'Criminal Minds' Revival Officially Coming to Paramount+, and Longtime Fans Have Thoughts
03/01/2021 11:06 pm EST
The original Criminal Minds began on CBS in September 2005 and only finished its run in February 2020. The series was created by Jeff Davis and featured a large ensemble cast over its 15 years. The final season's main cast was Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook, Kristen Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Daniel Henney, Adam Rodriguez, Joe Mantegna, and Paget Brewster. Although it was a big hit during its heyday, Criminal Minds failed to have the same strong franchise legs as NCIS and CSI. Both spinoffs, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, lasted one and two seasons, respectively.
All 15 seasons of the original Criminal Minds will also be available on Paramount+. The first 12 seasons are still available on Netflix, where the show continues to be a big hit. In 2020, Netflix subscribers spent over 590 million hours watching the show, behind only The Office and Grey's Anatomy. Paramount+ is betting that those millions will want to see more on the new platform.
Paramount+ will launch on March 4, replacing CBS All Access. You can subscribe to the platform with a free trial by clicking here. The platform also includes BET, MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, and CBS programming.
One very common request from fans is bringing back Thomas Gibson. The actor left the show in 2016 after an on-set altercation with a writer-director.
Most agree that the revival would be pointless without any members of the original cast. One fan even believes the show should never have been canceled in the first place.
"Better have original actors coming back! I need more [Gubler], [Mantenga], [Cook], and [Brewster] in my life," one fan tweeted.
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