CRIMINAL MINDS EVOLUTION returns with a chilling new season as the BAU faces a dangerous new threat tied to one of its most notorious enemies. CRIMINAL MINDS: EVOLUTION Season 19 Episode 1, “Now And Then,” kicks off the new season as Elias Voit’s growing infamy inadvertently awakens a terrifying new adversary known only as The Fan.
Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Zach Gilford, RJ Hatanaka, Adam Rodriguez, and Paget Brewster return as the BAU is pushed to its limits by a precise, calculating new UnSub determined to prove superiority over Elias Voit. With a fresh string of disturbing cases and a dangerous new obsession unfolding, Season 19 looks ready to raise the stakes once again.
A dangerous new UnSub, Elias Voit fallout, and the BAU pushed to the brink — scroll down for all the CRIMINAL MINDS: EVOLUTION Season 19 Episode 1 photos from “Now And Then.”
Tune In: CRIMINAL MINDS: EVOLUTION Season 19 premieres Thursday, May 28 on Paramount+ with a two-episode launch. New episodes will drop weekly through the season finale on July 23.
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PREMIERE + RELEASE SCHEDULE:
- Premiere Date: Thursday, May 28, 2026
- Platform: Paramount+
- Premiere Format: Two episodes at launch
- Release Schedule: Weekly episodes
- Season Finale: July 23, 2026
- Total Episodes: 10
Cast
CRIMINAL MINDS: EVOLUTION stars Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Zach Gilford, RJ Hatanaka, Adam Rodriguez, and Paget Brewster.
CREATIVE TEAM
Erica Messer serves as showrunner and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Breen Frazier, Chris Barbour, Glenn Kershaw, and Mark Gordon. The series is produced by 20th Television and CBS Studios.
CRIMINAL MINDS EVOLUTION Season 19 Episode 1 Photos “Now And Then”
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