EXCLUSIVE: The series has seen significant cast departures. CBS'upcoming FBI branch CIA. Michael Michelone of the series' main characters has left, sources tell Deadline. CIAheadlined by Tom Ellis and Nick Gehlfuss, was scheduled to begin production in September and premiere mid-season. There are rumors that Michelle will be recast, but this is unconfirmed and seems unclear at the moment.
This is the second major change in the crime drama that was taken in April with direct order in series, after showrunner will change this summer.
CIA The story centers on two unlikely partners – a fast-talking, rule-breaking CIA officer (Ellis) and a tough, experienced and smart FBI agent (Gehlfuss) who believes in the rule of law. When this odd couple is assigned to work at the New York office of the CIA, they must learn to work together to investigate cases and criminals that pose a threat on US soil, discovering that their differences may actually be their strength.
Michel played the head of the New York office of the CIA. The series also stars Natalie Linez as a CIA analyst.
The premiere was originally planned for autumn 2025. CIA was pushed back to midseason in July due to a change in showrunner: Warren Lee replaced him. FBI: Most Wanted showrunner David Hudgins.
Dick Wolf and Leith executive producers CIA along with Nicole Perlman, David Chasteen and Peter Jankowski. Universal Television, a division of the Universal Studio Group, produces the series in association with Wolf Entertainment and CBS Studios.
Michelle has a long history with Wolf; in her first acting performance, she appeared again in the first season of his series. New York undercover. Most recently, she reappeared opposite Queen Latifah in another CBS/Universal TV crime drama: Equalizer.
