The COVID-19 pandemic looms large over the sequel series.
Criminal Mindsis back and the cases are darker than usual.
The firstCriminal Minds: Evolutiontrailer previewsthe sequel seriesto the CBS original that ran from 2005-2020.
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The majority of the team is back together, including actors Joe Mantegna, A.J.
Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez, and Paget Brewster in their original roles.
But the stakes are higher, thanks to COVID-19.
Elias, it would appear, is one of these killers.
“Everybody’s in a very different place,“showrunner Erica Messer told EW in an interview.
“We’ve got Prentiss, who has now been promoted outside of the BAU unit chief.
She has a new position where she oversees dozens of units.
Rossi has taken her place as unit chief, but he’s going through a big thing.
We will learn why by the end of the first hour.
The word from above, the bureaucrats, is, ‘Do more with less.’
I think we can all relate to that as well.
Our teams have been downsized and everybody’s still got the same amount of work to do.”
CBS will also broadcast the first episode on Nov. 24 at 10 p.m. Watch the trailer above.
