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Necar Zadegan Joins CBS's CIA as Chief of Station

11/22/2025

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Necar Zadegan, known for NCIS: New Orleans, joins CBS as a series regular on CIA, the FBI spinoff.
She will portray the Chief of Station, a role previously held by Michael Michele.
The series, headlined by Tom Ellis and Nick Gehlfuss, is on hiatus after changes, including Warren Leight's departure.
Mike Weiss of original FBI will take over CIA showrunner, with premiere set for February 23 at 10 PM ET.

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Story summary

Necar Zadegan, known for NCIS: New Orleans, joins CBS as a series regular on CIA, the FBI spinoff.
She will portray the Chief of Station, a role previously held by Michael Michele.
The series, headlined by Tom Ellis and Nick Gehlfuss, is on hiatus after changes, including Warren Leight's departure.
Mike Weiss of original FBI will take over CIA showrunner, with premiere set for February 23 at 10 PM ET.