# FBI: International (2021)

> Elite FBI agents operating out of Budapest travel the world to protect Americans in danger abroad.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/101006

## Facts

- Seasons: 4
- Episodes: 78
- Episode runtime: 43 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: crime, drama
- Created by: Dick Wolf, Derek Haas
- Network: CBS
- Cast: Luke Kleintank, Jesse Lee Soffer, Heida Reed, Carter Redwood, Vinessa Vidotto, Christiane Paul, Eva Jane Willis, Christina Wolfe
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14449470/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: brisk, propulsive, pulpy, tense

## What critics say

Reception is mixed: viewers appreciate the globe-trotting action and procedural format but find the series formulaic within the franchise's established template.

## Synopsis

FBI: International is a US crime procedural spin-off of the FBI franchise, created by Dick Wolf and Derek Haas for CBS. Luke Kleintank plays Scott Forrester, an elite agent leading the International Fly Team out of Budapest, alongside Jesse Lee Soffer, Heida Reed and Christiane Paul. Its founding mission is to protect Americans wherever they may be, so each case pulls the team from one hostile foreign city to the next, whether the threat is a kidnapping, a terror plot or a trafficking ring. Episodes are built around investigations, foot chases and gunfights across European and global locations, with the agents working alongside local police and Europol partners. The result is a case-of-the-week series with a serialized thread of team loyalty running beneath each mission. Its tone is brisk, propulsive and pulpy, with a clear moral center and a comforting sense of order. Viewers who enjoy NCIS: Los Angeles, Hawaii Five-0 or the original FBI will find familiar territory, with a glossier, travel-driven take on American agents chasing danger abroad.

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