Contains spoilers for "Criminal Minds: Evolution" Season 1, Episode 10

While "Criminal Minds: Evolution" serves as a revival of the canceled "Criminal Minds" series, its genesis differs in certain key ways from the sort of franchise revival becoming increasingly common in today's pop cultural landscape.

Perhaps most notably, "Criminal Minds" was canceled in 2020, and "Evolution" kicked off roughly two-and-a-half years later, meaning that the break between its cancellation and continuation wasn't necessarily that much longer than a standard gap between two contiguous TV seasons. 

Showrunner prior to "Evolution" premiering on Paramount+, explaining in an interview that she believed the original show's cast and crew were in a good place when "Criminal Minds" was canceled.

In fact, Messer also claimed that streaming on , opening up new storytelling possibilities. Fans seem to agree that the revival is working out well, given that Paramount+ announced before its first had even concluded.

The article is not finished. Click on the next page to continue.