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The BAU is “still playing whack-a-mole with Sicarius offshoots and devotees” in Season 4 of “Criminal Minds: Evolution,” premiering Thursday, May 28, on Paramount+. Joe Mantegna and Zach Gilford in “Criminal Minds: Evolution”
Cover Story ‘Evolution’ of TV: ‘Criminal Minds’ revival returns to streaming By Dana Simpson Every so often a television series emerges and completely captures the spirit of a generation. For millennials, particularly those who dedicate a major portion of their time to true crime podcasts and documentaries, that show was Jeff Davis’s (“Teen Wolf”) dark procedural “Criminal Minds,” which premiered on CBS in September 2005. After 15 seasons on television, the show drew to an end in February 2020, just prior to the first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns. The series wouldn’t stay gone for long, however, as in February 2021 — not more than a year after its 15th and (would be) final season — a “Criminal Minds” revival, to be subtitled “Evolution,” was announced for Paramount+. Now three years into its second life (the 19th season overall), the new season of “Criminal Minds: Evolution” begins Thursday, May 28, on Paramount+. A moodier, more psychological approach to the crime pro-
cedural model than its network companion “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “Criminal Minds” follows a team of FBI profilers as they analyze the methods, means and possible motives behind spree and serial killings across the United States. Led by Behavioral Analysis Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson, “Dharma & Greg”) and Senior Supervisory Director Jason Gideon (Mandy Patinkin, “The Princess Bride,” 1987), the BAU uses evidence and victimology to create an unknown subject, or “UnSub,” profile, thus essentially creating a guide to identifying the murderer. As the series heads into Season 19, “the BAU [continues] to track complex and evolving criminal networks” while “still playing whack-a-mole with Sicarius offshoots and devotees” (per Paramount+). “With danger this palpable,” the Paramount+ description continues, “a serialized approach allows for a deeper look into the psyches of these killers and the approach of the dedi-
cated professionals who hunt them down.” The November 2022 return of “Criminal Minds” continued the well-established storylines for many of the original series’ characters, largely focusing on Jennifer “JJ” Jareau (A.J. Cook, “Final Destination 2,” 2003) and Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness, “Pretty the Series”), both involved since Season 1; Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster, “Community”), involved off and on since Season 2; and David Rossi (Joe Mantegna, “Baby’s Day Out,” 1994), involved since Season 3. Later-season “Criminal Minds” characters Dr. Tara Lewis (Aisha Tyler, “Archer”) and Luke Alvez (Adam Rodriguez, “CSI: Miami”), both of whom joined in Season 12, also feature heavily as part of “Evolution’s” main cast, as do Elias Voit (Zach Gilford, “Midnight Mass”) and Tyler Green (RJ Hatanaka, “Nancy Drew”), who were written into the series as of “Evolution’s” premiere at Season 16.
And while all leading cast members are confirmed for Season 19, many fans of the procedural are most excited for the growing gamut of guest stars, which includes “Heated Rivalry” star Connor Storrie, “Community” comedian Yvette Nicole Brown, “Star Trek: Voyager’s” Jeri Ryan, “Weeds” actor Justin Kirk and “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” star Clark Gregg. Paramount+ also notes the returns of Nicole Pacent (“Westworld”) as prosecutor Rebecca Wilson and Paul F. Tompkins (“BoJack Horseman”) as conspiracy theorist Brian Garrity. Additional Season 19 guest stars also include Cara Jade Myers (“Killers of the Flowers Moon,” 2023), Cress Williams (“Black Lightning”), Lyndon Smith (“Parenthood”), Kofi Siriboe (“Queen Sugar”), Richard Cabral (“Mayans”), Jim True-Frost (“The Wire”), Inny Clemons (“Judging Amy”), Nicholas Gonzalez (“The Good Doctor”), Dash Mihok (“Ray Donovan”) and Rob Yang (“Succession”).
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In Focus “Not Suitable For Work” Season 1 (Hulu — June 2, Series Premiere) From comedy hitmaker Mindy Kaling, this new series centers on five work-obsessed 20-somethings striving for professional success and, if they have time, personal happiness in Manhattan’s most glamorous neighborhood, Murray Hill. Ella Hunt, Avantika, Will Angus, Jack Martin, Nicholas Duvernay and Jay Ellis star.
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“Clarkson’s Farm” - Season 5 (Prime Video — June 3, Season Premiere) Clarkson’s Farm is back, and amidst a government budget that sends the U.K. farming community into uproar, Jeremy Clarkson decides some big changes are needed to make the farm run more smoothly. But, while the farm tries to go high-tech — resulting in Kaleb’s first ever trip abroad — even bigger developments are heading for Diddly Squat that are going to prove much more of a challenge.