Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 4 Gets Hopeful Update From Star As Season 3 Wraps Filming
Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 4 Gets Hopeful Update From Star As Season 3 Wraps Filming
Criminal Minds: Evolution season 4 gets a hopeful update from star Paget Brewster, with the third season wrapping filming. When viewers last caught up with the Paramount+ revival, the big takeaway was the stabbing of Elias Voit (Zach Gilford) by his fellow inmates. Even though showrunner Erica Messer has confirmed that Voit will return for Criminal Minds: Evolution season 3, there are questions about whether the stabbing was staged and to what end.
Brewster, who plays Emily Prentiss, took to social media to announce that Criminal Minds: Evolution season 3 had wrapped filming. The revival can also be considered a direct continuation of the original Criminal Minds, which is why it’s sometimes also called season 18. In any case, Brewster sounds hopeful that the series will be renewed. She wrote, in part: “We are optimistic we’ll get a season 19.”
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More News Should Be Expected Early Next Year
The second installment was characteristically difficult for the BAU, as they were tested mentally and physically. But the Paramount+ series is already looking ahead to what comes next, including a tease of introducing Prentiss’ sister. In a flashback during the Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2 finale, Brewster’s character mentions that she has a sibling. Based on the way she says it, it doesn’t sound like they have the most positive relationship. There’s also the cliffhanger with Voit, who might have staged his own attack.
It’s unclear whether Evolution plans to bring in Prentiss’ sister, although showrunner and executive producer Erica Messer has teased the possibility, but there are a few confirmed castings. Lucifer star Aimee Garcia will play Dr. Julia Ochoa in a multi-episode arc and clash a bit with Alvez (Adam Rodriguez). Matthew Gray Gubler has also confirmed he’ll return as Dr. Spencer Reid, albeit only for one episode.
Described as one of the country’s leading neuropsychiatrists, Dr. Ochoa is assigned to help a high-profile patient recover from his injury-induced brain trauma. She butts heads with Alvez, who believes in a more aggressive approach.
The filming wrap means that more news about the crime drama revival will start to be announced deeper into the new year, including other potential new additions to the Criminal Minds cast and what exactly is Dr. Reid doing back with the BAU after spending a few seasons away. It’s also possible that the show may get an early renewal, considering how news has been rolled out previously.
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The revival has enjoyed quick renewals so far. Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2 was only confirmed a few months after the revival’s debut, while the third season was announced before season 2 even premiered. There is always a question about how long the revival can last. The original had a lengthy run already, which seems almost impossible to match in the current streaming landscape. Still, with a shorter episode count and a relatively more narrow focus, it seems feasible that Paramount+ will keep the BAU agents around for some time.
