
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders follows an elite team of FBI agents solving cases that involve American citizens on international soil. Gary Sinise and Anna Gunn had been cast in the lead roles of Jack Garrett and Lily Lambert, with Tyler James Williams and Daniel Henney being cast as Russ "Monty" Montgomery and Matthew "Matt" Simmons, respectively.
#Criminal minds beyond borders pilot series#
Main article: Criminal Minds: Beyond BordersĪ proposed new series in the Criminal Minds franchise was announced in January 2015 entitled Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. The team is led by veteran FBI profiler SSA Sam Cooper and they report only to the Director of the FBI. The series centers on the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit Red cell team a hand-picked elite team which operates outside of the Bureaucracy way. Richard Schiff had a recurring role as FBI Director Jack Fickler. Whitaker's character, Samuel "Sam" "Coop" Cooper, and his team were introduced in Criminal Minds Season 5. It was announced that Forest Whitaker would star. By late 2010, the director had been chosen, and the casting completed. Studio Producer Ed Bernero confirmed it by disclosing that "it's safe to say there will be something soon." The show had a completely new cast, with the exception of Kirsten Vangsness, who reprised her role as Penelope Garcia. In early 2009, Michael Ausiello from Entertainment Weekly said that he and studios were discussing the possibility of a spin-off of the procedural crime drama Criminal Minds. Main article: Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior All series in total amount to 373 episodes across 19 seasons of television. Three television series make up the Criminal Minds franchise: Criminal Minds, Suspect Behavior, and Beyond Borders. A planned true-crime docuseries, titled The Real Criminal Minds was also ordered by Paramount+. In February 2021, it was announced that a 10-episode revival of original series was officially greenlit by Paramount+. In April 2012, a video game was released based on the series.

The original television series Criminal Minds premiered on Septemto Februon CBS, followed by spin-offs Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders which premiered on the same network on Februand Marespectively. The police procedural thriller series follow the work of the members of the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) of the FBI. Criminal Minds is a media franchise of American television programs created by Jeff Davis.
