{"id":224539,"date":"2026-02-23T14:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/fbis-spinoff-cia-teases-onscreen-tension-between-tom-ellis-nick-gehlfuss\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T14:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:00:16","slug":"fbis-spinoff-cia-teases-onscreen-tension-between-tom-ellis-nick-gehlfuss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/fbis-spinoff-cia-teases-onscreen-tension-between-tom-ellis-nick-gehlfuss\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI&#8217;s Spinoff CIA Teases Onscreen Tension Between Tom Ellis, Nick Gehlfuss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=fbi+usweekly&amp;client=safari&amp;hs=F3Jp&amp;sca_esv=074920bdea4960d4&amp;rls=en&amp;biw=1514&amp;bih=806&amp;sxsrf=ANbL-n7w1-qH4ZVHaW-Ay2JZ9D6Np4k2bA%3A1771827435249&amp;ei=6_CbaZ7zDo_U5NoP4Lyl6Aw&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjelIbH--6SAxUPKlkFHWBeCc0Q4dUDCBE&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=fbi+usweekly&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiDGZiaSB1c3dlZWtseTIIEAAYogQYiQUyBRAAGO8FMgUQABjvBTIFEAAY7wUyCBAAGKIEGIkFSOcEUPECWPECcAJ4AJABAJgBaKABpwGqAQMxLjG4AQPIAQD4AQGYAgOgAn7CAgoQABiwAxjWBBhHmAMA4gMFEgExIECIBgGQBgiSBwMyLjGgB_AIsgcDMC4xuAdvwgcDMi0zyAcNgAgA&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>FBI<\/em><\/a>\u2018s spinoff <em>CIA<\/em> is getting to a rough start with onscreen tension between <strong>Tom Ellis<\/strong>\u2018 character Colin and <strong>Nick Gehlfuss<\/strong>\u2018 Bill.<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Us Weekly<\/em>\u2018s exclusive clip from the Monday, February 23, premiere of the hit CBS series, Bill is introduced as an FBI special agent who clashes with CIA case officer Colin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The suspect is] cuffed to a radiator in the bathroom, I will read him his rights,\u201d Bill says before Colin points out that the man is \u201cnot\u201d under arrest. \u201cWe don\u2019t do this to people in America. The FBI follows the constitution \u2014 so do I.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Colin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/fbi-spinoff-cia-faces-recasting-crew-exits-changes-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">calls out Bill\u2019s judgement of the CIA<\/a>, adding, \u201cThere it is. You don\u2019t like the way I work.\u201d In response Bill clarifies he has \u201ca duty to uphold the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI took an oath, how about you?\u201d Bill fires back, to which Colin says, \u201cDon\u2019t wave old glory at me. You surrendered your leverage when you screwed up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bill continues to be frustrated by how Colin \u201cdidn\u2019t follow orders.\u201d He is even more thrown off when he realizes Colin\u2019s secret agenda, saying, \u201cIf you are not going to listen to a word I say then why even have me \u2026 you just need me and my shield to operate on U.S soil. I am just a tool to you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Colin, meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/cias-tom-ellis-teases-fbi-crossover-in-season-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stands by his approach.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:71.4%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Mark Schafer\/CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI need you to work domestically. This is my operation and not your case. If you have a problem with that then there\u2019s the door. But I read your file and I actually think I know your mind better than you know it yourself,\u201d he explains. \u201cI can tell deep down that you are dying to do what I do. You have been living this black and white life that you know is bollocks. You know this is where the real problems get solved \u2014 in the gray.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continues: \u201cEither get onboard or don\u2019t but make your mind up right now because I have a job to do. The FBI closes cases, we keep the world safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>FBI<\/em> debuted on CBS in 2019 and follows the agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in New York City. The network followed that up with <em>FBI: Most Wanted,<\/em> which aired from 2020 to 2025, about the work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation\u2019s Fugitive Task Force. There was also the <em>FBI: International<\/em> spinoff about the International Fly Team that ran for four seasons before concluding in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/every-fbi-star-who-left-the-cbs-after-playing-special-agents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS gave <em>CIA<\/em> a straight-to-series order<\/a> starring Ellis and Gehlfuss. According to the official synopsis, <em>CIA<\/em> centers on \u201ctwo unlikely partners \u2014 a fast-talking, rule-breaking loose cannon CIA case officer and a by-the-book, seasoned and smart FBI agent who believes in the rule of law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The description continued: \u201cWhen this odd couple are assigned to work out of CIA\u2019s New York Station, they must learn to work together to investigate cases and criminals posing threats on U.S. soil, finding that their differences may actually be their strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe FBI deals in crimes that have already happened predominantly and the CIA try to stop the crime from happening in the first place,\u201d Ellis exclusively told Us Weekly while breaking down his new CBS show. \u201cFBI is a very public present arm of the law enforcement. They\u2019re the poster boy of U.S. law enforcement. And the CIA is very much in the shadows \u2014 and doesn\u2019t want to be on any poster. It doesn\u2019t want people to see who they are and they operate in a very sort of voyeuristic manner.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Ellis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/tom-ellis-and-nick-gehlfuss-make-their-cia-debut-in-1st-trailer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found CIA to be the perfect watch<\/a> for fans of procedurals \u2014 regardless of whether they saw FBI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe show is really going to be worth the wait because I think it\u2019s for anyone that loves FBI, they\u2019re going to love it. For anyone who loves the Dick Wolf world, they\u2019re going to love it,\u201d he shared. \u201cAnd for people that want a new show \u2014 that don\u2019t watch either of those things \u2014 there\u2019s something for those people as well. It\u2019s got a lot of things, and it\u2019s got humor in it as well, which is always a big selling point for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>CIA<\/em> premieres on CBS Monday, February 23, at 10 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/fbis-spinoff-cia-teases-onscreen-tension-between-tom-ellis-nick-gehlfuss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI\u2018s spinoff CIA is getting to a rough start with onscreen tension between Tom Ellis\u2018 character Colin and Nick Gehlfuss\u2018 Bill. In Us Weekly\u2018s exclusive clip from the Monday, February 23, premiere of the hit CBS series, Bill is introduced as an FBI special agent who clashes with CIA case officer Colin. \u201c[The suspect is] [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":224540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-224539","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}