CBS’ CIA was initially set to hitch FBI in primetime in fall of the 2025 TV schedule, with FBI: Most Wished‘s former govt producer on board as showrunner. The present has since been pushed again to a midseason launch, so there are nonetheless months left earlier than seeing Tom Ellis in motion in his new function. Lately, Chicago Med‘s Nick Gehlfuss was confirmed as a solid member, and now one other One Chicago actor has made the lower and can transfer from NBC to CBS. It is nice information for the star, however maybe not good for Kevin Atwater over on Chicago P.D.
CIA’s Latest Solid Member
Natalee Linez has been solid for CBS’ CIA, with Deadline reporting that she’ll play a CIA analyst by the title of Gina Rojas. Tom Ellis, the primary solid member introduced after the present was initially titled FBI: CIA, performs a free cannon CIA officer reverse Nick Gehlfuss as a by-the-book FBI agent. ER‘s Michael Michele is on board as the top of the CIA’s New York Station, which sounds to me like she’s the CIA counterpart FBI‘s Isobel.
Linez can be the newest actor following the grand custom of a star leaving one present within the Dick Wolf TV universe and becoming a member of one other one. Former Legislation & Order stars Jeremy Sisto and Alana De La Garza play new characters on FBI, Dylan McDermott undoubtedly wasn’t his villainous Legislation & Order: Organized Crime character on FBI: Most Wished, and Jesse Lee Soffer left Chicago P.D. and landed the lead function on FBI: Worldwide‘s fourth and closing season.
Chicago P.D.‘s major solid will not be modified going into Season 13 this fall, however Linez did recur all through the twelfth season (out there streaming now with a Peacock subscription). Even when her absence will not make or break the Intelligence Unit, it might have an effect on the at all times unlucky-in-love Kevin Atwater.
Is Chicago P.D. Shedding Val?
Whereas Chicago P.D. is normally procedural and the darkest of the three One Chicago present, there normally is time for love for the members of the Intelligence Unit… apart from Atwater, that’s. LaRoyce Hawkins hasn’t gotten many romantic subplots over his twelve seasons and counting as Officer Kevin Atwater, however the future appeared pretty shiny for Atwater and Val after Natalee Linez’s three episodes. Certain, there was some homicide concerned of their relationship, however what relationship on Chicago P.D. does not have homicide intruding on their love story sooner or later?
Technically, it isn’t confirmed that Linez touchdown her new CIA function signifies that Val has already made her final look on Chicago P.D., and Nick Gehlfuss is returning to Chicago Med this season whereas additionally co-leading CIA. Nonetheless, Linez will probably be filming within the Large Apple relatively than the Windy Metropolis now, with no indication that she’ll be filming in Chicago once more. Her Instagram submit about her casting even notes the large transfer. She wrote within the caption:
I AM SO EXCITED!!! I’m so freaking completely satisfied to be becoming a member of everybody concerned on this unbelievable present. What a whirlwind. I’m an NYC gal now child.
It stays to be seen how Chicago P.D. will deal with Atwater’s relationship with Val in mild of Natalee Linez’s casting on CIA. It is technically doable that the romance might proceed off-screen, and completely doable that the cop drama will not even tackle her absence if she by no means turns up once more. (No, I am nonetheless not over by no means getting solutions about Rojas.) For his half, LaRoyce Hawkins confirmed his supporting, posting this touch upon her Instagram:
[T[here she go ✨✨
CIA has not yet received an official premiere date from CBS, but it’s expected early in 2026. Watson was originally set to kick off Season 2 in midseason, then was swapped with CIA to arrive this fall. The new series will presumably be paired with FBI when it finally arrives, although there’s no confirmation at this point about how closely connected the two will (or won’t) be.