FBI Season 8 is coming with a big change this time around.
There will be at least one cast shakeup (more on that in a minute!), and the show will now air on Mondays instead of Tuesdays, when it previously was part of a three-hour block that also included Dick Wolf series FBI: International and FBI: Most Wanted. Those spinoffs were canceled, so now FBI will fly solo — and it also means there won’t be any more crossovers (at least until CIA premieres midseason).
Star Jeremy Sisto previously told Parade that while he doesn’t get filled in on specific storylines ahead of time, he has some ideas of how FBI Season 8 may look.
“Times are changing. AI, technology, drones,” he said. “We’ve covered some of that stuff this year, some threats that are evolving. That’s really the interesting part. How this office is going to change, how it has to change in order to keep up with the possible bad guys and the technology there. I’m always interested in the kind of research they’ve done in terms of that and how to bring that to an exciting story.”
He added, “What I know will be there [are] these exciting stories, exciting twists. There’s a lot of different possible places that a threat can come from, sometimes less realistic than others. Sometimes it’s more of a play on an idea, and sometimes it’s things you’ve seen in the news. It’s like using all that, all of those colors at your disposal for a writer to paint a season that is unpredictable. Sometimes there are episodes that are less serious, sometimes there are ideas that you really don’t want to think about for too long, and they all take into consideration the real-life potential of this agency.”
Read on to find out more about the FBI Season 8 cast, premiere date and more, but beware of potential FBI Season 7 spoilers if you’re not caught up.
Is FBI renewed for 2025?
Indeed! FBI Season 8 was announced in April 2024, when the series was renewed through Season 9.
Is FBI coming back?
Yes it is: FBI Season 8 will premiere on Oct. 13, 2025.
When does FBI Season 8 come out?
You can tune in to FBI Season 8 on Oct. 13, 2025, at 9 p.m. ET.
What channel is FBI Season 8 on?
You can tune in to FBI Season 8 on CBS.
Where is FBI Season 8 streaming?
You’ll be able to stream episodes of FBI Season 8 next-day on Paramount+.
Who is leaving FBI Season 8?
According to TVLine, Emily Alabi will leave after wrapping up her character Dani Rhodes’ storyline in Season 8.
Who is in the FBI Season 8 cast?
Missy Peregrym as Maggie Bell
Zeeko Zaki as Omar Adom “OA” Zidan
Jeremy Sisto as Jubal Valentine
Alana De La Garza as Isobel Castille
John Boyd as Stuart Scola
Taylor Anthony Miller as Kelly Moran
Vedette Lim as Elise Taylor
James Chen as Ian Lim
Juliana Aidén Martinez as a new, unnamed character
When is Maggie leaving FBI?
Probably not any time soon! Missy Peregrym has previously stepped back from the role when she was on medical leave, but there’s been zero indication that the character will ever be gone for good.
Is the character Jubal leaving FBI?
Thankfully, no! Sisto is back for Season 8, and Jubal’s suspension storyline is finished.
Is Isobel on FBI leaving the show?
After the Season 7 cliffhanger ending that saw Isobel fainting after a terror attack caused chaos among the officers, fans thought she may have been killed off.
Alana de la Garza, who plays Isobel, said not to be so sure.
“Literally, you have to tune in to see. It is a legit cliffhanger,” she told TV Insider. “It was very exciting and very fun to play, unlike anything I’ve ever played before for sure. So that was fun.”
That said, she has some ideas of where she’d like to see Isobel’s story go.
“I think if it’s up to Isobel, she’s a justice warrior,” she previously told Parade. “So she’s going to fight. She’s going to get up, and she’s going to fight. That would be my take on it. So we’ll see what they do.”
Who is the new girl on the FBI show?
Juliana Aidén Martinez is confirmed to be joining the cast for Season 8, Deadline reported. Her character is expected to be Scola’s partner, but details so far are scant. You may recognize Martinez from another Wolf crime show: She previously starred as Kate Silva in Law & Order: SVU.
Did Missy Peregrym leave the FBI show?
Thankfully, nope! Peregrym previously stepped back from FBI when she was on maternity leave, but she hasn’t left the show permanently.
