FBI: International: Christiane Paul Officially Exits Ahead of Season 2 — Find Out Who’s Replacing Her
Given how FBI: International‘s inaugural season ended, this hardly comes as a surprise, but now it’s official: Original cast member Christiane Paul will not be returning for the CBS procedural’s upcoming second season, TVLine has learned.
In the Season 1 finale, Paul’s character — Europol agent Katrin Jaeger — received a promotion to oversee all of Western Europe and subsequently said goodbye to the Fly Team. Her replacement, meanwhile, had not been named — until now.
Eva-Jane Willis — soon to be seen in Amazon’s “global thriller” The Power — will be joining Season 2 as new Europol agent Megan “Smitty” Garretson, a “street-wise Europol agent with an extensive undercover background who is embedded with The Fly Team and liaises with each host country they inhabit.”
Back in May, CBS handed two-season renewals to all three of its FBI series, FBI: International included. In Season 1, the spinoff averaged slightly more than 8 million viewers — nearly matching Ghosts and NCIS: Hawai’i as this TV season’s most watched new series.
“The FBIs are one of the most successful brands in the entire TV landscape and a powerful cornerstone of our No. 1 lineup,” CBS Entertainment president Kelly Kahl said in a statement at the time. “They’ve attracted a dedicated, loyal fan base, thanks to the extraordinary vision of executive producer Dick Wolf and the talents of all three outstanding casts and creative teams. I know we and our viewers look forward to two additional seasons of engaging, heroic stories.”
FBI: International‘s sophomore season kicks off Tuesday, Sept. 20 on CBS.
Is Eva Willis the same actress that helped the team in the final episode of season 1?
She does look like her to me. I was wondering why they didn’t state that, though. So, not entirely sure if I’m correct.
No, she’s never been on the show before
No, that was actress Lotte Verbeek.
Thanks for the info. Lotte Verbeek seemed flawless in that last episode. It’s a shame she didn’t get the full time gig. Any plans for her character to come back?
No, that was Lotte Verbeek. I wouldn’t been stoked if she got it.
My mistake…Thanks autocorrect. I meant to type I would have been stoked if Lotte Verbeek had been gotten the job.
Sorry to see her leaving.
Sorry to see her leave, I liked her.
But I love her.
Not a surprise if you watched the last 3 episodes but still sad that it’s now official as Christine Paul was awesome for the team. I do like the redhead they’re replacing her with, especially if this was the one from the season finale. I think she will fit in great with them and hopefully she doesn’t leave after one season in the role.
What a shame. Agent Jaeger was a standout. I wonder if it was the actress’ decision to leave or if she was fired.
I liked Katrin. Her precise, methodical ways were a perfect foil for Scott’s hard-headed, rushing in where ‘angels fear to tread’ personality. She was a really major part of the group and will be greatly missed.
This is really too bad, she was my favorite part of the show
She was my favorite too. I’m so sad she’s leaving.
This makes me so sad. I thought Christiane Paul was perfect in that role, and her character played off of Scott so well. Will give the new actress a chance, as I really enjoyed the show as a whole, but really bummed that Paul is gone.
Boo. She was honestly the only character I liked.
Every time I like an actress on a show, they leave! Why is she leaving FBI, International? Jeez! Please explain.
Quite frankly, she was one of the best characters on the show, but we kinda knew her time was up when she got that promotion.
That’s too bad. I am sad to see her go. Would’ve been nice if Lotte Verbeek was the replacement but hey, I have no say in the matter. 😆 It’s not a dig on Eva-Jane Willis. I’m not at all familiar with her work. It’s a good show. I’m looking forward to seeing how the new team dynamic will play out.
The 3 FBI shows may have a good fanbase now, but if they keep losing cast members through a revolving door, they’re gonna lose me along with others.
Something seriously wrong behind the scenes on these shows with the shear turnover of leading cast members .
Jaeger was the best character on the show.