Criminal Minds: Evolution arrived on Thanksgiving Day and Paramount+ subscribers have been handled to some surprises within the revival. While the ten episodes will inform a whole story, it’s potential that viewers may see a second season as nicely.
Against the law drama, the Criminal Minds: Evolution TV present is a sequel to the Criminal Minds collection and stars Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster with Zach Gilford, Josh Stewart, and Nicole Pacent recurring. In the story, the FBI’s elite staff of prison profilers come up in opposition to their best risk but — an UnSub who has used the pandemic to construct a community of different serial killers. As the world opens again up and the community goes operational, the staff should hunt them down, one homicide at a time. Returning characters embrace David Rossi (Mantegna), Jennifer “JJ” Jareau (Cook), Penelope Garcia (Vangsness), Tara Lewis (Tyler), Luke Alvez (Rodriguez), Emily Prentiss (Brewster), and Will LaMontagne Jr. (Stewart).
Showrunner Erica Messer spoke concerning the return of the Criminal Minds characters and the potential for future seasons in an interview with Deadline:
“I think it could go on for as long as this group wants to do it. We’re all energized, excited, and loving what we’re doing. I think as long as we want to keep doing it, I don’t see why we shouldn’t.”
Messer additionally touched on why two of the unique present’s forged didn’t return for the revival. She stated the next:
“[Matthew Gray Gubler has] been doing other projects and a lot of those were lining up during our window. Our window of shooting was just August to December 2. It was the same with Daniel Henney, who was working on The Wheel of Time. So I wasn’t able to get them, but I could get the six other cast members. They’ve never been better. They’re so happy. Their characters took the same time off that we had in real life, with the pandemic. The world has changed since we last saw the BAU. And because of that, the characters have changed. We needed to write to the reality of our everyone’s existence.”
It is feasible that viewers may see the lacking characters return in future seasons.
What do you assume? Have you been watching this sequel collection? Do you wish to see extra of Criminal Minds: Evolution on Paramount+?