Summary
Jesse Lee Soffer is jumping from one police procedural to another as he is set to join the main cast ofFBI: Internationalseason 4, which willfeature Soffer in a role he never got to play inChicago PD.Soffer starred as Detective Jay Halstead on the NBCOne ChicagoTV showfrom its very beginning. Halstead was first introduced inChicago Fire, though, as an undercover cop dating Gabby Dawson before he transferred to the Intelligence Unit, where he had been working for about a month when theChicago PDpilot aired.
Over the course of 10 seasons, Halstead stuck with Hank Voight and the morally ambiguous Intelligence Unit until he couldn’t take it anymore.Halstead exitedChicago PDat the beginning of season 10when he accidentally killed a man and consequently turned in his badge. Although Voight and Halstead’s wife Hailey Upton helped him devise a cover story, Halstead couldn’t live with the guilt and needed a change. So, Halstead re-enlisted in the Army, which sent him overseas to Bolivia, where he would track down drug cartels. Now, Soffer has moved on toFBI: Internationalon CBS.
Soffer’s FBI: International Role Is A Step Up From Chicago PD
According toTVLine,Jesse Lee Soffer is playing Supervisory Special Agent Wes Mitchell inthe cast ofFBI: Internationalseason 4.Mitchell is the new leader of the Fly Team(an FBI unit based in Budapest that tracks down international threats to the United States) in the CBS police procedural series. Soffer’s character’s description reveals he is “charming,” “rakish,” and driven by his desire for justice. Mitchell also has great instincts and unorthodox methods while on the job. While some of these traits could also apply to Halstead inChicago PD, Soffer’sFBI: Internationalcharacter differs from Halstead in one major way.
[Hank] Voight was always in charge, meaning [Chicago PD] missed the opportunity to see [Jesse Lee] Soffer play a leader.
Soffer is finally able to play a character that leads a team, asHalstead was never the head of the Intelligence Unit inChicago PD.Voight was always in charge, meaning the NBC show missed the opportunity to see Soffer play a leader. That will all change, though, whenSoffer’sFBI: Internationalcharacteris introduced during the season 4 premiere. Mitchell is the new boss in the CBS series, and it will be interesting to see how Soffer performs in a leadership role.
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Why Soffer’s Mitchell Takes Over Fly Team In FBI: International Season 4
Soffer’s Mitchell Is Replacing Luke Kleintank’s Scott Forrester
Jesse Lee Soffer is replacing Luke Kleintank’s Scott Forrester inFBI: Internationalseason 4. Forrester had been the Fly Team’s supervisory special agent since its premiere in September 2021, but the character exited the show after season 3. Kleintank wanted to leave the police procedural, so, Forrester went AWOL to reunite with his fugitive mother during the season 3 finale. As a result, the Fly Team needs a new leader inFBI: Internationalseason 4 — enter Wes Mitchell.
FBI: International
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FBI: International follows the elite agents of the FBI’s International Fly Team as they travel globally to protect Americans. The series focuses on their complex missions, navigating international law, and challenges posed by various jurisdictions, demonstrating the high-stakes nature of their work.
