Criminal Minds season 16
The sixteenth season of the American police procedural crime drama television series Criminal Minds, now subtitled Evolution, follows members of the Behavioral Analysis Unit as they are faced with a network of serial killers built during the COVID-19 pandemic. Evolution serves as a revival of the series after its original run on CBS ended two years earlier.
The season premiered on November 24, 2022 on Paramount+ in the U.S. and on Disney+ in other regions on November 25, 2022. In January 2023, Evolution was renewed for another season.
Cast
Main
- Joe Mantegna as David Rossi
- A. J. Cook as Jennifer "JJ" Jareau
- Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia
- Aisha Tyler as Dr. Tara Lewis
- Adam Rodriguez as Luke Alvez
- Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss
Recurring
- Zach Gilford as Elias Voit
- Josh Stewart as Will LaMontagne Jr.
- Nicholas D'Agosto as Deputy Director Doug Bailey
- Nicole Pacent as Rebecca Wilson
- Ryan-James Hatanaka as Tyler Green
- Kiele Sanchez as Sydney Voit
- Monnae Michaell as Attorney General Louise Davis
Guest
- Gail O'Grady as Krystall Rossi
- Luke Benward as Benjamin Reeves
- Beth Broderick as Senator Martha Reeves
- Silas Weir Mitchell as Cyrus Lebrun
- Jonathan Del Arco as Silvio Herrera
- Kerry Knuppe as Ramona Havener
Episodes
Production
Development
In February 2021, a revival of Criminal Minds was announced to be in early development at Paramount+ with 10 episodes planned. The series was confirmed to be still in development in February 2022. Paramount+ officially gave a series order in July 2022. The official title of the new series was revealed in September 2022.In May 2023, CBS Home Entertainment announced that Evolution would be released to Blu-ray and DVD on June 20, 2023; with the home release officially dubbing it the "sixteenth season" of the series overall.