📺 CIA (2026)

CIA is an American police procedural television series that expands the ever-growing FBI television franchise created by Dick Wolf. Premiering on CBS in February 2026, the series marks a significant narrative shift by pairing a Central Intelligence Agency case officer with an FBI special agent, blending the worlds of international espionage and domestic law enforcement. The premise centers on the odd-couple dynamic between Colin Glass, a loose-cannon CIA officer played by Tom Ellis, and Bill Goodman, a by-the-book FBI agent portrayed by Nick Gehlfuss, as they are forced to collaborate on domestic terrorism threats operating out of New York City.

The series was created by a team including Dick Wolf, David Hudgins, Nicole Perlman, David Chasteen, and Warren Leight. Its path to the screen was somewhat unconventional for a Wolf franchise entry. Originally developed under the working title FBI: CIA, the plan was to introduce the characters via a traditional backdoor pilot embedded within an episode of the parent series, FBI. However, scheduling conflicts and casting timelines pushed the proposed pilot late into the season, ultimately leading CBS to order CIA straight-to-series with a new standalone script, bypassing the backdoor pilot model entirely.

CIA integrates itself firmly into the existing universe through a recurring cast of crossover characters from the flagship FBI series. Familiar faces such as Missy Peregrym’s Maggie Bell, Alana de la Garza’s Isobel Castille, and Jeremy Sisto’s Jubal Valentine appear to bridge the two agencies, grounding the new show’s high-stakes intelligence work within the established procedural framework of the FBI New York field office. The series was renewed for a second season just a month after its debut, signaling strong network confidence in this latest extension of the franchise.