In early 2024, the cast and crew of Criminal Minds: Evolution have finally begun the active phase of production, and filming has been quietly underway for months. So far, not much is known about the upcoming Season 2, except for the core cast members.
Nevertheless, Paramount never stops teasing us with new updates that, despite their lightheartedness, actually provide a lot of interesting details that fans actively start speculating about. For example, a new set video featuring the cast of Evolution was recently released, and despite its playful tone, the video was surprisingly insightful. It showed us the return of a rather controversial character who is sure to cause a lot of drama at Bau.
New Set Video
Recently, the official Criminal Minds TikTok account posted a hilarious video from the set of the new season of Evolution. In it, the cast follows the 'of course' trend of TikTok, joking about typical...
Nevertheless, Paramount never stops teasing us with new updates that, despite their lightheartedness, actually provide a lot of interesting details that fans actively start speculating about. For example, a new set video featuring the cast of Evolution was recently released, and despite its playful tone, the video was surprisingly insightful. It showed us the return of a rather controversial character who is sure to cause a lot of drama at Bau.
New Set Video
Recently, the official Criminal Minds TikTok account posted a hilarious video from the set of the new season of Evolution. In it, the cast follows the 'of course' trend of TikTok, joking about typical...
- 4/25/2024
- by louise.everitt@startefacts.com (Louise Everitt)
- STartefacts.com
Paramount has rebooted Criminal Minds, and starting in November 2022, we were once again immersed in the story of the Behavioral Analysis Unit (Bau) agents as they grappled with criminal minds and personal lives. Now, the story has taken an even darker turn, it has been released in a streaming format rather than the traditional TV broadcast one, and the show itself has been subtitled as Evolution. And before we knew it, a new season was already in production (the second season of Evolution and the seventeenth since Criminal Minds premiered on CBS in 2005).
While fans wait in anticipation, the upcoming Season 17 has already had its fair share of details and speculation. Josh Stewart, who has played Will Lamontagne Jr. since Season 2, will be leaving the show, while many are sure that everyone's favorite Spencer Reid will be back, as Matthew Gray Gubler's schedule has finally been cleared, and the...
While fans wait in anticipation, the upcoming Season 17 has already had its fair share of details and speculation. Josh Stewart, who has played Will Lamontagne Jr. since Season 2, will be leaving the show, while many are sure that everyone's favorite Spencer Reid will be back, as Matthew Gray Gubler's schedule has finally been cleared, and the...
- 4/22/2024
- by louise.everitt@startefacts.com (Louise Everitt)
- STartefacts.com
Shemar Moore has had an impressive career, starring in The Young and the Restless and, most recently, S.W.A.T.
With the latter ending its seven-season run this year, the talented actor is opening up about his next move.
Naturally, there are questions about whether he would return to Criminal Minds, where he played Special Agent Derek Morgan for 11 seasons as a series regular and two as a special guest.
Speaking with TV Insider about the final season of S.W.A.T., Moore revealed that an invitation is all he’s waiting for to sign up for an encore.
“I never forget where I came from,” he affirmed, citing his multiple past returns to The Young and the Restless and Criminal Minds.
Moore said his schedule is crazy, so he and the producers must “get creative” to make the magic happen.
Shemar Moore is interested in revisiting Criminal Minds
“I would definitely do that,...
With the latter ending its seven-season run this year, the talented actor is opening up about his next move.
Naturally, there are questions about whether he would return to Criminal Minds, where he played Special Agent Derek Morgan for 11 seasons as a series regular and two as a special guest.
Speaking with TV Insider about the final season of S.W.A.T., Moore revealed that an invitation is all he’s waiting for to sign up for an encore.
“I never forget where I came from,” he affirmed, citing his multiple past returns to The Young and the Restless and Criminal Minds.
Moore said his schedule is crazy, so he and the producers must “get creative” to make the magic happen.
Shemar Moore is interested in revisiting Criminal Minds
“I would definitely do that,...
- 2/11/2024
- by Paul Dailly
- Monsters and Critics
We’re finally going to see what’s next in that interrogation room on Criminal Minds: Evolution. “We start filming mid January at a break neck pace to get episodes to you Asap!” series star Paget Brewster (who plays Emily Prentiss) revealed on X (formerly known as Twitter). “We all hope you will watch and love them!” Criminal Minds, after airing for 15 seasons on CBS, returned with Evolution on Paramount+ in 2022. The first season of the revival saw the Bau — Brewster, Vangsness (Penelope Garcia), Joe Mantegna (David Rossi), A.J. Cook (Jennifer “JJ” Jareau), Aisha Tyler (Dr. Tara Lewis), and Adam Rodriguez (Luke Alvez) returned —tracking down Elias Voit/Sicarius (Zach Gilford), who had created a network of serial ...
- 11/14/2023
- TV Insider
We've been clamoring for more Criminal Minds since Criminal Minds Evolution Season 1 left us gasping due to its shocking revelations.
Despite scoring a speedy renewal, the long-running drama that morphed into a streaming series a year ago hasn't yet entered production.
Earlier this year, there was word that filming would begin imminently, so fresh episodes were on the air for fans quickly.
Unfortunately, that didn't happen.
The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes brought Hollywood to a standstill, meaning no new episodes could be produced.
Recently, both guilds reached deals with the AMPTP to fairly compensate writers and actors for their work, clearing the way for production to get underway.
Paget Brewster took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to respond to a fan to give some updates about the show and it's good news.
The actress dished that filming will get underway "mid January" at a breakneck pace to...
Despite scoring a speedy renewal, the long-running drama that morphed into a streaming series a year ago hasn't yet entered production.
Earlier this year, there was word that filming would begin imminently, so fresh episodes were on the air for fans quickly.
Unfortunately, that didn't happen.
The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes brought Hollywood to a standstill, meaning no new episodes could be produced.
Recently, both guilds reached deals with the AMPTP to fairly compensate writers and actors for their work, clearing the way for production to get underway.
Paget Brewster took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to respond to a fan to give some updates about the show and it's good news.
The actress dished that filming will get underway "mid January" at a breakneck pace to...
- 11/14/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
It doesn’t take someone with Behavioral Analysis Unit skills to figure out that Criminal Minds stars Kirsten Vangsness (Penelope Garcia) and Aisha Tyler (Dr. Tara Lewis) would be joining their fellow SAG (Screen Actors Guild) and WGA (Writers Guild of America) members on the picket line. The two performers are passionate about making sure a fair and equitable deal is reached for their fellow guild members. “There’s no choice,” Vangsness tells TV Insider as to why she joined hundreds of actors and writers walking the line in the hot July sun outside of Paramount Studios in Hollywood. “I want to because these are my people. I’m a member of the WGA but I’ve been a member of SAG [even longer]. It was my dream ever since I was a kid. I’m so proud to be a member.” “I’m a member of all three guilds,” says Tyler,...
- 7/17/2023
- TV Insider
This article contains spoilers for the Criminal Minds: Evolution season 1 finale.
Police procedural drama Criminal Minds has captivated fans since its debut in 2005. The cancellation of the original series on CBS in 2020 didn’t stop fans from desperately wishing the show would return, which it did two years later under a new title, Criminal Minds: Evolution.
The first season of the Paramount+ reboot wrapped up on a high note as FBI agents Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster), David Rossi (Joe Mantegna), Jennifer “JJ” Jareau (A.J. Cook), Tara Lewis (Aisha Tyler), Luke Alvez (Adam Rodriguez), and Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness) worked against the clock to rescue Rossi and to locate the one of the worst serial killers the Bau had ever seen, Elias Voit (Zach Gilford) a.k.a. Sicarius, a.k.a Lee Duval – his birth name. Throughout the season we saw how Voit not only added to his body count...
Police procedural drama Criminal Minds has captivated fans since its debut in 2005. The cancellation of the original series on CBS in 2020 didn’t stop fans from desperately wishing the show would return, which it did two years later under a new title, Criminal Minds: Evolution.
The first season of the Paramount+ reboot wrapped up on a high note as FBI agents Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster), David Rossi (Joe Mantegna), Jennifer “JJ” Jareau (A.J. Cook), Tara Lewis (Aisha Tyler), Luke Alvez (Adam Rodriguez), and Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness) worked against the clock to rescue Rossi and to locate the one of the worst serial killers the Bau had ever seen, Elias Voit (Zach Gilford) a.k.a. Sicarius, a.k.a Lee Duval – his birth name. Throughout the season we saw how Voit not only added to his body count...
- 2/13/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
[Warning: This article contains major spoilers for the Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 1 finale.]
Elias Voit may be in FBI custody, but Criminal Minds fans haven’t seen the last of him. The ultra-creepy unsub played by Zach Gilford will be back for Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 2, which will also reveal more about the mysterious Gold Star. Here’s what we know so far about Voit’s return, Gold Star, and what else is in store for the next season of Paramount+’s Criminal Minds.
‘Criminal Minds: Evolution’ Season 2 will reveal more about Gold Star
The time has come. Binge all 10 episodes of #CriminalMinds: Evolution. Now streaming on Paramount+ pic.twitter.com/QMWqrVfAN5
— Paramount+ (@paramountplus) February 9, 2023
The Bau finally caught up with Voit in the Criminal Minds: Evolution season finale. With the FBI closing in, the serial killer made a final play, leveraging his knowledge of something called Gold Star to lure Deputy Director Bailey (Nicholas D’Agosto) into the home where he was hiding out,...
Elias Voit may be in FBI custody, but Criminal Minds fans haven’t seen the last of him. The ultra-creepy unsub played by Zach Gilford will be back for Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 2, which will also reveal more about the mysterious Gold Star. Here’s what we know so far about Voit’s return, Gold Star, and what else is in store for the next season of Paramount+’s Criminal Minds.
‘Criminal Minds: Evolution’ Season 2 will reveal more about Gold Star
The time has come. Binge all 10 episodes of #CriminalMinds: Evolution. Now streaming on Paramount+ pic.twitter.com/QMWqrVfAN5
— Paramount+ (@paramountplus) February 9, 2023
The Bau finally caught up with Voit in the Criminal Minds: Evolution season finale. With the FBI closing in, the serial killer made a final play, leveraging his knowledge of something called Gold Star to lure Deputy Director Bailey (Nicholas D’Agosto) into the home where he was hiding out,...
- 2/11/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for the Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 16 finale, “Dead End.”] Criminal Minds: Evolution might have ended its 16th season with the FBI suffering a loss — Deputy Director Bailey (Nicholas D’Agosto), we were just starting to like you! — but every member of the Behavioral Analysis Unit (Bau) — David Rossi (Joe Mantegna), Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster), Jennifer “J.J.” Jareau (A.J. Cook), Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness), Dr. Tara Lewis (Aisha Tyler), and Luke Alvez (Adam Rodriguez) — survived. And the good news is they’ll all be back for Season 17 (picked up in January). “The main cast members are all coming back,” showrunner Erica Messer confirms to TV Insider. “And then deals are still being made for some of the other faces you saw this year.” But what about the two profilers with the Bau at the end of the original run (2005-2020 on CBS) we didn’t see but only heard tidbits about in Season...
- 2/9/2023
- TV Insider
Anyone else grateful for the Bau this Thanksgiving? Turkey day was a red-letter day for Criminal Minds fans: The darkly wry procedural about the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit reunited its cast to launch a new iteration on Paramount+, making the case once again for its 15-season popularity. The instantly addictive Criminal Minds: Evolution — bringing back stars Joe Mantegna as Unit Chief David Rossi, Paget Brewster as Section Chief Emily Prentiss, Kirsten Vangsness as eccentric tech analyst Penelope Garcia, and A.J. Cook, Aisha Tyler, and Adam Rodriguez as Supervisory Special Agents Jennifer “JJ” Jareau, Tara Lewis and Luke Alvez — picks up nearly three years after wrapping with the mostly intact team of profilers tracking a very organized madman (Zach Gilford) and his acolytes. Nicknamed “Sicarius” for the venomous spiders he employed in one murder, the unsub (later ID’d as Elias Voit) is the mastermind behind a decidedly antisocial network...
- 11/30/2022
- TV Insider
After not hearing anything about the Criminal Minds revival following the initial announcement for some time, we’re (finally) getting more details about what we could see in the 10-episode series on Paramount+. As we already know, the revival “brings the team back together to investigate a single, fascinating case,” and we now have an idea of which members could be returning. Deals are being made with Joe Mantegna (David Rossi), Kirsten Vangsness (Penelope Garcia), Adam Rodriguez (Luke Alvez), A.J. Cook (Jennifer “J.J.” Jareau), Aisha Tyler (Dr. Tara Lewis), and Paget Brewster (Emily Prentiss), according to Deadline, though they have been “put on hold” as ABC Signature works on a contract with executive producer and showrunner Erica Messer. Those possibly returning cast members fit with where the finale left the characters. Prentiss, Rossi, J.J., Luke, and Tara were among those still at the Behavioral Analysis Unit, heading off on the next case.
- 2/4/2022
- TV Insider
Exclusive: Almost a year after the Criminal Minds revival for Paramount+ was announced, there is still no one officially attached to the series. However, six fan favorite cast members, Joe Mantegna, Kirsten Vangsness, Adam Rodriguez, A.J. Cook, Aisha Tyler and Paget Brewster, have agreed to come back, subject to closing their deals and availability, I have learned.
I hear finalizing the sextet’s contracts has been put on hold as Criminal Minds lead studio, ABC Signature, moved to make a deal with the series’ longtime executive producer/showrunner Erica Messer. Negotiations with Messer, who has an overall pact with the studio, are still ongoing, with the two sides getting closer but still not close enough for a deal to be imminent, sources said. Meanwhile, I hear that a license agreement for a 10-episode new season of Criminal Minds has been reached between Paramount+ and the studios behind the crime drama,...
I hear finalizing the sextet’s contracts has been put on hold as Criminal Minds lead studio, ABC Signature, moved to make a deal with the series’ longtime executive producer/showrunner Erica Messer. Negotiations with Messer, who has an overall pact with the studio, are still ongoing, with the two sides getting closer but still not close enough for a deal to be imminent, sources said. Meanwhile, I hear that a license agreement for a 10-episode new season of Criminal Minds has been reached between Paramount+ and the studios behind the crime drama,...
- 2/4/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
If you were starting to think that you wouldn’t get to watch your favorite Bau (Behavioral Analysis Unit) profilers hunt down more unsubs (unknown subjects), don’t give up hope just yet on the revival of the CBS procedural drama that was announced for Paramount+. “We are still very much in development on Criminal Minds. We’ll have more to share soon on that, but it is alive and well,” Tanya Gills, Chief Programming Officer at ViacomCBS Streaming said at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour (via TVLine). The series originally ran for 15 seasons (2005-2020), with the finale leaving off with Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster), David Rossi (Joe Mantegna), Dr. Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler), Jennifer “J.J.” Jareau (A.J. Cook), Luke Alvez (Adam Rodriguez), Dr. Tara Lewis (Aisha Tyler), and Matt Simmons (Daniel Henney) heading out for another case. (Kirsten Vangsness’ tech genius Penelope Garcia left the FBI at the end,...
- 2/1/2022
- TV Insider
Ever since news broke of a Criminal Minds revival on Paramount+, fans have wondered who will return, especially considering the original series ended a year ago.
The project nabbed a formal pickup in February, and now Paget Brewster has an update for fans desperate for some intel.
In a new interview with ComicBook, Brewster revealed that everyone who starred in the last four seasons of the original series has been approached to return.
"We're very thankful that they came to everyone who was in the cast for the last four seasons... They came to all of us and said, 'would you all come back?'" Brewster told the outlet while promoting her new series, Birdgirl.
"And every one of us who can, who isn't already signed on to another show, we've been negotiating this."
Brewster likes that the series has the opportunity to go in a different direction due to it being on streaming.
The project nabbed a formal pickup in February, and now Paget Brewster has an update for fans desperate for some intel.
In a new interview with ComicBook, Brewster revealed that everyone who starred in the last four seasons of the original series has been approached to return.
"We're very thankful that they came to everyone who was in the cast for the last four seasons... They came to all of us and said, 'would you all come back?'" Brewster told the outlet while promoting her new series, Birdgirl.
"And every one of us who can, who isn't already signed on to another show, we've been negotiating this."
Brewster likes that the series has the opportunity to go in a different direction due to it being on streaming.
- 4/6/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
In a perfect world, all of our favorite characters from Criminal Minds would be reunited for one last hurrah in its 15th and final season. After all, the show is ending - don't we deserve to say goodbye to everyone who made it so awesome? It does sound as though executive producer Erica Messer is doing everything in her power to make her dreams come true. In a January 2019 interview with Deadline, Messer spoke about the possibility of including old favorites in the final season, saying, "I am very hopeful that we can honor all of those characters who have been beloved and with this team, with the audience for years." What she didn't say, and what we're still wondering, is which of those characters will we actually see.
Based on the cast photos shot for the July/August issue of CBS's Watch! Magazine, we know that all of...
Based on the cast photos shot for the July/August issue of CBS's Watch! Magazine, we know that all of...
- 9/11/2019
- by Corinne Sullivan
- Popsugar.com
We know that Criminal Minds is returning soon for its 15th and final season. We know that - based on the cast photos shot for the July/August issue of CBS's Watch! Magazine - all of our favorite series vets will be reprising their roles, including David Rossi (Joe Mantegna), Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler), Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster), Jennifer "J.J." Jareau (A.J. Cook), Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness), Tara Lewis (Aisha Tyler), Luke Alvez (Adam Rodriguez), and Matt Simmons (Daniel Henney). We even know that Hallmark Channel star Rachael Leigh Cook will be joining the cast as Spencer Reid's love interest, Max, and that Jane Lynch is set to make an appearance this season as Reid's mother, Diana.
But there's one question still on everyone's mind: can we expect to see the return of Shemar Moore, who played sexy Supervisory Special Agent Derek Morgan up until season 11? As you might recall,...
But there's one question still on everyone's mind: can we expect to see the return of Shemar Moore, who played sexy Supervisory Special Agent Derek Morgan up until season 11? As you might recall,...
- 8/20/2019
- by Corinne Sullivan
- Popsugar.com
Criminal Minds‘ Aisha Tyler has been tapped to host the 71st Annual DGA Awards. The ceremony is set for February 2 at the Hollywood & Highland Center’s Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood.
Tyler is an award-winning director, actor, comedian, bestselling author and podcaster. She can currently be seen in the series regular role of Dr. Tara Lewis on CBS’ Criminal Minds, for which she recently directed episodes. She also voices superspy Lana Kane on FX’s Emmy-winning hit animated comedy Archer, and she continues to host the CW’s hit improv show, Whose Line Is It Anyway? Tyler previously co-hosted CBS’ The Talk for seven seasons. Her feature film directing debut, the thriller Axis, premiered in 2017, and won the Outstanding Achievement in Feature Filmmaking award at the 2017 Newport Beach Film Festival. She is currently attached to direct the new female-led action thriller, Vigilante, written and produced by Irwin Winkler.
“We’re...
Tyler is an award-winning director, actor, comedian, bestselling author and podcaster. She can currently be seen in the series regular role of Dr. Tara Lewis on CBS’ Criminal Minds, for which she recently directed episodes. She also voices superspy Lana Kane on FX’s Emmy-winning hit animated comedy Archer, and she continues to host the CW’s hit improv show, Whose Line Is It Anyway? Tyler previously co-hosted CBS’ The Talk for seven seasons. Her feature film directing debut, the thriller Axis, premiered in 2017, and won the Outstanding Achievement in Feature Filmmaking award at the 2017 Newport Beach Film Festival. She is currently attached to direct the new female-led action thriller, Vigilante, written and produced by Irwin Winkler.
“We’re...
- 1/15/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
When CBS crime drama Criminal Minds clinched another last minute renewal in May, the number of episodes was not revealed amid speculation that the veteran series may be getting an abbreviated final season.
The network eventually settled on a 15-episode order but, being on the fall schedule and returning to the Wednesday 10 Pm slot, Criminal Minds could conceivably do more, as many as 22 episodes, which has been the norm for the veteran crime procedural.
“As scheduling evolves and we try to get more original episodes on air, we have to cut and paste and sometime trimming episodes on some of those shows to get more originals on the air,” CBS Entertainment president Kelly Kahl told Deadline at TCA on Sunday. “They possibly can get a couple of more episodes. It depends where they are in production, they will let us know when (we need to make that call).”
Will Season 14 be Criminal Minds‘ last?...
The network eventually settled on a 15-episode order but, being on the fall schedule and returning to the Wednesday 10 Pm slot, Criminal Minds could conceivably do more, as many as 22 episodes, which has been the norm for the veteran crime procedural.
“As scheduling evolves and we try to get more original episodes on air, we have to cut and paste and sometime trimming episodes on some of those shows to get more originals on the air,” CBS Entertainment president Kelly Kahl told Deadline at TCA on Sunday. “They possibly can get a couple of more episodes. It depends where they are in production, they will let us know when (we need to make that call).”
Will Season 14 be Criminal Minds‘ last?...
- 8/5/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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