FBI: Most Wanted


FBI: Most Wanted is an American police procedural television series created by René Balcer and produced by Wolf Entertainment that was ordered to series by CBS in May 2019, and premiered on January 7, 2020. The series follows the exploits of the Fugitive Task Force of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It is the first spin-off of Dick Wolf's FBI, and the second series in the FBI franchise.
FBI: Most Wanted and its characters were introduced via a back-door pilot episode titled "Most Wanted" in the first season of FBI. The series originally starred Julian McMahon, Kellan Lutz, Roxy Sternberg, Keisha Castle-Hughes, and Nathaniel Arcand. Other cast members included YaYa Gosselin, Miguel Gomez, Alexa Davalos, Dylan McDermott, Edwin Hodge, and Shantel VanSanten.
In April 2024, the series was renewed for a sixth season which premiered on October 15, 2024. In March 2025, the series was canceled after six seasons.

Premise

The series focuses on the work of Federal Bureau of Investigation 's New York Fugitive Task Force, which relentlessly tracks and captures the notorious and dangerous criminals on the FBI's Most Wanted list. Overseeing the team is FBI Supervisory Special Agent Jess LaCroix, a seasoned, enigmatic agent at the top of his game who uses his expert profiling skills to help apprehend the most dangerous criminals. Throughout Season 1, the task force includes Special Agents Sheryll Barnes, an ex–New York Police Department detective with a degree in behavioral psych who serves as the team's second in command; Kenny Crosby, a United States Army Military Intelligence vet Jess has taken under his wing; Hana Gibson, the team's intelligence analyst; and Clinton Skye, one of the most experienced field agents on the team, and the brother of Jess's deceased wife, as well as Jess's brother-in-law with Clinton, and also the team's sharpshooter or sniper. The team also operates out of an area in 26 Fed in Manhattan or in an unidentified building that is under the control of the FBI. While on the road investigating cases, they also operate from a mobile command center that serves as their main base of operations.
In season 2, Skye is put on special assignment to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and is eventually replaced by Special Agent Ivan Ortiz, an ex–Los Angeles Police Department gang officer with street cop instincts while Crosby replaces Skye as the team's sniper/sharpshooter. In the season 3 premiere, Crosby is put on medical leave and leaves, returning to Oklahoma. He is replaced by Special Agent Kristin Gaines, a rising star from the FBI's Miami field office. Later, in the second half of the season, LaCroix is shot in the neck and killed by a fugitive, which devastates the rest of the team. He is eventually replaced by Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott—fresh off a multi-year stint with the FBI's Las Vegas field team—as team leader. Near the end of the season, Ortiz takes time away from the task force to care for his ailing father in Los Angeles. By season 4, he has transferred back to Los Angeles permanently to continue taking care of his father and is soon replaced by rookie Special Agent Ray Cannon, a New Orleans native who is also an ex–New Orleans Police Department detective whose father was part of the bureau.
Between seasons 4 and 5, Gaines transfers to Denver to be near her children, and Special Agent Nina Chase from the New York Field Office takes her place on the team.

Cast

Main

  • Julian McMahon as Jess LaCroix,, FBI Supervisory Special agent and Team Leader. He is the widower of deceased US Army Intelligence officer Angelyne Skye LaCroix and the father of Natalia "Tali" Skye LaCroix as well as the brother-in-law of FBI Special Agent Clinton Skye. He is also a profiler which he uses to get into the mindset of a criminal the team is chasing and determine their patterns of behavior. In the backdoor pilot episode, "Most Wanted", it is revealed that Jess worked alongside Jubal Valentine, the Assistant Special in Charge of the FBI's New York field office on the Haynes Spree Killer case. In season 3, Jess is shot in the neck by a violent fugitive and, despite Barnes and Ortiz' attempts to treat him, dies off-screen from his wounds, devastating the team and his family. He was later replaced by special agent Remy Scott and after that is Sheryll Barnes.
  • Kellan Lutz as Kenny Crosby,, FBI Special Agent and ex-Army Intelligence officer. Following the departure of FBI Special Agent Clinton Skye, Crosby becomes the team's newest sharpshooter/sniper. After being shot and left badly wounded during the FBI season 3 premiere, having assisted New York field agents Maggie Bell and OA Zidan on a case, Crosby survives and returns home to Oklahoma to begin a long process of recovery.
  • Roxy Sternberg as Sheryll Barnes, FBI Special Agent and second in command of the Fugitive Task Force. She is also a former Detective with the New York Police Department and is the wife of Charlotte Gaines, a lawyer as well as the mother of their children, a girl named Anais and a boy named Theo. In season 4, it is revealed that Barnes has been a member of the Fugitive Task Force for ten years, making her the longest-serving member of the team. In season 5, Barnes and Charlotte go through marriage troubles, and eventually divorce, with the latter moving with their children to Washington D.C. In season 6, Barnes eventually starts dating again and contemplates taking a supervisor job in D.C. to be closer to her children. In the series finale, however, she ultimately passes up the job to take over leadership of the Fugitive Task Force following Jess Lacroix's death and Remy Scott's retirement.
  • Keisha Castle-Hughes as Hana Gibson, FBI Special Agent and Intelligence Analyst for the Team. She is also the team's hacker, often providing them with information they need on their latest case.
  • Nathaniel Arcand as Clinton Skye, FBI Special Agent and LaCroix's brother-in-law. He is also the team's sniper/sharpshooter, providing them with cover in the event of a hostage situation and also has a Juris Doctor degree. He later leaves the team to go work on a case concerning public corruption which involves the FBI Director recruiting agents who have Juris Doctor degrees.
  • YaYa Gosselin as Tali LaCroix, daughter of Jess LaCroix and his wife, Angelyne and niece of Clinton Skye. Her full name is Natalia "Tali" Skye LaCroix. In season 3, she leaves her father's home to attend "Beersheba Springs", a full-time equestrian academy/boarding school located in Canada which also allows her to live close to her grandparents.
  • Miguel Gomez as Ivan Ortiz, an FBI agent originally from Los Angeles and who worked with the FBI's counter-terrorism unit in Washington, D.C. before he became a member of the Fugitive Task Force. Prior to joining the FBI, Ortiz also worked as a Gang officer for the LAPD. Following the departure of FBI agent Kenny Crosby, Ortiz becomes the team's sniper. It is later revealed that Ortiz transferred back to Los Angeles on a permanent basis, resulting in him leaving the Fugitive Task Force so that he can continue looking after his ailing father while also working as an FBI agent.
  • Alexa Davalos as Kristin Gaines, A former Office of Naval Intelligence officer and FBI Special Agent formerly with the Miami Field Office. She is the ex-wife of Nick Vargas and mother of their two children, Jack and Ingrid. After originally assisting the team on a case concerning a sex trafficking ring in the FBI season 4 premiere, Kristin officially joins the team, replacing an injured Crosby. At the beginning of season 5, it is revealed that Gaines transferred to Denver to be near her children who had recently moved to Colorado.
  • Dylan McDermott as Remy Scott, FBI Supervisory Special Agent and Jess's replacement as Team Leader. He is the son of Betsy Scott and the brother of Claire and Mikey Scott. Remy initially has a rocky start with the task force, who are still grieving Jess, but eventually forms a friendly rapport with all of them, especially after they help him learn the truth behind his brother Mikey's murder in season 4. In the series finale, Remy retires from the FBI to open and run a restaurant with his girlfriend Abby.
  • Edwin Hodge as Ray Cannon, FBI Special Agent and former NOPD junior detective as well as a New Orleans native who joins the Fugitive Task Force as the team's new sharpshooter/sniper. Cannon also attended Quantico and graduated at the top of his class as well as having worked at the FBI's Violent Crimes division in Albany prior to joining the Fugitive Task Force. He is the son of Ray Cannon Sr, a retired FBI agent, Cannon deciding to follow in his father's footsteps. At the end of season 5, he marries his girlfriend Cora Love, and becomes stepfather to her son Caleb. In the series finale, it is revealed that the two are expecting their own child together.
  • Shantel VanSanten as Nina Chase an FBI Special Agent who temporarily fills in for Maggie after she is exposed to sarin gas in the line of duty. She is also an undercover agent and is in a relationship with fellow FBI agent Stuart Scola and mother of their son, Douglas. Once Maggie returned to the team, Nina transferred to White Collar crimes division of the FBI and later transferred to the Fugitive Task Force, replacing Gaines.

    Recurring

  • Lorne Cardinal as Nelson Skye, father of Clinton Skye, father-in-law of Jess LaCroix and grandfather of Tali LaCroix.
  • Irene Bedard as Marilou Skye, mother of Clinton Skye, mother-in-law of Jess LaCroix and grandmother of Tali LaCroix.
  • Amy Carlson as Jackie Ward, veteran bounty hunter.
  • Terry O'Quinn as Byron LaCroix, father of Jess LaCroix and grandfather of Tali LaCroix.
  • Jen Landon as Sarah Allen, Jess's girlfriend.
  • Matt Mercurio as George Kouka, half-brother of Hana Gibson

    Notable guest stars

  • Jen Jacob as Alice Thibodeaux
  • Henry Thomas as Dr. Justin Brock, Foot and Ankle Specialist.
  • Joshua Malina as Paul Hayden, FBI Counterintelligence Agent.
  • Chris Tardio as Mike Fitts, FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Indian Country Crime Unit.
  • Victor Williams as Moses Reed, OIG Special Agent.
  • Tim DeKay as Angelo Carpentier.
  • Beshoy Mehany as Diego.
  • Kristof Konrad as Aleksander Pavlishchev, Director of the Russian Consulate.