‘FBI’ Spin-Off Loses Lead Star, Adds Replacement

'FBI' Spin-Off Loses Lead Star, Adds Replacement

FBI Internationalis welcoming a new series lead following Christine Paul’s departure. Megan “Smitty”Garretson, Eva Jane Willis will play a street-smart Europol Agent embedded with The Fly Team and who communicates with every host country where they are operating.

The Season 1 finale was the last. “Crestfallen,”Smitty will play the role of Katrin Jaeger, Paul’s character. She will enjoy her promotion to Europol’s head in Western Europe off-camera. Exclusive interview withThe ListLuke Kleintank, series star and actor of the CBS show, spoke out about the close relationships he formed with the other actors while working on the CBS show.

Since this FBI The spinoff is set overseas. Most of the filming takes place in Budapest, Hungary. The actors needed to move to be able to film on location. “It felt like it was a huge decision for everybody to take their lives and move it all the way to Budapest and start in a new place [where] actually none of us had ever been. It felt like a huge choice and a risk,” Kleintank said.

The actor stated that the cast was dependent on one another when they were away from home or with friends. “We are out together. We’re having drinks. We’re going, we’re singing karaoke. We’re at each other’s houses. We depend on it. We actually depend on each other, which is rare,”He stated. Deadline reports Paul could return as a guest actor in the future, though there are no plans. Other credits include HBO’s “The Killing” and HBO’s “The Good Doctor.”Gangs of London; ITV’sMaigret Makes a Trap;Raging Gracefor AMC Entertainment; andUnclefor BBC.

All three of CBS’s contracts were renewed by CBS FBISeries, including FBI InternationalTwo seasons ago in May, the spinoff was renewed. As a spinoff, it was roughly tied Ghosts NCIS: Hawai’i For the highest number of viewers in its inaugural season.

“TheFBIs are one of the most successful brands in the entire TV landscape and a powerful cornerstone of our No. 1 lineup,”Kelly Kahl, president of CBS Entertainment, stated in a statement. “They’ve attracted a dedicated, loyal fan base, thanks to the extraordinary vision of executive producer Dick Wolf and the talents of all three outstanding casts and creative teams. I know we and our viewers look forward to two additional seasons of engaging, heroic stories.”FBI: International’ssecond season premieres September 20 on CBS at 9 pm ET/PT.

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