If there’s one factor that now 17 seasons of watching the profilers of the Behavioral Evaluation Unit (BAU) searching down serial killers and the like has taught us, it’s that there’s no scarcity of UnSubs on the market.
Prison Minds, after working 15 seasons on CBS (2005-2020), returned with a brand new iteration, Evolution, in 2022 on Paramount+. On this revival, the BAU continues to do what they do finest, however as the primary two seasons have proven, there’s additionally one main UnSub they’re looking for (Zach Gilford‘s Elias Voit within the first, Gold Star within the second). A 3rd season of Evolution and 18th general of Prison Minds was picked up by Paramount+ on June 5, in the future forward of the second and seventeenth (relying on the way you depend) premiering.
However what can we learn about Season 18 of the Paramount+ drama? Learn on for what we all know in regards to the solid, plot, and extra, and preserve checking again for updates.
How did Season 17 arrange subsequent season?
Season 16 ended with Voit teeing up the Gold Star thriller, however as showrunner Erica Messer had informed TV Insider (and now we’ve seen), Season 17 left off with “extra of a, ‘uh-oh, now what?’ cliffhanger.” Voit was stabbed in jail, along with his destiny unknown when the finale ended.
Who will star in Season 18?
All of the sequence regulars will probably be again, Messer informed TV Insider. Which means: Joe Mantegna (David Rossi), A.J. Cook dinner (JJ Jareau), Kirsten Vangsness (Penelope Garcia), Aisha Tyler (Dr. Tara Lewis), Zach Gilford (Elias Voit), and Ryan-James Hatanaka (Tyler Inexperienced), with Adam Rodriguez (Luke Alvez) and Paget Brewster (Emily Prentiss). Gilford and Hatanaka joined the sequence for the revival, with the remainder a part of its unique run.
Will Matthew Grey Gubler return as Reid?
The reply to that’s (lastly) sure! Matthew Grey Gubler is about to reprise his function as Dr. Spencer Reid in a Season 18 episode. No different particulars have been launched.
Previous to this, Messer had informed us, Gubler and Daniel Henney‘s (Matt Simmons) absences have been right down to scheduling; that’s additionally why each their characters have been off on an task we all know nothing about. Hypothesis started forward of Season 17 that Gubler was returning due to a photograph of Reid’s nameplate on social media, however Messer defined to us, “I’m retaining that desk there and I’m retaining that nameplate there. It’s all the time staying there so far as I’m involved. In order that’s why you noticed it. You’ll see it all through the present. It’s like, there’s his desk.” (His nameplate did seem on the present when Voit visited the BAU.)
What’s occurring with Reid and Simmons remained imprecise. “As soon as we all know we may have them, then we are able to play with no matter. Nevertheless it’s like, till we all know, it’s onerous to say,” the showrunner stated. Now that Gubler will seem, hopefully we’ll get not less than one thing about that particular task.
Is Voit alive? How a lot will Zach Gilford seem in Season 18?
“I can promise you that we’ll see Voit all season,” Messer informed TV Insider. Moreover, anticipate a altering dynamic between Rossi and Voit. Sure, Rossi did have some closure to hallucination Voit by the top of Season 17 (with Garcia’s door closing on him), “but it surely actually does open the door for an entire ‘nother Voit-Rossi relationship within the subsequent season,” the EP shared.
Who will probably be on the middle of Season 18?
Season 16 centered on Rossi’s trauma, whereas Season 17 was largely about Prentiss (with some stuff for Rossi and JJ as nicely). Trying forward, “It’s all people, I might say proper now. We’ve not absolutely damaged this season but, however JJ and Lewis have actually large tales this season,” Messer revealed to TV Insider.
Might different previous characters return?
A return from Henney will possible proceed to stay up within the air resulting from scheduling.
Season 18 may see a return from Josh Stewart as JJ’s husband, Will. Previous to Season 17, he wrote on social media that his days of enjoying the character have been “over.” However that doesn’t essentially imply for good. “We’ll work out what which means for future seasons. However for this yr, the timing, none of it labored,” in accordance with Messer, forward of the Season 17 premiere (and renewal).
And Messer hasn’t dominated out a return from Felicity Huffman, who recurred as Dr. Jill Gideon, Jason’s ex-wife, in Season 17. The “work half” of her character was wrapped up with the top of the Gold Star case, “however she’s a part of our world and it doesn’t imply we are able to’t deliver her again within the private setting,” the showrunner informed TV Insider.
Is Season 18 filming?
Manufacturing started over the summer season. The present’s official X (previously Twitter) account shared the excellent news on August 20, with photographs from set. See that beneath.
We’re again, Profilers! #CriminalMinds pic.twitter.com/WuYZsKkyeR
— Prison Minds: Evolution (@criminalminds) August 20, 2024
And that’s what we anticipated, since Brewster had beforehand teased the summer season for filming to renew. “We begin again up for 10 extra episodes of @criminalminds in late August SO IT’S GOING PRETTY GREAT !!! Due to all of you,” she wrote on X (previously Twitter) in response to a fan asking “how’s it going” on June 7.
Filming wrapped on December 13, Brewster shared on X.
When will Prison Minds: Evolution Season 18 premiere?
That’s unknown. The primary Evolution season premiered November 24, 2022 (filming started in August that yr), and the second simply debuted with the primary two episodes on June 6, 2024 (filming started in January of the yr). Which means with Season 18 filming starting in August, new episodes may presumably premiere as early as winter 2024, although an early 2025 date is perhaps extra possible.
Will there be a Prison Minds: Evolution Season 19?
It’s possible too early to say, however given the early renewal for Season 18, we’d not have to attend till after it has aired to seek out out. Plus, Brewster wrote on X on December 13, “We’re optimistic we’ll get a season 19. Thanks all to your unbelievable help over these a few years. We wish extra. Extra of you with us.”