The Criminal Minds streaming revival is officially moving forward and now we know which stars won’t be returning

Criminal minds made big waves following the finale of its CBS series with news that it would receive a revival series coming up on what would become the Paramount + streaming service. Updates were rare after which however, e not all of them were positive . Now, however, fans can take comfort in learning that the new streaming season would be confirmed in pre-production. But with this great news comes some depressing warnings, as at least two former stars choose not to reprise their characters.

Like the Paramount + series, Criminal minds it won’t have the significant number of episodes it did on CBS, with television line reporting that the service has ordered a 10-episode season for the first official procedural season outside the broadcast network spectrum. While it’s unclear whether the returning cast members signed the dotted line on their respective contracts, it looks like viewers can expect to see the following stars return:

• Joe Mantegna
• cooked
• Aisha Tyler
• Paget Brewer
• Kirsten Vangness
• Adam Rodriguez

While this list of names isn’t too impressive overall, with Earlier word had spread of Kirsten Vangsness’s return Let’s not forget that the CBS series ended with her character Penelope Garcia leaving BAU in search of greener pastures. (Or at least less violent and depressing pastures.) But while we thought she had turned off the office lights for the last time, she didn’t have to be.

Now let’s take a look at the two stars who wouldn’t be back for the revival.

While Matthew Gray Gubler is the Criminal minds vet who has been sold out for all 15 seasons, I guess most fans of the show expected him to return as Dr. Spencer Reid. That said, the character went through some pretty intense experiences and situations in the show’s last few years, as the stories became more and more serialized. So it probably won’t be too hard for the writers to explain his presence in next season’s premiere. And I doubt that will stop fans from speculating Reid’s JJ and Cook reunite romantically . There is always room for cameos!

Meanwhile, Daniel Henney will also be skipping the new season, which means his character Matt Simmons will likely have retired from BAU functions at some point. Having starred in seasons 10 and 12 while on the International Response Team, Matt has joined the BAU in a larger role since season 13 following the death of Stephen Walker (whose actor Damon Gupton was fired earlier this season) . Presumably Matt will be busy taking care of a house full of children along with his wife Kristy, played by Kelly Frye.

Joe Mantegna teased the action backstage Criminal minds with a social media post Tuesday, though it’s unclear when or if a bigger confirmation will come. Fortunately, that delay was short, and now we just have to wait to get a better idea of ​​when the new season might arrive for Paramount + subscribers .

In the meantime, you can find all 15 seasons of Criminal minds to Paramount + after leaving Netflix earlier this month it’s ours Program of the first TV 2022 will give everyone clues as to what’s coming to the small screen in the near future.