CBS’s CIA season two, episode five is channeling our fears by focusing on a rogue AI model. Episode five, “Real Intelligence,” will air on Monday, November 2, 2026 at 9pm ET/PT.
“Real Intelligence” Plot: When an extremely powerful and dangerous AI model is stolen by an employee, Colin and Bill look to track her down before she can sell it to the highest bidder. Meanwhile, Bill makes new revelations about his father. Myung Joh Wesner wrote episode five and Norberto Barba directs.
Tom Ellis stars as CIA Agent Colin Glass, Nick Gehlfuss plays Special Agent Bill Goodman, Necar Zadegan is Deputy Chief of Station Nikki Reynard, and Natalee Linez plays CIA Analyst Gina Gosian.
CIA Description, Courtesy of CBS:
From Wolf Entertainment and Emmy Award-winning executive producer Dick Wolf, CIA focuses on a clandestine CIA/FBI task force where secretive and roguish CIA Agent Colin Glass finds himself teamed up with by-the-book FBI Special Agent Bill Goodman. The duo work together on covert operations in New York, uncovering international plots, terrorist cells and geopolitical secrets. Also on the team is Deputy Chief of Station Nikki Reynard and CIA Analyst Gina Gosian.
On CIA, Bill continues to learn the rules of this murky world on the fly as Colin leads him deeper into spy games where only one thing is clear – their work keeps America safe, even if no one will ever know what they did in the shadows.
Executive producers include Dick Wolf, Mike Weiss, Ken Girotti, Paul Cabbad, Alex Berger, Rebecca McGill, Kevin Plunkett, Anastasia Puglisi, and Peter Jankowski.
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