The upcoming FBI spinoff that includes Tom Ellis has misplaced its showrunner as manufacturing involves a brief halt. The management change comes forward of the present’s deliberate midseason debut. The community has paused manufacturing briefly whereas it reorganizes behind the scenes.
Warren Leight exits CIA as showrunner, manufacturing stopped
Warren Leight, identified for his work on Legislation & Order: SVU, has stepped down as showrunner of CBS’s FBI spinoff CIA, in accordance with Selection. Leight took over the place in July from David Hudgins, marking the present’s second showrunner change earlier than its debut. Sources advised Selection that FBI showrunner Mike Weiss is in talks to take over whereas persevering with his position on the flagship sequence.
Manufacturing on CIA paused quickly to accommodate the management change. Insiders shared with the outlet that the hiatus is not going to have an effect on the midseason premiere date, because the delay is predicted to be temporary. CBS had already shifted the present from a fall launch to midseason to permit additional growth time.
The crime drama present stars Tom Ellis and Chicago Med alum Nick Gehlfuss as “two unlikely companions — a fast-talking, rule-breaking unfastened cannon CIA case officer (Ellis), and a by-the-book, seasoned and good FBI agent (Gehlfuss) who believes within the rule of regulation.”
In keeping with the official synopsis, when assigned to work collectively on the CIA’s New York Station, “they have to be taught to work collectively to research instances and criminals posing threats on U.S. soil, discovering that their variations may very well be their power.”
Michael Michele exited the sequence after being solid because the station chief, and government producer and authentic pilot director Eriq La Salle departed earlier this month. Common Tv, a division of Common Studio Group, produces CIA and FBI with Wolf Leisure.
CBS is predicted to drop the sequence throughout its 2026 midseason slate.
