"Criminal Minds: Evolution" Renewed

"Criminal Minds: Evolution" has been renewed for another season at Paramount+.

The drama from Erica Messer is one of its top five original series on the streamer. The first, 10-episode season premiered on Thanksgiving and, following a mid-season finale on Dec. 15, resumed Jan. 12 with new episodes.

The season finale will drop Feb. 9. Production on the new season will begin sometime this year.

“We’re thrilled to bring even more twisted storylines to our loyal fans of Criminal Minds: Evolution with the order of another season,” said Tanya Giles, chief programming officer of Paramount Streaming, in a statement on Thursday. 

She added: “The series has always been a consistent top performer for Paramount+ and fans have quickly embraced this new season with its more serialized elements,".

"There are still many dark twists and turns yet to come for the BAU this season and we can’t wait for fans to see what’s in store.”

"Criminal Minds: Evolution" is an expansion of the original series that premiered in 2005 and ran for 15 years on CBS, concluding in February 2020 after 324 episodes.

The series consists of 10 episodes and features six fan-favorite cast members, Joe Mantegna, Kirsten Vangsness, Adam Rodriguez, A.J. Cook, Aisha Tyler, and Paget Brewster.

In the latest season, the FBI’s elite team of criminal profilers comes up against 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.

Zach Gilford joined the cast this season as a recurring guest star in a season-long arc.

"Criminal Minds: Evolution" is produced by ABC Signature and CBS Studios. Messer serves as showrunner and executive producer, with Breen Frazier, Chris Barbour, Glenn Kershaw, and Mark Gordon also executive producing.