The next new episode of CBS’ FBI will introduce Dani Rhodes, the new agent played Emily Alabi (Magnum P.I., S.W.A.T.) — as seen in photos shared above and below.
Dani is expected to wind up as Scola’s new partner, with Alabi possibly being promoted from recurring to series regular for Season 8.
FBI this season had been trying to permanently fill the void left by Katherine Renee Kane, whose Special Agent Tiffany Wallace left the team in the Season 7 premiere.
At first, Special Agent Stuart Scola (John Boyd) in Episode 2 was assigned a temporary partner who elected not to stick around, sensing she had huge shoes to fill.
In Episode 4, Lisette Olivera (National Treasure: Edge of History) began an arc as Syd Ortiz, a Behavioral Analysis Unit agent who was rotated onto Jubal’s (Jeremy Sisto) team. But in late October, ahead of Olivera’s on-screen debut, it was reported the actress will be departing the series after filming only a handful of episodes
Alabi makes her debut in the Tuesday, April 1 episode, titled “Covered.” When an undercover FBI agent is killed in the field, the team makes the unnerving discovery that the identities of multiple UCs have been compromised — including Maggie, who has been working to infiltrate an eco-terrorist group. The team in turn enlists the help of an agent (Alabi) whose cover was blown, to not only save one of their own but to aid in uncovering who was behind the leak.
Alabi already has some experience in the world of CBS procedurals: She played firefighter Mahina, who became a love interest for T.C., on Magnum P.I., and plays war correspondent Olivia Navarro on S.W.A.T. (She guest-starred in an episode of FBI: International as well.) Her other TV credits include NCIS, Teen Wolf, The Rookie and Jane the Virgin.
