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FBI is losing an agent during the CBS series’ upcoming seventh season. Katherine Renee Kane, who  has played Special Agent Tiffany Wallace since the third season, is departing the procedural drama Per Deadline. Kane will appear in at least one episode of the FBI series this season before she exits the series.

Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, Jeremy Sisto, Alana De La Garza, and John Boyd star in the CBS series, which follows the elite team of experts who work at the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s New York City office.

The series will have a new arrival to fill the void left by Kane’s departure:

Lisette Olivera is joining the show in the series regular role of Syd, a trained Behavioral Analysis Unit Agent who is about to rotate into the field. She is positioned to take over duties as Scola’s (John Boyd) partner, the role that will be left open by Tiffany. Even though Syd’s work experience has been as a desk agent, there are layers to her personality and resume that will allow her to hit the streets as a field agent seamlessly, production sources reveal.

FBI returns to CBS for season seven on October 15th.

What do you think? Are you surprised by this exit from the CBS series? Do you plan to watch season seven this fall?