Overview
- Paramount+ and multiple outlets confirmed on Friday that Criminal Minds: Evolution will conclude with its 20th season, which is scheduled to premiere in 2027.
- Industry reporting says the decision was made under the new Paramount+/Skydance regime and that the prior Paramount+ team had earlier recommended ending the show.
- Production on Season 20 wrapped earlier this fall, which means the finished episodes were likely not written or produced as a planned series finale.
- Key series regulars including Joe Mantegna, A. J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, RJ Hatanaka, Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster are set to return and the cast posted surprised and grateful reactions on social media.
- The move closes a franchise that ran 15 seasons on CBS before a 2022 Paramount+ revival and highlights a broader streamer trend of reassessing long-running, broadcast-style series for cost and format fit.