Criminal Minds: Evolution season 3 is set to premiere in May, and we already know if there will be more. Paramount+ made a very early decision.
The third season of the revival series will premiere on Thursday, May 8. It’s unusual for a network or a streamer to make a decision about a show ahead of time. At least this far ahead of time. It just goes to show how popular Criminal Minds still was when it was canceled by CBS and how popular it has remained.
Criminal Minds: Evolution season 4 will happen
Paramount+ has confirmed that there will be a fourth season of Criminal Minds: Evolution. This will make it the 19th season overall for this franchise. After all, Evolution is a revival of the original series. It includes almost all of the cast from season 15 of the CBS show.
In some great news, the third season will even include one of the missing cast members. Matthew Gray Gubler will be in one of the episodes of season 3, as schedules managed to align.
There are no words on when the fourth season will arrive on Paramount+. With the third season only premiering in May, we’re looking at sometime in 2026. With season 2 of the revival premiering in June 2024, it looks like only 11 months are needed and the early renewal helps to cut down some of that time. We could see it as early as March 2026 if work starts on the show right away.
The cast and crew were optimistic for Criminal Minds season 19
This is one of those shows where the cast and crew have been excited to get back to work. Paget Brewster shared in December 2024 on Twitter/X that the 19th season was looking likely. Deadline reports that by Feb. 10, 2025, the cast and crew got the confirmation that there would be another season.
It shows the support that Paramount+ is giving this series. It’s clear that there is an interesting the show still. The series has changed a little from its early days, bringing in a more serialized approach rather than just the standard cases of the week. This is great for a streaming-style series, and could have contributed to its success.
The third season will see the return of Voit, but will he stick around for the fourth? Right now, only the BAU cast members are confirmed, and that’s likely because we need to see how season 3 ends first.
Criminal Minds: Evolution season 3 premieres on Thursday, May 8 on Paramount+.
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