Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Paramount+ Renews 'Criminal Minds: Evolution' for Season 20

Paramount+ has today renewed its original drama series Criminal Minds: Evolution for its 20th season. Furthermore, the streamer revealed the premiere date for the drama's upcoming 19th season.






The 10-episode 19th season will launch on Thursday, May 28 with new episodes being released weekly. The drama will return for its milestone 20th season in 2027.

The drama follows the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit, a team of profilers tasked with analyzing and capturing the country's most dangerous criminals, before they strike again.

The drama stars Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Zach Gilford, RJ Hatanaka, Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster.

Guest stars in the upcoming season include Connor Storrie, Justin Kirk, Yvette Nicole Brown, Clark Gregg, Paul F. Tompkins, Cress Williams, Kofi Siriboe, Lyndon Smith, Richard Cabral, Jeri Ryan, Rob Yang, Nicholas Gonzalez, Inny Clemons, Nicole Pacent, Dash Mihok, Joseph Cross, and Cara Jade Myers.

Erica Messer serves as showrunner. She executive produces with Breen Frazier, Chris Barbour, Glenn Kershaw and Mark Gordon. 20th Television and CBS Studios produce.