FBI Show: Scorpion Star Elyes Gabel’s Unexpected Role Explained
FBI Season 6 featured Elyes Gabel as a guest star, playing a character named Hassan Bilal in the new season’s fourth episode.
After a federal judge is gunned down in the street, the FBI team’s investigation leads them to a local Islamic center, where Bilal is seen working as a janitor. Zeeko Zaki’s OA Zidan notices a gun on Bilal’s person, soon discovering Bilal is an FBI agent who had spent the last three months on an undercover assignment.
Bilal eventually volunteers himself to help infiltrate a potential terrorist cell, selling a Saudi banker on being a true believer as he insinuates he’s willing to become a martyr for the cause.
However, it is later revealed that Bilal was part of the terrorist cell the entire time, leading to OA finding himself at a huge crossroads about what it means to be a Muslim FBI agent. Billal then becomes the subject of an investigation due to his actions against the USA.
FBI Season 6 featured Elyes Gabel as a guest star, playing a character named Hassan Bilal in the new season’s fourth episode.
After a federal judge is gunned down in the street, the FBI team’s investigation leads them to a local Islamic center, where Bilal is seen working as a janitor. Zeeko Zaki’s OA Zidan notices a gun on Bilal’s person, soon discovering Bilal is an FBI agent who had spent the last three months on an undercover assignment.
Bilal eventually volunteers himself to help infiltrate a potential terrorist cell, selling a Saudi banker on being a true believer as he insinuates he’s willing to become a martyr for the cause.
However, it is later revealed that Bilal was part of the terrorist cell the entire time, leading to OA finding himself at a huge crossroads about what it means to be a Muslim FBI agent. Billal then becomes the subject of an investigation due to his actions against the USA.
However, steadily declining ratings led to its cancellation (via Deadline) after Season 4 in 2018, when it was one of the network’s worst-performing series of that year.
Due to those ratings, there is next to no chance Scorpion gets picked up for a fifth season, although its cast has moved on to success in the six years since its conclusion.
Following Scorpion’s cancellation, Gabel found roles in shows like Suspicion and Justice League vs the Fatal Five, adding to a resume that already features roles in Game of Thrones and World War Z.
Patrick enjoyed his own time in the spotlight recently, portraying the evil White Dragon in James Gunn’s Peacemaker Season 1 on Max alongside John Cena. He later played Shane Langston, the main villain in Reacher Season 2, which became a hit for Amazon Prime Video in late 2023 and early 2024.
While Scorpion appears to have run its course after four seasons, its stars show no signs of slowing down with their careers.
