FBI season 8
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| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | October 13, 2025 |
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The eighth season of the American police procedural television drama series FBI premiered on October 13, 2025 on CBS.
Cast and characters
Main
- Missy Peregrym as Maggie Bell, FBI Special Agent.
- Zeeko Zaki as Omar Adom "OA" Zidan, FBI Special Agent and Maggie's partner.
- John Boyd as Stuart Scola, FBI Special Agent.
- Juliana Aidén Martinez as Eva Ramos, FBI Special Agent and Scola's new partner.[1][2]
- Alana de la Garza as Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Isobel Castille.
- Jeremy Sisto as Jubal Valentine, FBI Assistant Special Agent In Charge (ASAC).
Recurring
- James Chen as Ian Lim, an FBI Technical Analyst
- Vedette Lim as Elise Taylor (season 2–present), an FBI Intelligence Analyst
- Taylor Anthony Miller as Kelly Moran (season 2–present), an FBI Analyst
- Emily Alabi as Dani Rhodes (seasons 7–8),[3] Ortiz's replacement as Scola's partner
- Shantel VanSanten as Special Agent Nina Chase (FBI: Most Wanted)
Guest
- Emily Alabi as Dani Rhodes
- Mara Davi as Samantha Kelton, Jubal Valentine's ex-wife
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [4] | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [4] | Prod. code [4] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 136 | 1 | "Takeover" | Alex Chapple | Mike Weiss | October 13, 2025 | FBI801 | 4.43[5] |
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The team investigate the disappearance of a federal judge, only to discover he has been tracking his missing son on the remote island of Port Turner, where local authority has collapsed. The team's search escalates into a dangerous confrontation with armed militants as they attempt to rescue the judge's son and recover the judge himself. Amid the operation, Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine is confronted with the realities of his new responsibilities. Dani dies after receiving the bullet intended for Scola during the armed confrontation with the militia. Meanwhile, Castille remains in critical condition, but gradually begins to make a recovery. | |||||||
| 137 | 2 | "Captured" | Carlos Bernard | Aaron Ginsburg | October 20, 2025 | FBI802 | 4.16[6] |
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After a security guard is killed and valuable paintings are taken from an international cultural exchange, the Rushman Gallery, the team is dragged into a complex and difficult investigation when they learn that the robbers were blackmailed. Maggie utilises her personal connections by asking a friend to assist in creating a profile of the suspects. The blackmailers are revealed to be members of the Russian Strauss group, who are aiming to rescue their leader, Igor Petrovich, from captivity at the Ukrainian consulate. During the case, Jubal learns the stark realities of keeping promises in his new role as acting Special Agent in Charge. | |||||||
| 138 | 3 | "Boy Scout" | Peter Stebbings | Ryan Maldonado & Eduardo Javier Canto | October 27, 2025 | FBI803 | 3.70[7] |
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Scola and his new partner, Special Agent Eva Ramos, are sent to look into the death of a young man who was found dead on federal land after being beaten. At first, it looks like a random attack, but things at the scene point to something more planned and organized. As they talk to witnesses and collect evidence, they find links to a bigger operation that involves the DEA and Scola's former DEA mentor Bobby Galloway, which makes it hard to coordinate. Eva and Scola need to find a way to work together while also dealing with the stress of the investigation and the rules that each agency has to follow. Meanwhile, Castille returns to work earlier then expected and is also offered to become the new deputy director of the bureau. | |||||||
| 139 | 4 | "Manifest" | Jon Cassar | Bryce Ahart & Stephanie McFarlane | November 3, 2025 | FBI804 | 4.10[8] |
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After a failed assassination attempt on a U.S. senator, Maggie and OA are given the job of getting her back to Washington, D.C., on a commercial flight, which quickly turns into a life-or-death situation. During the flight, the senator suddenly collapses, and Maggie notices discoloration in her skin, which suggests poisoning rather than natural causes. OA starts interrogating passengers while Maggie tries to find evidence, but then she realizes that the toxin is very rare and made for chemical warfare. As officials on the ground get ready for an emergency landing, things get tense and the agents have to protect the other passengers while also trying to find the person responsible. In the meantime, the suspect gets into a violent fight after OA is poisoned with the same poison, leaving Maggie little time to give him an antidote to save him. | |||||||
| 140 | 5 | "Falsetto" | Alex Chapple | Sabir Pirzada | November 10, 2025 | FBI805 | 4.11[9] |
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Maggie partners with Special Agent Eva Ramos in an investigation after a father is stabbed in broad daylight at a New York City park. The situation escalates when a second murder appears linked to the first, revealing that the attacker may be operating off a carefully crafted hit list Meanwhile OA continues recovering from his poisoning in the previous episode. | |||||||
| 141 | 6 | "Parental" | Milena Govich | Mae Smith | November 17, 2025 | FBI806 | 4.26[10] |
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Following the death of a manager of a Rusk medical clinic, the FBI suspects a New Jersey robbery crew to be responsible, but quickly learn that one of the robbers had filed a failed lawsuit against Dr. Franklin Rusk for alleged malpractice after his infant child died during birth. The team later learn Rusk was a part of a trafficking ring, who stole children from drug addicted parents and had adoption agencies give them up for adoption. After they find Dr. Rusk dead after being kidnapped, they learn from Amy Brewer, the wife of the second robber, Lyle Brewer, that he killed Rusk after learning that their son is still alive. Meanwhile, Isobel faces the challenge of bonding with her new stepchildren. | |||||||
| 142 | 7 | "Fadeaway" | Yangzom Brauen | Woody Strassner | December 1, 2025 | FBI807 | N/A |
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Eight people die in an apartment explosion, which the team quickly deduce could be related to a gang war between the Latin Kings and United Blood Nations and suspect that the order came from inside the Ridgebury prison. However the talks of infringement on the Latin Kings' territory escalates into a prison riot after the leader of the United Blood Nations is killed. The team learn that Cole Watkins, a low ranking member of the latter gang, conspired with his ex-wife to kill fifteen-year-old Cierra Gibson, who their son, basketball player DeMarcus Greene, had made pregnant in order to protect his reputation with potential sponsors. Meanwhile, Castille prepares to take on her new job, but ultimately turns it down in favour of staying in her current job, feeling that she belongs more in it. | |||||||
| 143 | 8 | "Ratlined" | Ken Girotti | Woody Strassner | December 8, 2025 | FBI808 | N/A |
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Corridor Daily journalist Holly Chanwell is assassinated while interviewing the Prime Minister of Jordan, but as the team track down her assassin, Zoe Morrison, she is also killed. Some time later, Chanwell's cameraman Quinn Han is also kidnapped. The team learns that a rogue Chinese group working for deputy attaché Licha Jiao have been tracking down critics of China and Chanwell was assassinated for trying to uncover their activities. Meanwhile, OA tries to tell Gemma about him being poisoned, but she instead reveals that she has been cheating on him with a client. | |||||||
| 144 | 9 | "Lone Wolf" | Ludo Littee | Jake Tinker | December 15, 2025 | FBI809 | N/A |
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Following a tip on the FBI hotline, Maggie, OA and Kelly investigate the disappearance of a prostitute and later discover more victims of a suspected serial killer. However, the team soon learns that the killer, Warren Stroud, had ordered his victims to steal valuable items from selected targets, all as a part of a bigger plan to destroy critical infrastructure in Manhattan. Although they arrest him after killing the surviving victim, his wife Janice is revealed to be conspiring with him and is attempting to finish the plan. The team manages to foil the plan to bomb a power plant, but are too late to prevent another cell of the 3rd Testament from detonating the fibre optic cable station on Hudson Street, leading to a citywide disruption of power supply and network connection. Having been tipped about Hudson Street by Tyler, Jubal rushes to the scene to tend to his now severely injured son. | |||||||
| 145 | 10 | "Wolf Pack" | Alex Chapple | Bryce Ahart & Stephanie McFarlane | December 15, 2025 | FBI810 | N/A |
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Minutes before the Hudson Street explosion, Tyler catches the suspects on video and is rushed to the hospital in critical condition. The team tries out prototype tech by Cado, gaining temporary access to internet and communications. Thanks to Tyler's footage, they identity Baker McCaffery as the mastermind behind the plot, taking over the mantle from his brother Chip. At the hospital, Jubal reads Tyler's college essay, learning how much he really looks up to him and shortly afterwards, Tyler wakes up from his coma. | |||||||
| 146 | 11 | "Confetti" | Alex Chapple | Ryan Maldonado & Eduardo Javier Canto | February 23, 2026 | FBI812 | TBD |
| 147 | 12 | "Daybreak" | Milena Govich | Aaron Ginsburg | March 2, 2026 | FBI811 | TBD |
| 148 | 13 | "Fanatics" | John Behring | Mitch Kampf | March 9, 2026 | FBI813 | TBD |
| 149 | 14 | "Forgiven" | Yangzom Brauen | Mae Smith | March 16, 2026 | FBI814 | TBD |
| 150 | 15 | "Crusader"[11] | Carlos Bernard | Mike Weiss | March 23, 2026 | FBI815 | TBD |
| 151 | 16 | "3 Up, 3 Down"[12] | Anna Dokoza | Woody Strassner | March 30, 2026 | FBI816 | TBD |
Production
On July 14, 2025, Juliana Aidén Martinez was cast as a series regular for the eighth season.[13]
Broadcast and release
The eighth season premiered on October 13, 2025.[14] The series moved to Mondays at 9:00 p.m.[15]
References
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- ^ "(#FBI815) "Crusader"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
- ^ "(#FBI816) "3 Up, 3 Down"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (July 14, 2025). "'SVU' Alumna Juliana Aidén Martinez Joins 'FBI' As Series Regular". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
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