"Criminal Minds: Evolution" is back for its newest season with the return of a fan favorite
- The Real Perspectives
- May 12
- 2 min read
Updated: May 28
Reel Perspectives
May 12, 2025
The newest season of Paramount's hit series Criminal Minds: Evolution is back and premiered exclusively on Thursday, May 8. The hit police drama, which originated as Criminal Minds on CBS and ran for 15 years (2005-2020), found new life with its reboot in 2022 exclusively on Paramount+. The series follows a group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), investigating crimes and analyzing the country's most twisted criminal minds. The new season (Criminal Minds Season 18 or Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 3) picks up six months after the prisoners attack the notorious Sicarius Killer Elias Voit, leading his restless followers on the dark web to begin wreaking havoc all over the country.
Created by Messer and Jeff Davis and executive produced by 20th Television and CBS Studios, the new season, consisting of 10 episodes, will release new episodes every Thursday through its finale on July 10 and promises its most exciting season to date as the team races against time to stop the nefarious group from killing more innocents and is forced to work alongside an increasingly unpredictable Voit who has his own agenda.
The series stars:
Joe Mantegna as David Ross
A. J. Cook as Jennifer "JJ" Jareau
Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia
Aisha Tyler as Dr. Tara Lewis
Adam Rodriguez as Luke Alvez
RJ Hatanaka as Tyler Green
Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss
Zach Gilford as Elias Voit
Aimee Garcia as Dr. Julia Ochoa
The complete episodic list is as follows:
Episode 1 - "Swimmer's Calculus," (May 8)
Episode 2 - "The Zookeeper" (May 15)
Episode 3 - "Time to Say Goodbye" (May 22)
Episode 4 - "I'm Fine, It's Fine. Everything is Fine" (May 29)
Episode 5 - "The Brutal Man" (June 5)
Episode 6 - "Hell is Empty…" (June 12)
Episode 7 - "…All the Devils Are Here" (June 19)
Episode 8 - "Tara” (June 26)
Episode 9 - "CollateRal" (July 3)
Episode 10 - "The Disciple" (July 10)
Fans can eagerly anticipate the return of Matthew Gray Gubler, who portrayed fan favorite Special Agent Dr. Spencer Reid during the show's original run. The original crime drama has been officially renewed for an exciting season 19, promising more intense drama, complex cases, and expertise from each member of the prolific team.
The first episode and previous seasons of Criminal Minds: Evolution is available to stream on Paramount+
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