WARNING: This story contains spoilers for the first two episodes ofCriminal Minds: Evolution.
It’s a COVID-19 world, and Rossi and the gang are up against their biggest threat yet.
Recuperating in shipping containers post-murder and orchestrating a web link of killers warrants a dark side, indeed.
Zach Gilford in ‘Criminal Minds: Evolution’.Monty Brinton/Paramount+
Who probably attends PTA meetings!
“It just starts getting creepier and creepier,” Gilford tells EW.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Were you aCriminal Mindsfan before you signed on for the revival?
Kirsten Vangsness and.Michael Yarish/Paramount +
ZACH GILFORD:I mean, I didn’t realize what their fans were like until I signed on.
I always liked the show.
Then it was like, “Oh, that show’s been out for 15 years.
Zach Gilford in ‘Criminal Minds: Evolution’.Michael Yarish/Paramount +
Could’ve been me.”
But now 16 years later, I get to do it.
You auditioned for the original series?
Yeah, for the original pilot.
To be honest, I don’t even remember.
We’re coming full circle here.
But diving into your character.
It’s clear Elias is the mastermind behind this web link of serial killers.
We know he has a wife and kids, but that’s all we know as of now.
What can you tell us about him?
And they have wives.
It just starts getting creepier and creepier.
It’s not as if these monsters are just hiding in dungeons somewhere.
What can you tease about that?
All I can really tease is he’s the best.
It’s a fun little detail about Voit that they worked in, that he’s a cybersecurity mastermind.
I think frustrated Penelope is one of the funnier parts of her personality.
I can’t really say too much.
What will his dynamic look like with the rest of the BAU?
The thing is, which is tricky and interesting, they don’t know who I am.
It takes them forever to figure it out.
What can you tease about his family?
Will we be learning more about them and that family man aspect as well?
No one would ever know.
He has a job, he cares for his wife, he cooks breakfast in the morning.
So it’s just really hard to wrap your head around the other side of him.
What else can viewers expect in the third episode?
They can expect to get a much clearer picture on who Elias Voit is.
You actually see him start to interact with people and get to see both sides of him.
Where are you guys in terms of filming?
We’ve got two weeks left.
We wrap on [December] 5th, so it’s almost done.
I mean, it’s been quick and fun.
[The cast] couldn’t be more welcoming.
I think they also have, like, new life, because they’ve had two years off.
It’s now Paramount+ instead of CBS.
It’s the same show, but different.
and they’ve been so collaborative.
It’s been a great experience.
Is there anything else you’re excited about from the rest of the season for viewers to see?
I’m just excited for everyone to watch it.
I know the fans love this show so much.
You’re more invested in these characters and you get to go home with them more in this season.
And like I said, you get to do it with the unsub as well.
It’s a more serialized show this season, which I love.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
New episodes ofCriminal Minds: Evolutiondrop Thursdays on Paramount+.
