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CIA Season 2 on CBS: return date, cast, and more

The series is produced by the legendary Dick Wolf, and spins out from the FBI franchise

Guides by Avery Kaplan, Contributing writer

Published on Fri May 29 2026

The first season finale of CIA aired on May 18th, 2026, and audiences immediately found themselves questioning whether they could expect another season of the spin-off series from CBS's FBI franchise. We are here to inform you that you can indeed! CIA Season 2 has been officially announced by CBS, and will begin in fall 2026.

CIA was created by Dick Wolf and David Hudgins, and is the sixth spinoff of the FBI franchise, which also includes FBI and FBI: Most Wanted. The show follows a loose cannon CIA case officer, Colin Glass (Tom Ellis), who is teamed with a more uptight FBI agent, William "Bill" Randall Goodman (Nick Gehlfuss) to investigate domestic terrorist threats. The cast of characters also includes CIA analyst Gina Gosian (Natalee Linez) and Deputy Chief Nikki Reynard (Necar Zadegan).

The initial 12-episode season ended with Glass and Goodman finding a new dynamic where the two had almost swapped places in terms of calmness. “How can we totally go against what we both look like just independently, but also what can we create as far as relationships for undercover stories?” Nick Gehlfuss teased when asked by TV Insider what to expect in the show’s second season. Tom Ellis joked in response, “I definitely can see a Pretty Woman montage happening at some point of Colin taking Bill out to get out of those suits and get into something a bit more appropriate.”

CIA Season 2 will be part of CBS's Monday schedule - airing at 9pm ET/8 Central. CBS has yet to announce an official return date for the series, but based on historical evidence, fans should expect CIA Season 2 to begin in late September or early October 2026.

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Avery Kaplan: Avery lives and writes in Southern California. She is the co-author of Double Challenge: Being LGBTQ and a Minority with her spouse, Rebecca Oliver Kaplan. Avery is Features Editor at Comics Beat, and you can also find her writing on StarTrek.com, The Gutter Review, Geek Girl Authority, and in the margins of the books in her personal library.