PARAMOUNT+ RENEWS "CRIMINAL MINDS: EVOLUTION" FOR SEASON 19

Season 18 of the Fan-Favorite Series to Premiere May 8 Exclusively on Paramount+

CRIMINAL MINDS: EVOLUTION Is Produced by 20th Television and CBS Studios

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March 5, 2025 - Today Paramount+ announced that the hit original crime series CRIMINAL MINDS: EVOLUTION has been renewed for season 19. Additionally, season 18 will premiere on May 8, exclusively on the platform. The 10-episode season will drop weekly on Thursdays.

Season 18 of CRIMINAL MINDS: EVOLUTION picks up six months after prisoners attack the notorious Sicarius Killer, Elias Voit, leading his restless followers on the dark web to begin wreaking havoc all over the country. In order to stop this nefarious group from killing more innocents, the BAU is forced to work alongside an increasingly unpredictable Voit who has his own agenda. CRIMINAL MINDS: EVOLUTION stars Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Zach Gilford and RJ Hatanaka with Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster.

CRIMINAL MINDS: EVOLUTION is produced by 20th Television and CBS Studios. Erica Messer (Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders) serves as showrunner and executive producer, with Breen Frazier, Chris Barbour, Glenn Kershaw and Mark Gordon also executive producing.

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