A spinoff of the popular CBS cop drama "FBI" that will focus partly on CIA agents is currently in works, Variety has confirmed.

New CIA Director John Ratcliffe ordered the covid origins analysis declassified, which a spokesperson described as a “low-confidence” assessment.

FBI: CIA, a spin-off of the show FBI, is in the works at CBS. Per Deadline, casting is underway for the three series leads. These characters will appear in an episode of FBI set to air this spring. The episode will serve as a backdoor pilot.

The project is said to be written by Dick Wolf himself as well as FBI: Most Wanted showrunner David Hudgins, Nicole Perlman of Pokémon: Detective Pikachu and Guardians of the Galaxy fame, and former CIA officer David Chasteen. The lead characters have yet to be cast.

As Donald Trump signs an executive order to declassify and release all remaining records relating to the assassination of President John F Kennedy, ‘The Rest is History’ podcaster and historian, Dominic Sandbrook,

The CIA believes the COVID-19 virus likely originated from a laboratory — but acknowledges the spy agency has “low confidence” in its own conclusion.

CIA," will air as a planted spinoff in an upcoming episode of "FBI," paving the way for a potential series order, an individual with knowledge told TheWrap. If greenlit, the series would air during the 2025-26 broadcast season.

This shift follows John Ratcliffe's confirmation as CIA director, with the agency now prioritising investigations into the virus's origins.

The Central Intelligence Agency switched its view to conclude that COVID-19 most likely originated from a Chinese lab leak.

"CIA continues to assess that both research-related and natural origin scenarios of the COVID-19 pandemic remain plausible."

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) now believes that the COVID-19 virus originated from a lab in China, The New York Times reported on Saturday. Five years after Chinese authorities first confirmed a novel coronavirus was spreading in Wuhan,