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Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 3 Debuts with Dark-Web Conspiracy and Returning Fan Favorites

The Paramount+ revival premiered May 8, 2025, with the BAU teaming up with Elias Voit to combat his dark-web followers, while UK fans await a Disney+ release date.

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Paget Brewster, Joe Mantegna, and AJ Cook in Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 3

Overview

  • Season 3 of Criminal Minds: Evolution premiered on May 8, 2025, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., with ten episodes releasing weekly.
  • The new season picks up six months after a prison attack on Elias Voit, with the BAU forced to collaborate with the incarcerated killer to stop his dark-web conspiracy.
  • Fan-favorite characters Emily Prentiss, David Rossi, and JJ Jareau return, alongside a confirmed guest appearance by Matthew Gray Gubler as Spencer Reid.
  • A UK release date has not yet been announced, but the series is expected to stream on Disney+ as with previous seasons.
  • The show continues to balance its intense procedural storytelling with personal insights into the lives of its cast members, including Joe Mantegna's 50-year marriage and Paget Brewster's connection to her husband through co-star Gubler.