‘Criminal Minds’ Revival Series Officially Ordered By Paramount+
Paramount+ in the USA has finally confirmed the much-rumoured revival of ‘Criminal Minds‘ has been ordered to series, along with announcing which cast members will be returning (and before you start complaining about it being on Paramount+, read the rest of the post…)
The original series, which ran from 2005-2020, followed an elite team of FBI profilers who analyzed the country’s most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they struck again. The new series will continue and expand the beloved franchise for streaming audiences, blending serialized elements into the series format.
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. Now, as the world opens back up, the network goes operational, and our team must hunt them down, one murder at a time.
Original cast members reprising their roles include Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster, plus additional cast members to be announced.
“For 15 seasons, CRIMINAL MINDS was at the forefront of cutting-edge scripted drama as it explored the psychology behind crime – thrillingly,” said Nicole Clemens, President, Paramount+ Original Scripted Series. “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+. Erica, the whole cast and creative team are building a season full of new twists that we are sure will electrify audiences.”
Erica Messer (‘Criminal Minds’, ‘Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders’) serves as showrunner, executive producer and writer on the new series. Breen Frazier and Chris Barbour will serve as writers and executive producers, Glenn Kershaw will direct and executive produce, and Mark Gordon will also serve as executive producer. The all-new episodes are produced by ABC Signature and CBS Studios.
There is a bit of a question mark as to where the ‘Criminal Minds’ revival may end up in the UK, due to it being a co-production between ABC (Disney) and CBS (Paramount). Whilst Paramount+ has ordered it for the USA, it’s possible the series might end up on Disney+ here depending on how they have divvied up the international rights. All previous seasons of the drama are currently on Disney+ in the UK, so that somewhat points to it possible airing on there, but we’ll have to wait and see.
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