Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19 premieres Thursday, May 28, 2026, and fans of the long-running drama franchise are excited to know it’s already renewed for a 20th season.
But first things first: Read on for everything you need to know about Season 19 of the Paramount+ original series, including the release date, the cast (including guest stars like Heated Rivalry favorite Connor Storrie), plot details, and info on how to watch the season. Like the elite profilers of the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, we’re on the case.
When does Season 19 premiere?
Here’s the first big fact for your casebook: Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19 premieres Thursday, May 28, 2026, on Paramount+.
Where to watch Season 19
Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19 streams exclusively on Paramount+ with a subscription. New episodes launch starting Thursday, May 28, 2026. So you know, Paramount+ is also the place to stream all previous seasons and episodes of the drama, going back to the BAU’s earliest adventures in Criminal Minds. For those keeping count, there are more than 350 episodes of Criminal Minds and Criminal Minds: Evolution to binge-watch right now. All episodes are found on the Criminal Minds: Evolution show page via the Paramount+ app, on ParamountPlus.com.
Here’s a quick rundown on how to stream the upcoming new season:
Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19
- Premiere date: Thursday, May 28, 2026
- Streaming: Paramount+
Who’s in the cast and creative team?
Returning cast of Criminal Minds: Evolution
Below is a look at the returning cast of series regulars for Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19, plus the characters they play.
- Joe Mantegna as David Rossi
- A.J. Cook as Jennifer (“JJ”) Jareau
- Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia
- Aisha Tyler as Dr. Tara Lewis
- Zach Gilford as Elias Voit
- RJ Hatanaka as Tyler Green
- Adam Rodriguez as Luke Alvez
- Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss
Aside from Gilford’s Elias Volt, a prolific serial killer with a newfound conscience (and, of late, a more congenial connection to the BAU), all the regular characters are BAU agents who track menacing murderers across the United States.
Guest stars in Season 19
In Season 19, Criminal Minds: Evolution ups its guest-star game. Check out this announced lineup of actors:
- Connor Storrie (Heated Rivalry)
- Justin Kirk (Angels in America)
- Yvette Nicole Brown (Community)
- Clark Gregg (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
- Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Picard)
- Paul F. Tompkins (Bojack Horseman)
- Cress Williams (Black Lightning)
- Kofi Siriboe (Queen Sugar)
- Dash Mihok (Ray Donovan)
- Nicholas Gonzalez (The Good Doctor)
Creative team behind the series
Veteran Criminal Minds showrunner and executive producer Erica Messer returns for Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19. Messer is joined by executive producers Breen Frazier, Chris Barbour, Glenn Kershaw, and Mark Gordon. The show is produced by 20th Television and CBS Studios.
What is the new season about?
In Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19, the BAU continues to track the most dangerous of UnSubs (that is, unknown or unidentified subjects).
Since its debut in 2005 as Criminal Minds, the show has evolved from its procedural format to more serialized storytelling. Despite the show’s expansion in scope, fans of the original Criminal Minds will recognize that the series’ core DNA remains. Like Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds: Evolution follows the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit as its profilers help police solve violent serial crimes by analyzing evidence and psychology to catch unknown subjects.
Is Criminal Minds: Evolution renewed for Season 20?
We love saying it: Yes, Criminal Minds: Evolution has been renewed for Season 20. The milestone season is slated to be released in 2027.
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