One of Paramount+’s long-running crime dramas has finally been renewed, ahead of the TV show’s return this year. Over two decades since the original’s inception, Criminal Minds: Evolution is officially coming back for Season 20.
“The series follows the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, a team of profilers tasked with analyzing and capturing the country’s most dangerous criminals, before they strike again,” reads the official logline.
When is the release date for Paramount+’s Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19?
In addition to the renewal announcement, the streamer has also announced the release date for Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19. Nearly a year after wrapping up its eighteenth season, the revival show is finally returning on May 28, exclusively on Paramount+. Meanwhile, it has also been confirmed that the streamer is currently targeting a 2027 release for Season 20.
Criminal Minds: Evolution stars Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Zach Gilford, and RJ Hatanaka with Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster. Season 19 will feature guest stars Connor Storrie (Heated Rivalry), Justin Kirk (Angels in America), Yvette Nicole Brown (Community), Clark Gregg (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D), Paul F. Tompkins (Bojack Horseman), Cress Williams (Black Lightning), Kofi Siriboe (Queen Sugar), Lyndon Smith (Step Sisters), Richard Cabral (Mayans), Jeri Ryan (Star Trek Voyager), Rob Yang (The Menu), Nicholas Gonzalez (The Good Doctor), Inny Clemons (Judging Amy), Nicole Pacent (Westworld), Dash Mihok (Ray Donovan), Joseph Cross (Big Little Lies) and Cara Jade Myers (Killers of the Flower Moon).
The police procedural show is executive-produced by showrunner Erica Messer, alongside Breen Frazier, Chris Barbour, Glenn Kershaw, and Mark Gordon. It is produced by 20th Television and CBS Studios. When the show was revived in 2022, Season 16 received an approval rating of 85% on Rotten Tomatoes.
