FBI: Worldwide co-creator Derek Haas not too long ago spoke in regards to the present’s cancellation forward of what would have been its fifth season. In a brand new interview, Haas mirrored on the solid’s evolution in Season 4 and the shock behind CBS’s resolution. He additionally defined why the artistic workforce remained assured within the present’s high quality regardless of its early finish.
Derek Haas talks FBI: Worldwide getting canceled earlier than Season 5
Co-creator Derek Haas expressed disappointment over FBI: Worldwide getting canceled after Season 4. “I used to be so unhappy to listen to in regards to the cancellation,” Haas informed TVLine, citing his enthusiasm for Jesse Soffer’s casting as Wes Mitchell and the chemistry with new addition Jay Hayden. “They have been gold collectively,” he stated, referencing the Season 4 ensemble.
Haas confirmed he was not given a cause for the present’s cancellation. “I’ve no perception into why it was cancelled,” he stated. “I like Amy [Reisenbach] and Eric [Kim] over at CBS… and belief their instincts. So they have to’ve had causes that had nothing to do with the standard of the present.”
CBS introduced the cancellation of FBI: Worldwide and FBI: Most Wished in March 2025. In a Might press briefing, CBS Leisure President Amy Reisenbach stated, “It’s not simple to finish exhibits and we had loads of choices this yr… We all the time have to have a look at all of our exhibits… what the funds appear like, what the rankings are, after which we make these powerful selections” (through Deadline).
Each canceled exhibits reportedly averaged 6.5 million complete viewers with delayed playback, tying for eighth amongst CBS’s 14 dramas for the 2024–25 season. This was greater than some renewed sequence, together with Fireplace Nation and NCIS: Sydney. Regardless of filming in Budapest, Hungary, in line with TVLine, is “less expensive” than U.S. places, cost-efficiency didn’t safe renewal.
Reisenbach famous fiscal duty as an element. “Finally these offers and the exhibits simply weren’t penciling out for us from an financial perspective.” Deadline additionally pointed to previous “tough renewal negotiations” between CBS and NBCUniversal as a contributing issue.
The FBI franchise continues with FBI, renewed via 2026–27. A brand new spinoff, CIA, starring Tom Ellis, can be in growth.
