Season 8 of the hit CBS series F.B.I Unexpected romance and surprises are brewing on screen.
newcomer Juliana Aiden Martinez spoken exclusively Us Weekland what the show is building to, saying, “(Showrunner) Mike (Weiss) and the team are doing a great job and each episode has higher and higher stakes. It really feels like we’re doing Mission Impossible, like an action movie every week.”
Martinez, who plays Eva, is “always surprised” for what is yet to come.
“This is crazy, and yet we do it because we have such a great crew,” he noted. “We have such a great team and I think fans are going to be really excited to see each episode get bigger, bigger and better.”
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F.B.Iwhich was released in 2018, it focuses on the inner workings of the Criminal Division of the New York City Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where staff work to ensure the safety of New York City and its citizens. In addition to Martinez, Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, Jeremy Sisto, Sela Ward, Alana de la Garza, John Boyd i Lisette Olivera make up the rest of the cast.
“Before I got on the show, I sat down with showrunner Mike Weiss and said who I thought Eva would be. That was really the deciding factor for me to say, ‘Yeah, this is something that’s really interesting to me. This is something that I think I can bring and bring value to and make it exciting and different,'” Martinez said. we. “I liked that she was different than Kate on Law & Order: SVU. I really like that Eva comes from a tax background, so she’s very much someone who isn’t afraid to speak her mind and isn’t afraid to be the smartest person in the room. She’s unashamed about that and she’s unashamedly feminine and tough and has a big heart.”
According to Martínez, Eva’s backstory will keep playing
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“I think trust is something that probably has to be earned (with her), whether she likes to say it or not. There was a definite break in trust when she gets to the story where she was with someone who was her partner, and she was with them romantically and professionally,” he recalled. “So he probably made an exception to the rule of dating his partner and yet he couldn’t see it. He was so smart and he’s always been doing the right thing and he couldn’t see the person he was in bed with taking it out. It’s a deep wound.”
Eva is still adjusting to her new normal, and Martínez added, “That resistance or that struggle is really interesting with someone who prides himself on knowing everything before everyone else. That does create a little bit of humility for him. It also creates the ability to learn to really take it as a challenge and as an adventure.”
As for Eva’s personal life? Martinez not ruled out a romance
“We’re going to see some romance this season. I won’t say who, but we’re going to see some romance,” he teased. “(For Eva), I think her heart is resilient enough to find love. So I hope so.”
F.B.I airs on CBS Mondays at 9pm ET.