
Christian Actress Thanks God for FBI Role: ‘Trust God’s Timing’
By Movieguide® Contributor
A new face is heading to CBS’s FBI — Emily Alabi will be joining the cast in a recurring role as a new agent.
Deadline reports that Alabi “is expected to be paired with Stuart Scola (John Boyd), whose longtime partner Tiffany Wallace (Katherine Renee Kane) left in early October,” adding that “there’s potential” for the actress to become a series regular in Season 8.
Alabi’s previous projects include shows like S.W.A.T. and MAGNUM P.I., as well as SELENA: THE SERIES and the movie CHEF.
The actress posted about her FBI role on Instagram, writing, “God’s timing. With overwhelming gratitude in my heart, I don’t know where to begin in expressing how much this opportunity means to me because of the journey God took me on to get HERE.”
“I wanted to share a little of my story to inspire others to trust God’s timing. I tested for FBI at the beginning of Season 7 for another role, and what an amazing experience that was, but we got the news that they were going in a different direction. I was heartbroken but fully surrendered to God’s plan,” she continued. “I never stopped working, and I never stopped trusting Him.”
Alabi continued, “Turns out, 4 months later, my Dad was diagnosed with leukemia, and because I wasn’t in NYC filming, I was able to be with him throughout his chemo treatment and journey to recovery, which was more important to me than anything else. God knew that I needed to be with my Dad. Now that my dad is home and on his way to a full recovery, it’s crazy to see how God brought this back around but now, at just the right time.”
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It was recently announced that there’s another FBI spin-off in the works at CBS — FBI: CIA, which is “targeting a potential series order for the 2025-2026 season,” per Deadline.
“The proposed offshoot will be introduced in an upcoming episode of FBI this season, which will serve as backdoor pilot,” the outlet wrote. “In it, a dedicated, strait-laced FBI agent and a street-smart CIA agent are part of a new, clandestine taskforce charged with solving and preventing domestic terrorism in and around New York City.”