While many are familiar with big-name filmmakers like Denis Villeneuve and James Cameron, talented and gifted minds that have brought some of the biggest franchises to life, like Villeneuve's Dune and Cameron's Avatar. There are others who, while they might not have quite as impressive a portfolio, are by no means walkovers in terms of the quality of the work they've delivered upon. British filmmaker and actor Stephen Fry falls into that category, and while Fry might be best remembered for his role as the Irish writer Oscar Wilde in Wilde (1997). The comedian has other noteworthy projects in his portfolio with one soon coming to FOX.
The legendary British icon of stage and screen is renowned for lending his voice to the entire Harry Potter book series audiobook franchise. Now, Fry's next task is set, as he is set to rekindle his working relationship with FOX after a recurring role as psychiatrist Dr. Gordon Wyatt on the hit crime procedural Bones. In February of this year, it was announced that the network gave a straight-to-series order to a new spy drama, The Interrogator. Presumably fashioned in the image of Prime Video's British spy drama, The Night Manager, Fry's The Interrogator will be written by, executive produced, and even star the British icon.
Now, the pieces on the board for The Interrogator are finally beginning to take shape as the cast begins to emerge. Luke Kleintank, star of CBS's now-cancelled, yet highly appreciated crime drama series, FBI: International, is set to join The Interrogator. The pilot script was written by Fry, and Kleintank will play Voss, a member of Conrad Henry’s small circle of analysts/advisors. He’s a former Special Forces officer and an Army whistleblower with a strong moral code. Voss is also a former Colorado farm boy, who's quiet, outdoorsy, and prefers dogs to people… except for an unlikely clandestine romance with fellow team member Florence that can only stay secret for so long. Kleintank comes with a lot of experience, having headlined CBS’ FBI: International for its first three seasons as Special Agent Scott Forrester.
What Is 'The Interrogator' About?
Fox's The Interrogator is produced in collaboration with Lionsgate Television and has a 12-episode straight-to-series order for the 2026-27 season. Fry's script has revisions from Matt Pyken as well as William Harper, who also executive produces alongside Fry and Paul McGuigan. The upcoming series centers on former MI6 agent Conrad Henry (played by Fry) and his elite team. When conventional methods have failed, Henry’s quirky charm, superior intellect, and mind-bending behavioral maneuvers make him the only man able to lockpick the minds of the world’s most dangerous criminals.
The Interrogator does not have a release date yet. Stay tuned to Collider for updates.
CIA Season 2's Fate Officially Decided By CBS After Rocky Season 1 Production
The fate of CBS' new FBI spinoff series, CIA, has now been decided.
CBS confirmed that CIA has officially been renewed for season 2, following impressive viewership numbers from its series premiere. According to Paramount, the premiere episode saw 8.4 million multiplatform viewers via broadcast and streaming within the first seven days of its release.
Ratings for the first three episodes of the series showed a 39% improvement on Monday at 10 p.m. compared to the same timeslot in fall 2025.
Behind the scenes, though, CIA has had a rocky production. FBI: Most Wanted showrunner David Hudgins was initially in charge of the series, but Warren Leight later replaced him. That wasn't the end of the turnover, though, as he eventually departed, along with executive producer Eriq La Salle. Mike Weiss, who was the showrunner on the original FBI series, was hired as the CIA showrunner.
All of this turmoil, plus Michael Michele's departure from the cast, caused production delays, and CBS decided to give CIA a mid-season 2026 premiere after previously announcing it would debut in fall 2025.
CIA stars Tom Ellis and Nick Gehlfuss as CIA Agent Colin Glass and FBI Agent Bill Goodman, respectively, who are tasked with working together on a secretive joint CIA/FBI task force. The two agents couldn't be more different, with the latter a rule-follower and the former more mischievous in nature.
While on the job together, Glass and Goodman stay in the shadows as they solve domestic and international crimes away from the eyes of the public.
Before CIA, Ellis was best known for his role as Lucifer Morningstar on the Fox/Netflix drama Lucifer, while Gehlfuss has starred in The Newsroom, Shameless, and Chicago Med (another Dick Wolf-created series).
Their CIA co-stars include Necar Zadegan and Natalee Linez. Zadegan, who plays Nikki Reynard, will guest star in the March 30 episode of FBI season 8, in which the Deputy Chief of Station is called in to help following a double homicide. The episode will mark Maggie Bell's return to the team after suffering a major loss.
Wolf created the hugely popular Law & Order and One Chicago franchises on NBC, and then went on to create the FBI crime procedural franchise for CBS. The first FBI series debuted in 2018 with star Missy Peregrym and is currently airing its eighth season.
Two years later, the first spinoff, FBI: Most Wanted, launched and aired for six seasons. FBI: International followed in its footsteps and aired for four seasons.
CIA, which currently has a 63% critic score and 51% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, marks the third FBI spinoff, with Wolf, Weiss, Ken Girotti, Paul Cabbad, Nicole Perlman, David Chasteen, Anastasia Puglisi, and Peter Jankowski serving as executive producers.
CIA airs Mondays at 10 p.m. EDT on CBS.
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