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08-05-2025
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‘Criminal Minds: Evolution' Season 18 Release Schedule
Season 18 of 'Criminal Minds: Evolution' premieres on Thursday, May 8 on Paramount+, with the team investigating four drowning murders in the premiere episode. The action picks up picks up six months after prisoners attack the Sicarius Killer, Elias Voit (Zach Gilford), prompting his followers to wreak havoc all over the country. To prevent more killings, the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) is forced to work with the unpredictable Voit. Here's what you need to know about this season and when new episodes premiere: Season 2 premieres on Paramount+ on Thursday, May 8. 'Criminal Minds: Evolution' Season 18 is available to stream only on Paramount+. The first episode premieres on Paramount+ on May 8. Subsequent episodes will be released on a weekly basis every Thursday through July 10. Here is the series' full release schedule for Season 18: 18-1— 'Swimmer's Calculus,' May 8 18-2 —'The Zookeeper,' May 15 18-3 —'Time to Say Goodbye,' May 22 18-4 —'I'm Fine, It's Fine. Everything is Fine,' May 29 18-5 —'The Brutal Man,' June 5 18-6 —'Hell is Empty…,' June 12 18-7 —'…All the Devils Are Here,' June 19 18-8 —'Tara,' June 26 18-9 —'CollateRal,' July 3 18-10—'The Disciple,' July 10 The action picks up six months after the prisoners attack the Sicarius Killer, Elias Voit (Zach Gilford), prompting his followers to wreak havoc all over the country. To prevent more killings, the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) is forced to work with the unpredictable Voit. The cast for Season 18 includes Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Zach Gilford and RJ Hatanaka, as well as Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster. The post 'Criminal Minds: Evolution' Season 18 Release Schedule appeared first on TheWrap.
Newsweek
08-05-2025
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'Criminal Minds: Evolution' Season 18 Debuts May 8: Full List of Episodes
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Criminal Minds: Evolution may be the third season of the streaming revival, but it is officially Season 18 of the long-running franchise that began in 2005 on CBS. The series is a direct continuation of the original Criminal Minds, carrying over its core characters, overarching storylines and the structure of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU). Rather than reinvent the formula, Evolution deepens it, shifting to serialized storytelling and darker psychological terrain while preserving the ensemble that defined the show's early success. Now streaming on Paramount+, Season 18 picks up six months after a prison attack on serial killer Elias Voit (Zach Gilford), whose digital cult of killers continues to operate in his wake. The BAU—including familiar agents Rossi, Prentiss, JJ, Garcia and Alvez—must work alongside the very criminal they once hunted. And in a long-awaited return, Matthew Gray Gubler's Dr. Spencer Reid is set to reappear, marking another connective thread between the CBS original and this evolving revival. Why It Matters Unlike reboots or spinoffs, Criminal Minds: Evolution continues directly from the CBS series, maintaining its original characters and building on past storylines. The move to Paramount+ allows for darker themes and serialized arcs, giving longtime fans a more intense, layered version of the show while still honoring its procedural roots. In this Getty stock photo, two officers arrive at a crime scene late at night. "Criminal Minds: Evolution" premieres on Thursday. In this Getty stock photo, two officers arrive at a crime scene late at night. "Criminal Minds: Evolution" premieres on Thursday. gorodenkoff/Getty Images What to Know About 'Criminal Minds: Evolution' The 10-episode season premieres May 8 and will release weekly every Thursday through July 10. Episode titles for the first two are confirmed: "Swimmer's Calculus" (May 8) and "The Zookeeper" (May 15). The remaining episode titles are pending release dates through early July. The returning ensemble includes Joe Mantegna as David Rossi; Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss; A.J. Cook as JJ Jareau; Adam Rodriguez as Luke Alvez; Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia; Aisha Tyler as Dr. Tara Lewis; and Ryan-James Hatanaka as Tyler Green. Gilford continues as Voit. Gubler's one-episode return as Reid—long hinted at—is now confirmed, according to multiple outlets. How to Stream 'Criminal Minds: Evolution' Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 18 is available exclusively on Paramount+. New episodes are released each Thursday at 3 a.m. ET, according to Decider. The series is included with Paramount+'s Essential ($7.99/month) and Paramount+ with Showtime ($12.99/month) subscription plans. A one-week free trial is available for new users. All 15 original seasons of Criminal Minds are also streaming on the platform, according to Decider. 'Criminal Minds: Evolution' Episode Schedule Here is the official release schedule for Season 18 of Criminal Minds: Evolution: Episode 1 – "Swimmer's Calculus" – May 8 – May 8 Episode 2 – "The Zookeeper" – May 15 – May 15 Episode 3 – Title TBD – May 22 – May 22 Episode 4 – Title TBD – May 29 – May 29 Episode 5 – Title TBD – June 5 – June 5 Episode 6 – Title TBD – June 12 – June 12 Episode 7 – Title TBD – June 19 – June 19 Episode 8 – Title TBD – June 26 – June 26 Episode 9 – Title TBD – July 3 – July 3 Episode 10 – Title TBD (Finale) – July 10 Each episode will drop weekly on Thursdays through the season finale. What People Are Saying A Reddit user named u/Loose-Masterpiece-50 posted in April about the difference between the two iterations: "Expect your favourite characters in a vastly different setting. It is not the same format as the original and as someone who loves the original series, I think the change is probably better for them to keep the show around. Making it too similar I fear would've led to a cancellation. I enjoy it, but for different reasons than I like the original run." A Reddit user named u/Affectionate-Day6849 posted in April: "I advise you to open your mind to watch Evolution and remember that it's not like the original Criminal Minds. Then see if you like it or not. I personally like Evolution. I have criticisms like I do with the original series, but I'm happy to be excited for a new season of Criminal Minds in 2025." What's Next With its hybrid procedural-serialized format, Season 18 continues to develop story arcs across multiple characters. Showrunner Erica Messer hinted that both JJ and Dr. Lewis will have expanded narratives in the current season, and the door remains open for other past characters like Josh Stewart's Will LaMontagne and Felicity Huffman's Dr. Jill Gideon to return, according to TV Insider. Paramount+ has already renewed Criminal Minds: Evolution for Season 19, indicating continued momentum for the streaming-exclusive revival. The next new episode will debut on May 15.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
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New Criminal Minds Season 18 Trailer Features a ‘Badass' JJ, Reveals Special Guest Star
Criminal Minds: Evolution not only has set a premiere date for Season 18, but it has already been renewed for a 19th season, by Paramount+. More from TVLine RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10 Will Be Special Tournament of Champions - Full Cast Revealed First NCIS: Tony & Ziva Trailer Features Disguises, a McGee Shoutout and More SkyMed Season 3 Gets Paramount+ Binge-Drop Date - Watch Trailer Season 18 will premiere Thursday, May 8 with one episode, followed by new episodes dropping weekly. Watch a new trailer above, which kicks off with an always-unsettling 'buried alive' scenario… has JJ (franchise vet A.J. Cook) championing her 'badass' self… and reveals a guest-starring appearance by the late Linda Lavin, in an undisclosed role. Season 18 picks up six months after fellow inmates attacked the notorious Sicarius Killer aka Elias Voit (played by Zach Gilford), leading his restless followers on the dark web to begin wreaking havoc all over the country. In order to stop this nefarious group from killing more innocents, the BAU is forced to once again work in concert with an increasingly unpredictable Voit, who of course has his own agenda. Production on Season 18 wrapped back on Dec. 13, barely four months after filming ramped back up on the series. 'We're back, Profilers!' the crime drama's Instagram announced in August 2024, while also sharing seven BTS photos from Season 18 — including a couple of looks at JJ Jareau's return to a side part hairstyle (seen above), which the well-tressed Special Agent last rocked as recently as Season 9 (one Twitter follower told me). With a premiere date and trailer now in hand, here is everything we know about Criminal Minds Season 18…. The BAU's elite team of profilers will again be comprised of Emily Prentiss (played by Paget Brewster), David Rossi (Joe Mantegna), 'JJ' Jareau (A.J. Cook), Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness), Dr. Tara Lewis (Aisha Tyler) and Luke Alvez (Adam Rodriguez). Also back for another go-round is Ryan-James Hatanaka as onetime person of interest Tyler Green (who last season was veritably deputized as an unofficial BAU helper), and Zach Gilford as captured serial killer Elias Voit. When the Paramount+ sequel series debuted in November 2022, a line of dialogue established that Matthew Gray Gubler's Spencer Reid and Daniel Henney's Matt Simmons have been away on an assignment. Given that little time has passed over the first two Evolution seasons, away on an assignment they both have stayed. Until now. As TVLine reported in mid-December, Gubler — who stars in the CBS drama pilot Einstein, which is waiting on a series order — will return to Criminal Minds for part of one Season 18 episode. Lucifer and Dexter alum Aimee Garcia has a multi-episode arc as Dr. Julia Ochoa, a leading neuropsychiatrist who is 'assigned to help a high-profile patient recover from his injury-induced brain trauma.' Is it me, or does that very much sound like she will be treating serial killer Elias Voit, who in the Season 17 finale was released to gen pop under a pseudonym and promptly took a brutal beating once word leaked out about who he really is…? Showrunner Erica Messer told TVLine that whereas not much time passed across Evolution's first two seasons, a full 'six months' will have passed when Season 18 opens. As indicated above by the news of Zach Gilford's return, 'we still have Voit in our life,' Messer said, but Season 18 promises to be 'a bit more hybrid…. This [next] season will feel a little different, where we're solving standalone 'Catch the Bad Guy' cases.' And though Voit is now behind bars, the BAU agents, after two seasons of cleaning up his murderous messes, 'don't come up for air,' Messer noted. 'It's different this season but it's still a lot. More things happen to this team, but it's a different kind of pace, a different exhaustion.' Criminal Minds Season 18 will span another 10 episodes, as did Evolution's first two cycles. Filming wrapped in mid-December 2024 on the new season, which will premiere Thursday, May 8 (with new episodes dropping weekly). Criminal Minds: Evolution fans got a big surprise last June, when Paramount+ renewed the long-running crime drama for Season 18 ahead of its Season 17 premiere. At the time that filming wrapped on Season 18, franchise vet Paget Brewster was bullish on getting even more cases to crack, sharing on social media, 'We are optimistic we'll get a Season 19.' Indeed, not three months later, Paramount+ officially greenlit Season 19, well ahead of Season 18's premiere date. A revival of CBS' long-running procedural, Criminal Minds: Evolution streams exclusively on Paramount+. The first two seasons dropped new episodes weekly, on Thursdays. All 17 seasons of CBS' Criminal Minds and its Evolution follow-up series can be found and streamed on Paramount+.Best of TVLine Weirdest TV Crossovers: Always Sunny Meets Abbott, Family Guy vs. Simpsons, Nine-Nine Recruits New Girl and More ER Turns 30: See the Original County General Crew, Then and Now The Best Streaming Services in 2024: Disney+, Hulu, Max and More
Yahoo
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.
