“Criminal Minds,” the CBS procedural which wrapped in 2020 only to have a second life due to pandemic binge-watching on streaming services and memes on TikTok, was set to have a revival in 2021. However, star Paget Brewster set fans up for heartbreak when she tweeted that the new series was “dead” a few months later. During Paramount Plus’s TCA executive session on Feb. 1, network leadership confirmed that the revival was alive and well.
During the session, chief programming officer Tanya Gills said, “We are still very much in development on ‘Criminal Minds.’ We’ll have more to share soon on that, but it is alive and well.”
Following the discussion, president of original scripted series Nicole Clemens spoke to Variety more specifically about the show’s status.
“I can’t comment on why Paget said that [it was ‘dead’], but these things ebb and…
