FBI Season 8 Episode 1 Release Date, Cast, Preview

FBI Season 8 is coming back to CBS with exciting new episodes! The show will return on Monday, October 13, 2025, at 9:00 PM ET. This is the day when fans can watch the first episode called "Takeover." The show is moving to a new time on Monday nights instead of Tuesdays.​

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Release Date and Schedule

The FBI team will be back with their first new episode on October 13, 2025. The show now airs on Monday nights at 9:00 PM ET on CBS. This is different from before when it was on Tuesday nights. After the show airs on TV, you can watch it the next day on Paramount+.​

The new season will have about 22 episodes just like other seasons. New episodes will come out every Monday night. If you miss an episode on TV, you can find it on streaming services like Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, or FuboTV.​

Main Cast Members

The main team of FBI agents will be back for Season 8. Here are the stars who will return:

Missy Peregrym plays Special Agent Maggie Bell. She is the leader when the team goes out on cases. Maggie is smart and brave, and she helps keep everyone safe.​

Zeeko Zaki plays Special Agent Omar "OA" Zidan. He is Maggie's partner and works with her on all the big cases. OA used to be in the Army before joining the FBI.​

Jeremy Sisto plays Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine. He runs the office and helps the team from headquarters. Jubal makes sure everyone has what they need to solve crimes.​

Alana De La Garza plays Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille. She is the boss of the whole team. But fans are worried about her because something bad happened to her at the end of Season 7.​

John Boyd plays Special Agent Stuart Scola. He used to work on Wall Street before becoming an FBI agent. Now he helps catch bad guys.​

New Cast Member

There is also a new person joining the team. Juliana Aidén Martinez will be in Season 8. She used to be on another show called Law & Order: SVU. We don't know her character's name yet, but she will probably be Scola's new partner.​

What Happened in Season 7?

At the end of Season 7, something scary happened. Bad guys attacked the FBI building with bombs hidden in phones. Agent Isobel got hurt in an explosion but pretended to be dead to catch the bad guys.​

After they caught all the bad guys, Isobel was giving a speech to her team. But then she fell down and stopped breathing. The doctors couldn't find her pulse. Everyone is worried if she will be okay.​

Episode 1: "Takeover" Preview

Promotional poster for FBI Season 8 Episode 1 showing an agent in FBI gear

The first episode is called "Takeover." In this episode, a federal judge goes missing. The FBI team starts looking for him, but they find out something strange. The judge was looking for his missing son on a dangerous island where there are no police or laws.​

The case becomes very dangerous for the whole team. Zeeko Zaki (who plays OA) says this episode is like the movie "Saving Private Ryan" because the team has to go into a dangerous place to help someone.​

Jubal will also have new responsibilities as a leader while the team deals with this scary case.​

What the Stars Are Saying?

The actors are very excited about Season 8. Missy Peregrym (Maggie) says the new season will be "very intense and fast-paced." She promises that fans will see exciting challenges for the team.​

Zeeko Zaki (OA) says there will be "life and death situations" right from the first episode. He warns that it's not just Isobel who might be in danger - the whole team could be at risk.​

The actors promise that Season 8 will have "exciting stories and surprising twists." Each episode will show different types of crimes and bad guys that the FBI has to stop.​

Big Changes This Season

Season 8 has some big changes. The show moved from Tuesday to Monday nights. This happened because the other FBI shows (FBI: International and FBI: Most Wanted) were cancelled.​

Now FBI is the only show in the franchise on TV. But there will be a new show called FBI: CIA coming later in the year.​

The team also has a new member because some actors left the show. Katherine Renee Kane (Tiffany) and Lisette Olivera (Syd) are not coming back. Emily Alabi (Dani) will only be in a few episodes to finish her story.​

Where to Watch

You can watch FBI Season 8 in many ways:

Live on CBS - Monday nights at 9:00 PM ET starting October 13, 2025

Paramount+ - Episodes available the day after they air on TV

Hulu + Live TV - Watch live or on-demand

YouTube TV - Live streaming and recordings

FuboTV - Another live TV option​

Will Isobel Survive?

The biggest question for Season 8 is whether Isobel will be okay. At the end of Season 7, she collapsed and had no pulse. The show's creators are keeping this a secret.​

Jeremy Sisto says that Season 8 will start with "chaos" because of what happened to Isobel. The whole team will be affected by her condition.​

Fans will have to watch the first episode to find out if their favorite boss will survive and continue leading the team.

Looking Ahead

FBI has already been renewed through Season 9, so fans know the show will continue for at least two more years. This gives the writers time to tell longer stories about the characters.​

The show will keep focusing on big crimes like terrorism and organized crime. The team uses special technology and their training to protect New York City and the whole country.​

Season 8 promises to be full of action, danger, and surprises as the FBI team faces their biggest challenges yet. Don't miss the premiere on October 13th to see how the story continues!