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‘FBI’ Season 7 Episode 9 Preview: Photos, “Descent” Cast and Air Date

Zeeko Zaki as Special Agent Omar Adom ‘OA’ Zidan and Missy Peregrym as Special Agent Maggie Bell in ‘FBI’ season 7 episode 9 (Photo: Bennett Raglin © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

CBS’s FBI returns from its winter break with season seven episode nine, “Descent,” featuring FBI: Most Wanted‘s Shantel VanSanten. Directed by Carlos Bernard from a script by Aaron Ginsburg, episode nine will air on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 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.

“Descent” Plot: The investigation into an assistant U.S. attorney’s death leads the team to a related airline whistleblower scandal and the chilling discovery that they don’t have much time to thwart terrorists from crashing numerous in-flight commercial airplanes. Dealing with the memory of his brother, who was a 9/11 victim, the case pushes Scola hard to prevent another catastrophe.

John Boyd as Special Agent Stuart Scola and Shantel VanSanten as Special Agent Nina Chase in season 7 episode 9 (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.

Jeremy Sisto as Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine and John Boyd as Special Agent Stuart Scola in the “Descent” episode (Photo: Bennett Raglin © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
Shantel VanSanten as Special Agent Nina Chase, 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 ‘FBI’ season 7 episode 9 (Photo: Bennett Raglin © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
T. Shyvonne Stewart as FAA Rep., Taylor Anthony Miller as Kelly Moran, Vedette Lim as Elise Taylor, and James Chen as Ian Lim in season 7 episode 9 (Photo: Bennett Raglin © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
Taylor Anthony Miller as Kelly Moran, 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 9 (Photo: Bennett Raglin © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

This post was last modified on May 15, 2025 10:18 pm

Rebecca Murray: Journalist covering the entertainment industry for 23+ years, including 13 years as the first writer for About.com's Hollywood Movies site. Member of the Critics Choice Association (Film & TV Branches), Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and Past President of the San Diego Film Critics Society.
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