

The series centers on the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit Red cell team a hand-picked elite team which operates outside of the Bureaucracy way. Richard Schiff had a recurring role as FBI Director Jack Fickler. Whitaker's character, Samuel "Sam" "Coop" Cooper, and his team were introduced in Criminal Minds Season 5. It was announced that Forest Whitaker would star. By late 2010, the director had been chosen, and the casting completed. Studio Producer Ed Bernero confirmed it by disclosing that "it's safe to say there will be something soon." The show had a completely new cast, with the exception of Kirsten Vangsness, who reprised her role as Penelope Garcia. In early 2009, Michael Ausiello from Entertainment Weekly said that he and studios were discussing the possibility of a spin-off of the procedural crime drama Criminal Minds. The plot focuses on the team working cases and the personal lives of the characters, depicting the hardened life and statutory requirements of a profiler.Ĭriminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Main article: Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior The focal point of the series follows a group of FBI profilers who set about catching various criminals through behavioral profiling. Overview Criminal Minds Main article: Criminal Minds (television series)Ĭriminal Minds which premiered on Septemis set primarily at the BAU based in Quantico, Virginia, and focuses on profiling the criminal, called the unsub (unknown subject), rather than the actual crime itself. Over the course of Criminal Minds, a total of 363 episodes of the Criminal Minds franchise have aired, concluding its original series to end the franchise not long ago with its fifteenth and final season, respectively. A planned true-crime docuseries, titled The Real Criminal Minds was also ordered by Paramount+. In February 2021, it was announced that a 10-episode revival of original series was officially greenlit by Paramount+. In April 2012, a video game was released based on the series. The original television series Criminal Minds premiered on Septemto Februon CBS, followed by spin-offs Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders which premiered on the same network on Februand Marespectively. The police procedural thriller series follow the work of the members of the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) of the FBI.


Criminal Minds is a media franchise of American television programs created by Jeff Davis.
