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22-04-2025
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Criminal Minds Season 18: Release date speculation, cast and plot details – Everything we know so far
By Aman Shukla Published on April 22, 2025, 19:30 IST Last updated April 22, 2025, 16:40 IST Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 18 is set to captivate fans with its thrilling return to Paramount+. As the third season of the Evolution revival and the 18th overall in the Criminal Minds franchise, this installment promises intense cases, familiar faces, and new dynamics. Here's everything we know about the release date, cast, and plot details for Criminal Minds Season 18. Release Date for Criminal Minds Season 18 Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 18 premieres on Thursday, May 8, 2025, exclusively on Paramount+. The season will consist of 10 episodes, with the first episode dropping on the premiere date and new episodes releasing weekly every Thursday. Filming began in August 2024 and wrapped in mid-December 2024, ensuring a polished production for fans. Paramount+ has also renewed the series for a 19th season, signaling confidence in the show's enduring popularity. Cast of Criminal Minds Season 18 The core cast of Criminal Minds: Evolution returns, bringing back the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) profilers fans love. The confirmed returning actors include: Joe Mantegna as David Rossi Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss A.J. Cook as Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia Aisha Tyler as Dr. Tara Lewis Adam Rodriguez as Luke Alvez Ryan-James Hatanaka as Tyler Green Zach Gilford as Elias Voit Plot Details for Criminal Minds Season 18 Criminal Minds Season 18 picks up six months after the Season 17 finale, where prisoners attacked the notorious Sicarius Killer, Elias Voit (Zach Gilford). The official logline reveals that Voit's dark web followers are now wreaking havoc across the country, forcing the BAU to collaborate with an increasingly unpredictable Voit, who has his own agenda. This season will blend standalone 'catch the bad guy' cases with the ongoing Voit storyline, moving away from the singular focus on the Gold Star mystery from Season 17. Aman Shukla is a post-graduate in mass communication . A media enthusiast who has a strong hold on communication ,content writing and copy writing. Aman is currently working as journalist at
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05-03-2025
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‘Criminal Minds: Evolution' Renewed for Season 19 as Season 18 Sets Premiere Date
'Criminal Minds: Evolution' is officially returning this spring, and it's coming back with a Season 19 renewal. Season 18 of the police procedural will premiere exclusively on Paramount+ on May 8. This upcoming installment will be 10 episodes long with new episodes premiering on Thursdays. Season 18 takes place six months after prisoners attacked the Sicarius Killer — Elias Voit (Zach Gilford) — a move that led to his followers taking to the dark web to wreak havoc across the country. The Behavioral Analysis Unit is forced to work with Voit to stop the chaos, but the longer they work with him, the clearer it becomes that he has his own agenda. In addition to Gilford, this new season stars Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, and RJ Hatanaka along with Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster. Erica Messer, known for her work on 'Criminal Minds' and 'Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders,' serves as showrunner and executive producer for 'Evolution.' Breen Frazier, Chris Barbour, Glenn Kershaw and Mark Gordon also serve as executive producers. 'Criminal Minds: Evolution' is produced by 20th Television and CBS Studios. Created by Messer and Jeff Davis, 'Criminal Minds' first premiered in 2005. The series follows a group of criminal profilers working for the FBI as they investigate crimes and uncover perpetrators. 'Criminal Minds' technically ended in 2020 before it was revived on as 'Criminal Minds: Evolution' in 2022. When it was on CBS, the drama consistently ranks among the network's most-watched shows. Since that revival, the series has been a Paramount+ exclusive. The post 'Criminal Minds: Evolution' Renewed for Season 19 as Season 18 Sets Premiere Date appeared first on TheWrap.
