{"id":81794,"date":"2026-04-22T05:31:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T05:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/fbis-zeeko-zaki-will-be-absent-ahead-of-season-8-finale\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T05:31:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T05:31:40","slug":"fbis-zeeko-zaki-will-be-absent-ahead-of-season-8-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/fbis-zeeko-zaki-will-be-absent-ahead-of-season-8-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI’s Zeeko Zaki Will Be Absent Ahead of Season 8 Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"


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FBI<\/em> is about to lose a main cast member \u2014 temporarily \u2014 ahead of the highly anticipated season 8 finale.<\/p>\n

CBS released a synopsis for the Monday, May 11, episode of the show, which read, \u201cFollowing the assassination of a major corporate executive, the team races to find leaders of a dormant terrorist organization that has reemerged.\u201d The sneak peek went on to tease how Zeeko Zaki\u2019s fan-favorite character, OA, is \u201ctemporarily reassigned after refusing to follow orders but is paired up with a familiar face.\u201d<\/p>\n

Based on the first look images, Agent Zara Ushruf (Pardis Saremi<\/strong>) is the familiar face. The duo originally met in episode 17 while on a case before they went out to dinner. OA was then noticeably absent from the Monday, April 20, episode of FBI<\/em> and is expected to go missing again in the penultimate episode.<\/p>\n

It is still unclear how long OA could be separate from the FBI. This comes after the procedural faced another surprise shakeup when a March episode of the hit show had Maggie\u2019s (Missy Peregrym<\/strong>) first arrest \u2014 serial slasher Ray DiStefano (Matthew Rauch<\/strong>) \u2014 kidnap her sister, Erin (Adrienne Rose Bengtsson<\/strong>). Maggie spent the episode trying to save her sibling, only to find her dead in the back of DiStefano\u2019s truck.<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/span>Which \u2018FBI\u2019 Stars Are \u2014 And Aren\u2019t \u2014 Returning for Season 8?<\/span>
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While Peregrym, 43, was missing from one episode, she has denied plans to leave the show entirely.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll be honest. I\u2019m on a procedural show, and I wonder what impact this is possibly making? And sometimes I get freaked out because I think we\u2019re just highlighting some of the horrors of humanity every week,\u201d Peregrym told Deadline. \u201cAnd what is this? What are we doing this for? What am I investing a lot of my life in to do this for?\u201d<\/p>\n

The actress expressed gratitude for the show\u2019s decision to address such a topic, adding, \u201cI think it\u2019s really important what we\u2019re doing, because we\u2019re highlighting how to move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody experiences loss. Everybody goes through the depths of emotions in life,\u201d she continued. \u201cYou have an opportunity to show connection, relationship, intimacy and growth. And this is exactly why I do what I do. I hope this makes people feel seen and that they want to keep going after such a horrific experience, and that they don\u2019t give up.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the time, Peregrym remained hopeful about the plans for the show.<\/p>\n

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