With Donald Trump blasting the FBI as “corrupt,” seeking to install new leadership and moving to fire agents who investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, questions have arisen about what that could mean for the fictional agents in Dick Wolf’s three CBS series about the bureau.
Breaking with precedent in a way that has threatened the FBI’s independence, President Trump has moved to install a loyalist, Kash Patel, as the new head of the FBI, prompting fears that the law enforcement agency will be “weaponized,” as some critics have warned, against his political enemies.
The “FBI” series generate some of CBS’ strongest ratings, but could real-life events alter how the public views the agency, which has been heroically saving the day in movies and TV for decades?
CBS and Wolf Entertainment did not respond to a request for comment, but TheWrap spoke to several experts, including former FBI agents, about how this real-life series of events could affect the shows, and even potentially become part of the plot.