FBI: Rick Eid on Prioritizing a ‘Grounded and Real’ Franchise
April 25, 2022 by Marisa Roffman
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“Grief” – As the team searches for an abducted college co-ed, Jubal becomes intent on obtaining lifesaving leads from the father of the abductor’s previous victim. Also, Jubal continues to grapple with the aftermath of Rina’s condition, leading to a tense encounter with her mother, on the CBS Original series FBI, Tuesday, Jan. 11 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*.
Pictured ( L-R) John Boyd as Special Agent Stuart Scola, Katherine Renee Turner as Special Agent Tiffany Wallace, Missy Peregrym as Special Agent Maggie Bell, and Zeeko Zaki as Special Agent Omar Adom ‘OA’ Zidan
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As FBI’s fourth season starts to wind down, the drama is in an enviable position: In addition to its own success, it’s now a genuine franchise, with spinoffs FBI: MOST WANTED and newbie FBI: INTERNATIONAL rounding out the Tuesday night block on CBS.
“To me, personally, making the show feel—and the shows feel—grounded and real is incredibly important,” FBI showrunner Rick Eid notes. “I probably say that three times a week to the [FBI] writers: ‘Make it feel real’—it’s kind of my mantra.”
