FBI kicked off Season 8 in the fall 2025 TV schedule with a major loss to the team at 26 Fed, with a twist ending that revealed Isobel (Alana De La Garza) survived her brain surgery but Agent Dani Rhodes (Emily Alabi) took a bullet during the case of the week and died. Alabi's exit was announced ahead of Season 8 without showrunner Mike Weiss spoiling why Dani would no longer be around. Now, ahead of Law & Order: SVU alum Juliana Aidén Martinez joining as a new agent, here's what Weiss told us about her character.
The death of Dani Rhodes in the Season 8 premiere (available streaming now with a Paramount+ subscription) was the biggest to rock the hit CBS drama since Kathleen Munroe's Rina was killed off in early 2022, so the stakes are quite high for the new agent who will soon join the team. The actress will be a familiar face for any fans who watch the NBC shows in the expansive Dick Wolf TV universe, as she was briefly a series regular on SVU. The showrunner previewed what to expect from the newcomer:
