Bad news for anyone who had been eagerly anticipating the premiere of the FBI spinoff CIA this fall. Deadline reports that the Tom Ellis-led spinoff has had its premiere bumped back and will now get a midseason debut. CBS reportedly pushed back the spinoff, which got a straight-to-series order earlier this spring, as it is undergoing a change in showrunners. On the plus side, Watson season 2 will now move up to take its slot in CBS’ fall lineup.
CIA‘s original showrunner, David Hudgins, who had previous experience running FBI: Most Wanted, had originally been set to lead the show and co-write the pilot script with network procedural legend Dick Wolf. However, he is now exiting the troubled series and is to be replaced by Warren Leight, another Dick Wolf universe veteran whose previous experience comes from the long-running Law & Order: SVU.
More to come…
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Source:Deadline
