Shantel VanSanten goes from FBI to FBI: Most Wanted for its fifth season

Shantel VanSanten moves from FBI to FBI: Most Wanted for the latter series' fifth season. She will reprise the role of Special Agent Nina Chase. Nina is an experienced FBI agent, strong-willed, astute and accustomed to working undercover. The character was first introduced on the series FBI at the end of season four and she continued her recurring role in several episodes of season five, which concluded in May. Nina is still in a relationship with the FBI's Stuart Scola (John Boyd) as they raise their son Douglas together.



VanSanten (photo) joins the cast following the departure of Alexa Davalos from FBI: Most Wanted, which was announced in August.

Following the end of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, FBI: Most Wanted season five airs Tuesday, February 13, 2024 on CBS and will stream on Paramount+. The cast also includes Dylan McDermott, Roxy Sternberg, Keisha Castle-Hughes and Edwin Hodge.

FBI: Most Wanted is produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with CBS Studios. Dick Wolf, David Hudgins, Ken Girotti, Terry Miller, Dylan McDermott, Arthur W. Forney and Peter Jankowski serve as executive producers. David Hudgins is the showrunner.