Just a year after completing his 15-season season on CBS, Criminal minds is escaping from the TV cemetery.
TVLine learned that the Paramount + streamer is trying to revive the procedural killer through a limited series of events (which the sources say could also become a in progress Series).
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Experts warn that the project – co-produced once again by CBS Studios and ABC Signature – remains in its infancy and no business has been completed. The goal, we were told, would be for the new iteration to present a mix of legacy and new characters, not unlike what CBS planned with its projects CSI sequel series.
Exactly a year ago today Criminal minds aired your meh-we received the end of the series (TVLine readers gave the episode an average grade of “B”, while we gave it a less enthusiastic “C”). Last season’s cast included series veterinarians Joe Mantegna, AJ Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler, Kirsten Vangsness and Paget Brewster, as well as Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez and Daniel Henney.
CBS All Access will be renamed Paramount + on March 4. The new service will combine original content with CBS programs and cable channels MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount Network and Nickelodeon.
Representatives from Paramount Plus, CBS Studios and ABC Signature declined to comment on this story.
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