FBI Star Announces Delayed Season 5 Return

It appears that Special Agent Maggie Bell will be absent from the FBI for some time.

Missy Peregrym took to Instagram on Friday to announce that her current maternity leave will extend until September of this year,

It appears that Special Agent Maggie Bell will be absent from the FBI for some time.

despite the CBS series beginning production on its upcoming fifth season "in a couple weeks.

 On June 6th, Peregrym and her husband, Tom Oakley, welcomed a new daughter, Mela Joséphine Oakley.

"The FBI will resume operations in a few weeks, but I will return to work in September,

" the actress explained. "I'm relieved and grateful that I have the time to spend with my family, rest and heal, and be a mother

I realize this is a luxury, and I wish every mother/parent/caregiver had it.