FBI's Shantel VanSanten Returns to Reprise Role
The CBS drama's Season 9 Episode 7, "Posterity," brings back VanSanten as Special Agent Nina Chase for a single episode.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Financial Crime
Shantel VanSanten will reprise her role as Special Agent Nina Chase in the seventh episode of Season 9 of CBS' FBI, titled "Posterity," airing Monday, November 16. John Boyd also returns as Stuart Scola opposite VanSanten in the episode.
Why it matters
The return marks VanSanten's first appearance since her February 23 episode in Season 8, "Confetti," in which Nina Chase and Stuart Scola got engaged and held a low-key wedding at City Hall. Her character's storyline is tied to the episode's case, in which the team works alongside Chase to intercept a Most Wanted criminal.
The Season 9 Episode 7 case centers on a Most Wanted criminal captured on a team camera after the murder of an online influencer, and the team is working with Chase to intercept him before he disappears. The episode's final resolution has not yet aired, and details of the investigation's outcome remain unknown.
The players
Shantel VanSanten
An American actress best known for her role as Special Agent Nina Chase on CBS' FBI, she first appeared in the series before exiting as a regular in Season 5.
John Boyd
An American actor who plays Special Agent Stuart Scola on FBI and reprises the role opposite VanSanten in the upcoming episode.
CBS
The American broadcast network that airs the FBI franchise and schedules its episodes, including the Season 9 installment.
The details
In "Posterity," written by Jake Tinker and directed by Milena Govich, the team discovers that one of their cameras captured video of a criminal on the Most Wanted list following the murder of an online influencer. VanSanten exited the series as a regular on the sixth episode of Season 5, "Double Bind."
Timeline
February 23: VanSanten returned in Season 8, Episode "Confetti," where Nina Chase and Stuart Scola got engaged and married at City Hall.
Monday, November 16: "Posterity" (Season 9, Episode 7) airs on CBS.
Series Continuity
VanSanten's Season 9 appearance continues a pattern set by her February 23 return in Season 8's "Confetti," when she first came back after exiting as a series regular on the sixth episode of Season 5, "Double Bind." The one-episode guest return signals that the producers are maintaining the character's role within the franchise's ongoing storyline.
Viewers can watch the Season 9 Episode 7 broadcast on CBS on Monday, November 16. The episode's plot about a Most Wanted criminal captured on camera touches on the investigative tools the FBI uses in real cases.
The takeaway
Recurring characters returning for single episodes often reflect a show's effort to honor long-running storylines without committing the actor to a full season. Viewers following the Chase and Scola arc can watch the wedding payoff in Season 8's "Confetti" for context before Monday's episode.
What happens next
"Posterity" airs on CBS on Monday, November 16.
Further reading
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