‘FBI’ Season 7 Episode 8 Preview: Photos, “Riptide” Promo and Cast

The team suspects an inside job when customs officers are murdered on CBS’s FBI season seven episode eight, the fall finale. Directed by Jean De Segonzac from a script by Woody Straussner, episode eight – “Riptide” – will air on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 8pm ET/PT.

Missy Peregrym stars as Special Agent Maggie Bell, Zeeko Zaki plays Special Agent Omar Adom “OA” Zidan, Jeremy Sisto is Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, and Alana De La Garza is Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille. John Boyd plays Special Agent Stuart Scola and Lisette Olivera plays Syd.

“Riptide” Plot: After three customs officers are shot dead in a cargo heist, the team entrusts OA’s old army buddy Clay to help determine if it was an inside job.

FBI Season 7 Episode 8
Missy Peregrym as Special Agent Maggie Bell in ‘FBI’ season 7 episode 8 (Photo: Bennett Raglin © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)

FBI Series Description, Courtesy of CBS

FBI is a fast-paced drama about the inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This elite unit brings to bear all their talents, intellect, and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep New York and the country safe. Born into a multigenerational law enforcement family, Special Agent Maggie Bell commits deeply to the people she works with as well as those she protects. Her partner is Special Agent Omar Adom “OA” Zidan, a West Point graduate via Bushwick who spent two years undercover for the DEA before being cherry-picked by the FBI.

Overseeing them is Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille, who operates under intense pressure and has undeniable command authority. The team also includes Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, the nerve center of the office whose ability to easily relate to and engage with both superiors and subordinates makes him a master motivator. Special Agent Stuart Scola is an Ivy League-educated Wall Streeter-turned-FBI agent. These first-class agents tenaciously investigate cases of tremendous magnitude, including terrorism, organized crime and counterintelligence.

Zeeko Zaki and Missy Peregrym
Zeeko Zaki as Special Agent Omar Adom ‘OA’ Zidan, Missy Peregrym as Special Agent Maggie Bell, and John Boyd as Special Agent Stuart Scola in season 7 episode 8 (Photo: Bennett Raglin © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
Lisette Olivera and John Boyd
Lisette Olivera as Special Agent Sydney Ortiz and John Boyd as Special Agent Stuart Scola in the “Riptide” fall finale (Photo: Bennett Raglin © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)
Guy Lockard and Zeeko Zaki
Guy Lockard as Clay Voss and Zeeko Zaki as Special Agent Omar Adom ‘OA’ Zidan in the fall finale (Photo: Bennett Raglin © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
Jeremy Sisto and Alana De La Garza
Jeremy Sisto as Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine and Alana De La Garza as Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille in season 7 episode 8 (Photo: Bennett Raglin © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)