FBI: Most Wanted

The Fugitive Task Force relentlessly tracks and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau's Most Wanted list. Seasoned agents oversee the highly skilled team that functions as a mobile undercover unit that is always out in the field, pursuing those who are most desperate to elude justice.

FBI: Most Wanted (2020-2025) is an American network police procedural created by René Balcer for CBS and a spin-off of the franchise's FBI lineage. Julian McMahon plays SSA Jess LaCroix, a seasoned agent who leads a mobile undercover unit called the Fugitive Task Force, while Dylan McDermott as Remy Scott and Shantel VanSanten as Nina Chase work alongside him in the field. The engine of each hour is a manhunt: the team goes after a notorious criminal on the Bureau's Most Wanted list, tracking leads across state lines, going undercover to close in on the target, and dealing with the danger of each capture. Episodes are largely self-contained case-of-the-week stories, but a season-long thread of personal stakes runs through the team. The six seasons, spanning 2020 to 2025 in broadcast, follow a steady rhythm of stakeouts, arrests and tense confrontations. Set in a present-day United States, the series carries a brisk, propulsive, action-driven tone with a dash of earnestness about justice. Fans of Criminal Minds, The Blacklist and NCIS will find resonance in its team-based pursuit of criminals and its procedural machinery.

Audience reception is mixed, with solid season ratings for a procedural that delivers reliable manhunts while later seasons draw somewhat weaker responses.

• Criminal Mindsshared police procedural format and fugitive manhunt structure with case-driven episodes
• The Blacklistshared federal law enforcement procedural tone and ensemble of agents chasing criminals
• NCISshared network procedural subgenre with team-based criminal pursuit and franchise spin-off lineage

Created by

René Balcer

Release Date

2020-01-07

Episode runtime

43 min

Rating

6.9 / 10 (451)

What is FBI: Most Wanted about?

A federal task force of undercover agents hunts the most dangerous fugitives on the FBI's Most Wanted list.

What is FBI: Most Wanted like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of FBI: Most Wanted as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is FBI: Most Wanted violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in FBI: Most Wanted as moderate.

What did critics think of FBI: Most Wanted?

Audience reception is mixed, with solid season ratings for a procedural that delivers reliable manhunts while later seasons draw somewhat weaker responses.

Which shows are like FBI: Most Wanted?

Shows with a similar feel include Criminal Minds, The Blacklist, and NCIS.

How long is FBI: Most Wanted?

FBI: Most Wanted: 6 seasons, 108 episodes.

Is FBI: Most Wanted still running?

No, FBI: Most Wanted was canceled.

Where can I watch FBI: Most Wanted?

In United States, FBI: Most Wanted streams on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus.