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score | IMDb Rating |
| N/A | 63% | 7.1/10 |
CIA Promo Recently Dropped
Tom Ellis, who starred as the titular character in Lucifer, is leading the cast of CIA. CBS recently released a new TV promo for the show which stated that it was coming to the network in the fall. In the clip, Ellis introduces himself and says he will be playing the part of “Hart Hoxton” in CIA. He also said he was excited for fans to see the show when it premieres later this year. The promo also included a small clip of a gunfight.
CIA’s official synopsis reads, “CIA is a one-hour crime drama centered on two unlikely partners – a fast-talking, rule-breaking loose cannon CIA case officer (Tom Ellis), and a by-the-book, seasoned and smart FBI agent who believes in the rule of law. When this odd couple are assigned to work out of CIA’s New York Station, they must learn to work together to investigate cases and criminals posing threats on U.S. soil, finding that their differences may actually be their strength.”
CIA Star on How the Show Will Delve Deeper into the FBI Universe
In a previous interview with US Weekly, Ellis talked about the show, saying it was going to expand on what FBI has done in its run so far. “We’re going to take what the FBI guys have set up in that kind world,” Ellis said. “We’re going to then visit it through the eyes of the CIA,” he said.
For fans of the franchise, the fact that CIA could expand on what FBI has done so far is a good thing, since two FBI spinoffs, FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International, were both canceled by CBS.
