FBI: International season 3 – Release date and latest news

According to Deadline, Reed's departure is a creative decision but confusion remained as to how the character would be written out of the show. Well, in the season 3 premiere, Kellett bid farewell to the fly team and stated that she'd decided to transfer to the Washington DC field office in a bid to deal with the grief of her sister's death.

Her send off was marked with a heartfelt farewell at the train station by former flame and colleague Scott (Luke Kleintank). How will the team continue without one of its main agents? Luckily, the new arrival of Christina Wolfe as Special Agent Amanda Tate seems to be well-timed and we can't wait to see how she'll slot into the action.

The new series marks another instalment of the already popular FBI franchise from Law & Order producer Dick Wolf. Following on from the original FBI series and FBI: Most Wanted, FBI: International follows the elite operatives from the FBI’s "fly team" – Special Agents who neutralise threats against the US from their scenic base in Budapest.

The team, led by agent Scott Forrester, have already spent the previous two seasons dealing with worldwide criminal and terrorist threats as well as the bureaucratic red tape that comes with working in foreign countries – which also means they can’t wave their guns around as much as their US-based counterparts.

With the new series already underway in the US, here's everything you need to know about the upcoming third season of FBI: International.

FBI: International season 3 release date: When will it air?

Last year's now-resolved writers’ and actors' strikes put production on the series (and most TV shows in the US) on hold for months, but FBI: International returned to US screens on Tuesday 13th February 2024 on CBS at 9pm.

The new series premiered between FBI and FBI: Most Wanted on the same evening, meaning a bumper dose of the FBI franchise. Episodes of FBI: International season 3 now air weekly on CBS.

While we do have a US release date, we'll just have to wait and see when UK fans can get their fix as a UK release date is yet to be confirmed. But the series will likely become available to watch via Sky and NOW in the UK.

FBI: International season 3 cast - Who's returning?

Although season 2 ended with a big cliffhanger that potentially spelled doom for at least one character (more on that in a moment), most of the main cast are returning for season 3.

But in what will likely be surprise news for fans, Heida Reed has departed the series, having played the second-in-command since the show's inception. Reed left the series in the season 3 premiere episode, explaining to the team that she's transferring to the Washington DC office.

While the team were surprised by the news, Reed explained that after her sister June died, she made a promise to “live my life for the both of us". Feeling as though she was escaping her grief by moving to Budapest, she is moving back to the US.

We do know, though, that there's already a new confirmed character joining the series, with Christina Wolfe joining the new season as series regular Special Agent Amanda Tate.

The cast members in season 3 are:

• Luke Kleintank as Special Agent Scott Forrester
• Vinessa Vidotto as Special Agent Cameron Vo
• Eva-Jane Willis as Megan ‘Smitty’ Garretson
• Carter Redwood as Special Agent Andre Raines
• Christina Wolfe as Special Agent Amanda Tate

Fans are hoping for the return of Tank the dog, too, especially as he didn’t make as many appearances in the second season as he did in the first. The Giant Schnauzer, played by a dog called Green, did turn up in the season 2 finale – so here’s hoping he survived the events of that episode and will be back, wagging his fluffy tail in season 3.

FBI: International season 3 plot - What will happen?

If you're yet to tune into FBI: International season 3, be warned as there are some spoilers ahead.

The final episode of season 2 ended with an explosive cliffhanger that meant anything could happen in season 3.

After preventing a stolen Russian nuclear missile from being sold on the black market, the team faced an attack at their own office in Budapest – an explosion that took out the building. The only two members of the Fly Team who were definitely outside at the time of the blast were Raines and (phew!) Tank the dog.

Raines was running towards the building when the bomb went off so was caught in the force of the blast, with his fate remaining a cliffhanger going into season 3. Well now, we've seen that despite being at a very large risk of needing an amputation on his leg, Raines survived and had some major surgery on his leg. But that means that with needing rehab, the team will be down an agent while Raines is on desk duty for now.

The new series will also be the first under the showrunning direction of Matt Olmstead after the departure of FBI: International creator Derek Haas as showrunner. Haas served as showrunner on the series for the first two seasons but departed at the end of season 2 and announcing the news in November 2023, Haas said: “Although I am leaving Wolf Entertainment next year to focus on creating new shows, I’m entirely committed to delivering amazing episodes of Chicago Fire and FBI: International through the end of the current seasons.

“I learned everything I know about storytelling, pace, characters, production values, and hiring the best cast, crews, and staffs from Dick Wolf and Peter Jankowski, and as hard as it is to leave a place you love and have called home for over a decade, including incredible support from Universal Television, NBC and CBS, I look forward to building my own brand in entertainment.”

Is there a FBI: International season 3 trailer?

There's currently no trailer for the new season of FBI: International! Watch this space, as we’ll update this page as soon as one is available.

FBI: International seasons 1 and 2 are available to watch on Sky Witness and NOW in the UK – sign up for Sky TV here. Check out more of our Drama coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on.

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