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Julian McMahon, star of FBI: Most Wanted, is reportedly leaving the CBS crime drama after almost three seasons.
McMahon’s final episode as tacit agent Jess LaCroix is slated to shoot next week and will air on March 8. To fill the void left by McMahon’s exit, the show is expected to introduce a new character later this season.
LaCroix is described as an “agent’s agent” and head of the team from the FBI’s Most Wanted Unit which is assigned the most brutal and complicated cases.
According to Deadline, sources have said that McMahon approached the FBI: Most Wanted executive producers, including Dick Wolf and Peter Jankowski, about leaving the series early this season.
“Over the past few months, the producers of FBI: Most Wanted and I have had discussions about my departure from the show in favor of additional creative pursuits and the transition of my character Jess LaCroix,” said McMahon. “These ongoing conversations have given us an opportunity to orchestrate a seamless and productive way for me to leave the show.”
It is not yet clear how McMahon’s character will be written off the show as LaCroix is in the midst of dealing with the emotional toll of his daughter Tali leaving for a boarding school in Canada.
“We are saddened to see Julian leave,” Wolf said in a statement to Deadline. “His portrayal of agent Jess LaCroix has been a key factor in the success of FBI: Most Wanted. We will miss him and we wish him the best in his next chapter.”
McMahon has been part of the FBI franchise since an April episode of the mothership FBI series, which served as a backdoor pilot for FBI: Most Wanted.
FBI: Most Wanted is executive produced by Wolf, Jankowski, David Hudgins, Todd Arnow and Arthur W. Forney. The series hails from Wolf Entertainment, Universal Television and CBS Studios.
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