Can Criminal Minds Continue on Streaming Service
Parting is such sweet sorrow, and we still miss the BAU team in Criminal Minds since the show got canceled more than two years ago. But ICYMI, Paramount+ is bringing back our favorite band of crime solvers with a series order for aCriminal Minds reboot for the platform. With the premiere date just around the corner, we know a good bit of information on what to expect from the revival series, including new cast members, storyline, and more.
Even more details are expected to come trickling in up until the release, and we'll be right here to report them. For now, here's everything we know about the series reboot so far.
Joe Mantegna, Criminal Minds: Evolution
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On Oct. 19, the show's official Twitter account revealed the poster for Criminal Minds: Evolution, which features a shadowy profile of UnSub Elias Voit (Zach Gilford). "Y'all are not ready for this…p.s. my hair is basically a character on this show #theSwoop," Gilford tweeted.
And as noted by Screen Rant, behind-the-scenes photos of production reveal that cast member Aisha Tyler will be directing an episode. It will not be Tyler's first time in the director's chair; she made her directorial debut on the show in 2017, which in turn led to directing gigs on other shows, including Roswell, New Mexico and Fear the Walking Dead.
New Criminal Minds series title
The revival began production in August. The show order is for a 10-episode series to stream exclusively on Paramount+, with Erica Messer returning as showrunner, executive producer, and writer.
On Sept. 9, Paramount announced the series will have a subtitle attached to the name and will be known asCriminal Minds:Evolution. The name seems like a good indication of how the series will be heading in a new direction.
"The series never stopped evolving during its run, and we are beyond excited to bring it back into a new era with new stories for a new generation of viewers at Paramount+," said Nicole Clemens, Paramount+'s President of Original Scripted Series. "Erica, the whole cast and creative team are building a season full of new twists that we are sure will electrify audiences."
Criminal Minds: Evolution release date
Showrunner, executive producer and writer Erica Messer revealed the release date at Paramount+'s Television Critics Association (TCA) event on Sept. 21, confirming the first two episodes of the reboot will premiere on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 24. New episodes will drop weekly on Thursdays, with a mid-season finale on Dec. 15. After a holiday break, the show will pick up again on Thursday, Jan. 12 and run through Feb. 9, 2023.
Criminal Minds: Evolution cast
It just wouldn't be the same without the familiar faces that we came to know and love on our screen for 15 years, so luckily most of them will be back for the reboot — not all of them, though, which we'll get to in a moment.
Paramount+ announced Friday Night Lights alum Zach Gilford as the first new cast member to be joining the series in a recurring role throughout the season. Gilford is trading in his good-guy persona and will play Elias Voit, an analyst for a cyber-security firm who has a dark side and an obsession with death. Unlike past UnSubs, Voit will be explored in an ongoing arc for 10 episodes. "To tell a slightly different story [about this UnSub] is really exciting," star Paget Brewster told journalists on Sept. 21.
Main Cast
- Joe Mantegna as Senior Agent David Rossi
- A.J. Cook as Agent JJ Jareau
- Aisha Tyler as Tara Lewis
- Adam Rodriguez as Luke Alvez
- Kirsten Vangsness as Technical Analyst Penelope Garcia
- Paget Brewster as Unit Chief Emily Prentiss
- Zach Gilford as Elias Voit
Notably missing from the OG cast list is fan-favorite Matthew Gray Gubler, who will not be returning as genius FBI Special Agent Dr. Spencer Reid this season. He and Season 13 addition Daniel Henney (Special Agent Matt Simmons) couldn't make their schedules work this season, but the door is open for them to return in the future.
Showrunner Erica Messer said that Spencer and Matt are mysteriously absent but "not forgotten" this season, according to TV Line. "Dr. Reid's and I believe Matt Simmons' desks are still there, still have stuff on it…," she said. "Like, if any of you went back [to the office after the pandemic], you still have stuff on your desk that was there for two years. So we're definitely playing that. But [Spencer and Matt] are notgone gone." Hopefully they'll be back for Season 2.
Criminal Minds: Evolution storyline
This fresh new series will pick up where the original left off and is set in post-Covid-19 times. Unlike the cable TV show, the streaming version will follow one storyline across the whole season, instead of a new case in each episode. The official logline says the FBI's elite team of criminal profilers will come up against their greatest threat yet, an UnSub named Elias Voit who has used the pandemic to build a network of other serial killers. Now, as the world opens back up, the network goes operational, and our team must hunt them down, one murder at a time.
Criminal Minds: Evolution trailer
Unfortunately, this case file is still in the early stages and doesn't have any accompanying materials yet. Check back for updates.
Criminal Minds: Evolution photos
Leave it to Joe Mantegna (aka David Rossi) to give us a sneak peak over on Twitter of what's going behind the scenes:
Paget Brewster also shared a pic of Prentiss' new look, and promises a sassier-no filter boss of the BAU. If you have a problem with the extra gray hairs, tell someone that isn't Brewster.
Oh, hi Guys !! This is my first @criminalminds hair and make up from this morning…. I hope you're all excited for a slightly older, sassier, no filters, grey-haired Prentiss. And if you aren't, that's cool, just tell someone else. pic.twitter.com/9gW05qcCke
— paget brewster (@pagetpaget) August 9, 2022
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Where to watch Criminal Minds: Evolution
The Criminal Minds reboot will be available to stream on Paramount+. In the meantime, you can stream all original 15 seasons on Paramount+, with 12 seasons available on Netflix.
Criminal Minds
A procedural thriller about the FBI's Behavioural Analysis Unit, which profiles criminals to solve crimes. The ensemble drama relies on the diversity of the team, which includes a young genius and a seasoned leader tortured by a past case.
Source: https://www.tvguide.com/news/criminal-minds-evolution-new-series-paramount-cast-release-date-and-everything-else-to-know/
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