‘Criminal Minds: Evolution’ Drops Chilling Trailer Before Drama’s Debut On Paramount+
04.11.2022 - 18:17
/ deadline.com
Okay, this teaser looks … disturbing. But it’s what fans of Criminal Minds have come to expect from the long-running franchise, which makes its highly anticipated return this month to Paramount+.
In the official trailer for Criminal Minds: Evolution, the profilers are back to investigate a serial killer who kept himself busy during the pandemic by racking up victims and storing them in shipping containers. At least he kept the foul odor in check by hanging a few hundred air fresheners!
The 10-episode season will premiere with two episodes on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 24, exclusively on Paramount+. CBS will help boost the drama’s return by airing a special broadcast of the episode on the same day at 10 p.m. ET.
Following the premiere, new episodes will drop weekly on Thursdays exclusively on Paramount+, with a midseason finale on Thursday, Dec. 15. The season will then return on Thursday, Jan. 12 with all-new episodes dropping weekly through the finale on Thursday, Feb. 9.
Here’s the official logline for the new season: “The FBI’s elite team of criminal profilers come up against their greatest threat yet, an UnSub who has used the pandemic to build a network of other serial killers. As the world opens back up and the network goes operational, the team must hunt them down, one murder at a time.”
Original cast members continuing their roles in Evolution include Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster. Zach Gilford joins the cast as a recurring guest star in a season-long arc.
Criminal Minds: Evolution is produced by ABC Signature and CBS Studios. Erica Messer serves as showrunner, executive producer and writer. Breen Frazier and Chris Barbour will serve as