Lisette Olivera has not yet made her debut in FBI after joining the cast as a series regular for season 7, but she’s already on her way out.
PEOPLE has learned that Olivera, 25, is exiting the series after only starring in a handful of episodes — none of which have aired yet.
Deadline was the first to report the news.
The actress, who is best known for her role in Disney+’s National Treasure: Edge of History, is due to make her debut as FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit profiler Sydney Ortiz in the Nov. 11 episode of FBI. She teams up with Isobel Castille (Alana De La Garza) and her team in the episode after her sister is the target of an attempted kidnapping and sexual assault.
A rep for Olivera did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Olivera joined the procedural’s cast to fill in the gap left by Katherine Renee Kane, who departed the series after four seasons. Olivera stepped in as Stuart Scola’s new partner (John Boyd), and Kane’s character Tiffany Wallace was his previous partner.
Addressing her exit in a statement shared with Deadline, Kane, 32, said she felt it was “time to look toward new creative endeavors.”
“I’m excited for the future and wish the show all the best,” she said.
Speaking about the changes that his character has gone through, given Renee’s exit and Olivera’s entrance, Boy told Cinemablend, “Scola is in a little bit of denial. I don’t think he’s really ready for what is about to change in his world.”
“He’s thinking maybe Tiff, this is nonsense about her leaving and not wanting to do the job anymore. I don’t think he really understands what’s happening in his world fully, but he ends up losing his partner and saying goodbye to a partner.”
He teased that season 7 will see a “pretty big change” in Scola, as he’s “figuring out who he is” and who is “right” and “wrong” for him as a partner.
FBI showrunner Mike Weiss also spoke to the outlet about Kane’s departure, confirming it was the actress’ choice to leave.
“There’s always a risk and things happen,” he said. “But we really crossed our fingers, because she’s such a great character, such a great actress as well, and the dynamic is so important, we thought, between Scola and Tiff. It would have been a real shame if we couldn’t give them a proper goodbye.”
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FBI airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
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