FBI cancelled already on CBS? It’s not getting off to the most stable start creatively.
The Dick Wolf procedural has suffered its THIRD showrunner change, as Deadline reports:
Greg Plageman, who joined the series as showrunner in late July, replacing Craig Turk, is stepping down. He is being replaced by two of Wolf’s top lieutenants, Chicago PD showrunner Rick Eid and Chicago Fire showrunner Derek Haas who also co-created the mothership Chicago series.
Eid and Haas will continue to run Chicago PD and Chicago Fire, respectively, while also sharing showrunner duties on FBI.
Plageman was brought in in late July, just before FBI was slated to begin production, to get it up and running and oversee a course correction. Plageman was assigned the FBI gig under his overall deal at Uni TV. With FBI said to be back on track and Eid and Haas’ own series set for their current seasons, with stories mapped out and scripts being written, Plageman will now return to development under his overall pact while Eid and Haas will add extra duties.
With solid ratings FBI Season 2 isn’t a foregone conclusion, in spite of the creative switcheroos, nor is it by any means safe from cancellation. Stay tuned…
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