Paramount+ Drops The Trailer For ‘Criminal Minds: Evolution’

Years ago, in 2005 to be exact, I recall predicting to a CBS executive that the crime-solving drama Criminal Minds would outlive Lost, the then red-hot sci-fi drama it was competing with on ABC. “I don’t know if I would go as far to say that, but we’ll see,” he said.

Ultimately, Criminal Minds aired for 15 seasons, from 2005 to 2020. Lost also had a solid run, but just six seasons (from 2004 to 2010). And the now second spinoff series from Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds: Evolution, will drop on CBS streaming partner Paramount+ with two episodes on Thanksgiving Day, November 24.

Following the premiere, new episodes of the 10-episode first season will drop weekly on Thursdays exclusively on Paramount+, with a mid-season finale on Thursday, Dec. 15. The season will then return on Thursday, Jan. 12 with all-new episodes dropping weekly through the finale on Thursday, Feb. 9.

The logline: 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 members continuing their roles include Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster. Zach Gilford joins the cast as a recurring guest star in a season-long arc.

The series is produced by ABC Signature and CBS Studios. Erica Messer (Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders) serves as showrunner, executive producer and writer. 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.

What follows is the first season trailer: