FBI: Most Wanted season 5 — next episode info, cast and everything we know about the crime drama

Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon standing in front of a cop in FBI: Most wanted season 5
Edwin Hodge, FBI: Most Wanted (Image credit: Mark Schafer/CBS)

Dylan McDermott is once again picking up the mantle of Remy Scott in FBI: Most Wanted season 5. 

The popular spinoff of FBI, FBI: Most Wanted follows the fugitive task force as the follow leads to track down some of the most dangerous criminals in the country. While each episode showcases an entertaining journey to capture a given fugitive, the personal lives of each agent of the task force is on full display as they try to also find time to deal with matters of the heart and old familial wounds. 

So what can you look forward to with the new episodes? Here’s everything we know about FBI: Most Wanted season 5.    

Next episode of FBI: Most Wanted season 5 

FBI: Most Wanted is back with a brand-new episode. 

The episode titled "The Return" airs on Tuesday, April 16, at 10 pm ET/PT on CBS. It also becomes available to live stream at that time for Paramount Plus with Showtime subscribers. Here's a synopsis of what's to come:

"When two armed guards are gunned down while transporting millions of dollars’ worth of Nigerian artifacts to a Brooklyn museum, the Fugitive Task Force races to catch the thieves. Also, Ray speaks to his father (guest star Steven Williams) about taking his relationship with Cora to the next level."

Check out this sneak peek of the episode. 

For those without traditional cable/satellite television, CBS is available through a number of live TV streaming services, including FuboTV, Hulu with Live TV and YouTube TV. Paramount Plus with Showtime subscribers and subscribers to the CBS app also have the opportunity to watch episodes live as they air. 

Additionally, new episodes can be watched on-demand via Paramount Plus the day after they air on TV. 

FBI: Most Wanted season 5 plot 

Season 5 storylines have not officially been unveiled. However, at the heart of the series is a crime procedural. Here’s an overall synopsis for the series: 

"From Emmy Award winner Dick Wolf, FBI: Most Wanted is a high-stakes drama that focuses on the Fugitive Task Force, an elite unit that relentlessly pursues and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list. The team’s charming but formidable new leader is Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, who started his career in the New York FBI field office before rising through the ranks of the Bureau in Philadelphia and Las Vegas. 

"The team includes: Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, a former NYPD detective and forensics expert who is raising two young children with her wife; Special Agent Hana Gibson, a gifted millennial computer whiz with a sharp wit and mad hacking skills; Special Agent Kristin Gaines, a Navy veteran who became a star in the FBI’s Miami Field Office as a result of her dogged pursuit of cold cases; and their newest member, former New Orleans cop-turned-junior detective Ray Cannon, who was recently working Violent Crimes in Albany after following in his retired FBI agent father’s footsteps and graduating at the top of his class at Quantico last year. Always in the field and always on the run, FBI: Most Wanted is a weekly adrenaline shot about the thrill of the chase." 

FBI: Most Wanted season 5 cast

Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott next to a fireplace in FBI: Most Wanted season 5

Dylan McDermott, FBI: Most Wanted (Image credit: Mark Schafer/CBS)

Fronting the series in season 5 as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott is Dylan McDermott. The two-time Emmy nominee is no stranger to TV dramas, previously starring in Law & Order: Organized Crime, American Horror Story, Hollywood and The Practice

Starring alongside McDermott are the following cast members: 

  • Roxy Sternberg (Mars) as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes    
  • Keisha Castle-Hughes (Game of Thrones) as Special Agent Hana Gibson    
  • Edwin Hodge (Mayan M.C.) as Ray Cannon 

In some casting news, Alexa Davalos (The Man in the High Castle) is exiting the show as Special Agent Kristin Gaines. However, joining the show this season is FBI's Shantel VanSanten, of course as Nina Chase. 

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Terrell Smith has a diverse writing background having penned material for a wide array of clients including the federal government and Bravo television personalities.  When he’s not writing as Terrell, he’s writing under his pseudonym Tavion Scott, creating scripts for his audio drama podcasts. Terrell is a huge fan of great storytelling when it comes to television and film. Some of his favorite shows include The CrownWandaVision, Abbot Elementary and Godfather of HarlemAnd a fun fact is he's completely dialed into the TLC 90 Day Fiancé universe.