After a divisive cancellation rocked the fanbase, FBI: Most Needed‘s solid had an opportunity to weigh in on the way forward for their characters.
FBI: Most Needed was a well-liked spin-off of Legislation & Order creator Dick Wolf’s FBI. Most Needed was praised for its lovable solid. Nonetheless, modifications to the story and the exit of common characters led to heartbreak on display screen and off. The choice to cancel the favored collection was met with disappointment.
A lot was left unfinished within the collection. Followers wished extra of the love story between FBI beginner, Nina Chase (Shantel VanSanten), and her beau, Particular Agent Stuart Scola (John Boyd), or “Scolina” because the followers affectionately name them.
It isn’t the primary time ScreenRant has had an opportunity to take a seat down with the solid of FBI: Most Needed. Again in 2024, ScreenRant‘s Rachel Foertsch obtained an opportunity to talk with VanSanten and Boyd about their relationship on display screen.
Now, with the collection within the rearview and uncertainty forward, ScreenRant‘s Tatiana Hullender obtained an opportunity to meet up with them about FBI season 8’s Scola and Nina marriage ceremony episode, crossover alternatives, and what the longer term might maintain.
ScreenRant: Now that you just’re married and CIA can also be coming, is there any likelihood we’ll get to see extra of Nina now? Both on the principle FBI present or within the new spin-off.
Shantel VanSanten: We have been saying we’ll pitch an undercover couple episode to them. They’re proper subsequent door to FBI, and I do know that they’ve had a number of the different FBI characters on. Are you hoping to go, John?
John Boyd: Yeah, completely. I will pull double responsibility at any time when they want. In fact, I’d like to go. I hear CIA’s fantastic.
Shantel VanSanten: Yeah, I really like that we’ll be watching proper after we watch the marriage episode. Tuning into the CIA premiere can be superior.
Whereas the FBI spin-off, CIA, struggled to get its footing, with altering showrunners and exits made by solid members and producers earlier than the present’s launch, it’s set to debut on CBS on February 23, 2026. It stars Lucifer star, Tom Ellis, as Colin Glass, a CIA case officer tapped to be a part of a joint CIA-FBI activity drive.
CIA has already confirmed crossover expertise with FBI, together with alums Jeremy Sisto, Missy Peregrym, and Alana de la Garza. All can be reprising their roles within the present’s New York area workplace.
With VanSanten and Boyd as fan favorites, it could be sensible for the CIA staff to faucet them in for an episode or two. CIA doubtless has its personal docket of latest characters, storylines, and unhealthy guys, however a examine in on the couple and their son Douglas would give some viewers closure.
FBI: Most Needed’s eighth and closing season nonetheless had first rate viewer scores, averaging between 4–5 million viewers for every of the season’s 22 episodes. The finale, titled “The Circle Recreation,” ended with Group Chief Remy Scott (Dylan McDermott), retiring from the FBI to open a restaurant. Whereas the finale tied up some unfastened ends, many viewers discovered it untimely.
What is the future for the FBI franchise?
Regardless of the cancellations of FBI: Most Needed and FBI: Worldwide, the principle FBI collection nonetheless has its place on CBS. CIA premiere February 23, 2026.
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2020 – 2025-00-00
- Showrunner
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René Balcer
- Writers
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René Balcer
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Roxy Sternberg
Sheryll Barnes
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Keisha Fort-Hughes
Hana Gibson
