Exclusive: Scola may have found his new partner. Emily Albee (Swat, Joe Pickett) was cast FBI as a recurring cast on the CBS procedural’s current seventh season, sources close to the production tell Deadline.
Alabi will play a new agent and is expected to be paired with Stuart Scola (John Boyd), whose long-time partner Tiffany Wallace (Catherine Renee Keene) left in early October. Although Alabi is joining in a recurring role, we know there is potential for her to become a series regular in Season 8.
Lisette Oliveira was originally chosen to succeed Kane in the new season 7 series regular role of Sid Ortiz, a trained Behavioral Analysis Unit agent who joins the Criminal Division of the FBI’s New York field office and Scola’s partner. Oliveira left the show after a few episodes. As we reported at the timeThis was not a reflection of her work but rather a creative decision stemming from the character she played at a very young age.
FBI Produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with CBS Studios. Executive producers include Dick Wolf, Mike Weiss, Alex Chappell, Amanda Slater and Peter Jankowski.
Alabi is best known for her recurring roles in television shows such as Swat, Joe Pickett and Magnum P She began her career as a professional dancer and choreographer on popular TV shows and films including Chef Directed by Jon Favreau, produced by Netflix Selena: The Series And the Oscars. Alabi is represented by Ro Diamond at SDB Partners and Michelle Zeitlin, principal, at More Zap Productions and Management.
