Summary
- Criminal Minds: Evolution has been renewed for season 3, showing great confidence from Paramount+.
- Even with key cast departures, the show's renewal indicates a strong focus and faith in its success.
- The season will focus on the core team investigating the Gold Star mystery and facing a new deadly adversary.
Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2 will air episodes weekly on Thursdays through the end of July.
Per Variety, Criminal Minds: Evolution has now been renewed for season 3. This season will go into production later this year, likely following the end of Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2. Casting information has yet to be announced, but it will likely feature a number of recurring cast from the previous iterations of the series.
The Criminal Minds Renewal Is A Great Sign For The Show’s Longevity
The Early Renewal Shows Great Faith In The Show From Paramount+
The timing is key for the renewal of Criminal Minds: Evolution. While any renewal announced this week would be considered a fairly early renewal for the series, Paramount+ has decided to renew the show before the season 2 premiere airs. This indicates that Criminal Minds: Evolution is a huge point of focus for Paramount+, as the network clearly has faith in it.
Criminal Minds: Evolution's Most Controversial Character Will Be More Problematic In Season 2
Criminal Minds: Evolution introduced a controversial new character, and in the season 2, they're going to bring more chaos to the BAU.
This faith is a great sign for the show’s longevity, as increased confidence in Criminal Minds: Evolution’s ability to succeed may come with perks like an increased budget. Over the years, Criminal Minds has lost key players including Shemar Moore’s Derek Morgan, who left Criminal Minds after season 11, when Moore sought other creative opportunities. Showrunner Erica Messer has since indicated that Moore is unlikely to make even a cameo appearance, due to his starring role on the TV series S.W.A.T.
Even with this major cast departure and other changes over the years, Paramount+ is confident in the success of the show given its early renewal. The season of the show will feature the core team of investigators as they look into the Gold Star mystery. On this quest, they have to face a vicious serial killer named Elias Voit. Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2 features cast Joe Mantegna, Krsitin Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, A.J. Cook, Ryan-James Hatanaka, Paget Brewster, and Adam Rodriguez who make a great ensemble.
Criminal Minds: Evolution is available to stream on Paramount+.
Source: Variety
Criminal Minds: Evolution
- Release Date
- November 24, 2022
- Showrunner
- Erica Messer
- Writers
- Erica Messer
- Franchise(s)
- Criminal Minds
Cast
Joe Mantegna
A.J. Cook
In Criminal Minds: Evolution, the FBI’s elite team of criminal profilers come up against their greatest threat yet, an UnSub who has used the pandemic to build a network of other serial killers. As the world opens back up and the network goes operational, the team must hunt them down, one murder at a time. Original cast continuing their roles include Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster. Zach Gilford s the dynamic cast as a recurring guest star in a season-long arc.
- Seasons
- 2
- Streaming Service(s)
- Paramount Plus
- Main Genre
- Crime
- Creator(s)
- Erica Messer
- Prequel
- Criminal Minds
- Where To Watch
- Paramount Plus
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