Credit: CBS via Getty Images

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Soaps.com may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.

Fans are preparing their goodbyes for Scott Forrester, but the question of how the beloved Fly Team leader will be written out still remains. Why is Scott Forrester leaving FBI: International? Here’s everything we know about Luke Kleintank’s character’s departure.

FBI: International is the third spin-off of Dick Wolf’s FBI. It follows the elite operatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s International Fly Team. Headquartered in Budapest, the team investigates crime and terrorism abroad, neutralizing threats against American citizens. Luke Kleintank has starred as Scott Forrester, the head of the Fly Team unit, since Season 1. Rounding out the cast is Carter Redwood as Special Agent Andre Raines, Vinessa Vidotto as interrogation expert Cameron Vo and Season 3 newcomer Christina Wolfe as Special Agent Amanda Tate.

In April 2024, Kleintank announced his departure from the show after three seasons of leading the Fly Team. His sudden exit, which will come in the May 7 episode, begs the question of how Forrester will be written out and how the show will go on without him. We have the answer below.