‘Criminal Minds’ is back. Where are the characters now?

By Jasmine Last updated Nov 28, 2022

Many things happened because of the Covid-19 pandemic, but a network of serial killers is probably the last thing we would have thought would happen. In the brand-new series Criminal Minds: Evolution, the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) takes on a criminal group like this.

After 15 years on the air, the popular crime procedural show Criminal Minds ended on a bittersweet note more than two years ago. Even though the original show was canceled, Criminal Minds: Evolution, which got the go-ahead in August, is bringing it back.

Erica Messer is also back on the project as the showrunner, a writer, and one of the executive producers for the 10-episode reboot. Christopher Barbour is also back as an executive producer, and so are Breen Frazier, Glenn Kershaw, and Mark Gordon.

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Criminal Minds’ New Season Plot

The official summary for Criminal Minds: Evolution says that “an UnSub who used the pandemic to build a network of other serial killers faces the FBI’s best profilers in their biggest challenge yet.”

The summary says, “As the world gets back to normal and the network starts working again, the team must go after them one murder at a time.”

Criminal Minds New Season Cast

Joe Mantegna, AJ Cook, Aisha Tyler, and Paget Brewster, who were all on the first show, are back for Criminal Minds: Evolution. In a recurring storyline throughout the season, Zach Gilford from Midnight Mass will join the cast as Elias Voit.

Here is a list of everyone who has been confirmed to be in Criminal Minds: Evolution so far:

Joe Mantegna as David Rossi.
Jennifer “JJ” Jareau is played by AJ Cook.
Penelope Garcia is played by Kirsten Vangsness.
As Tara Lewis, Aisha Tyler.
Adam Rodriguez played Luke Alvez.
Emily Prentiss was played by Paget Brewster.
Elias Voit, played by Zach.

There is some good news and some bad news about the cast of Criminal Minds: Evolution. The good news is that some of the characters from the first series will be back in the new series. After all, Criminal Minds wouldn’t exist without well-known people like David Rossi, Emily Prentiss, Tara Lewis, and Luke Alvez.

Joe Mantegna is still playing Rossi, Paget Brewster is still playing Prentiss, Aisha Tyler is still playing Lewis, Adam Rodriguez is still playing Alvez, and A.J. Cook is still playing Jennifer Jareau “JJ” and Kirsten Vangsness is still playing Penelope Garcia. Now for the bad news: Matt Simmons (Daniel Henney) and Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) will not be coming back to their roles.

There are also a few new people on the team who will play recurring roles. Elias Voit, an operations analyst for a global cybersecurity company who has a secret dark side, will be played by Zach Gilford, and Will LaMontagne Jr. will be played by Josh Stewart.

Criminal Minds New Season Release Date

On November 24, which is Thanksgiving Day, the first two episodes of Criminal Minds: Evolution will be shown for the first time. Also, the actors are already back on set.

Joe Mantegna, a veteran of the show Criminal Minds, teased the news on Twitter. He put up a picture of himself on set giving a thumbs-up. With the hashtag “Criminal Minds,” he wrote, “Just doing a little inspection today for a project coming up.”

Criminal Minds New Season Trailer

From Friday, November 25th, Criminal Minds: Evolution will be available to watch on Disney Plus in the UK. While you’re there, you can watch all 15 seasons of Criminal Minds. You can sign up for Disney+ for £7.99 a month or £79.90 a year.

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Frequently Asked Questions

However, because Penelope Garcia was a recurring role during the first season, it is Matthew Gray Gubler (Dr. Spencer Reid) who holds the record as the longest-running main cast member of the series. The character of Special Agent Reid was a child prodigy, having graduated from high school at age twelve.

SES Mateo “Matt” Cruz is the new BAU Section Chief, the direct superior to SSA Aaron Hotchner, and later SSA Emily Prentiss. He is the replacement of deceased Section Chief Erin Strauss and a recurring character on Criminal Minds.

Mandy Patinkin. Patinkin was one of the very first members of the original Criminal Minds cast to leave the show. Throughout his time on the show, he played the Jason Gideon character. Gideon was the FBI’s most-rated profiler and head of its Behavioural Analysis Unit.

Summary

The 10-episode reboot will premiere on November 24. Joe Mantegna, AJ Cook, Aisha Tyler, and Paget Brewster are back. Zach Gilford from Midnight Mass will join the cast as Elias Voit.

Criminal Minds: Evolution will be available to watch on Disney Plus. You can sign up for Disney+ for £7.99 a month or £79.90 a year. Mandy Patinkin was one of the first cast members to leave Criminal Minds.