Criminal Minds' JJ Said She Almost Turned Down 'Evolution' Without Spencer Reid
2023/09/10

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Warning! Spoilers ahead for Criminal Minds: Evolution. JJ actor AJ Cook admits to almost turning down after learning that Matthew Gray Gubler wouldn't be in it. FBI's BAU returns on Paramount+ for the quasi-revival, and while brings back the core cast from the CBS show, it is missing two SSAs: Daniel Henney's Matt Simmons and Gubler's Spencer Reid. Simmons' absence, while still disappointing, isn't as big as not having BAU's golden boy for the team's ongoing case.

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While fans have been having a difficult time dealing with the fact that Reid isn't in the reboot, his former co-stars also struggled to come to terms with Gubler not partaking in the project.

Speaking with in light of 's special, two-episode premiere on Paramount+, Cook opens up about returning to the police procedural without her longtime castmate.

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Upon learning that on the streaming show, the actor confesses that she contemplated turning down the offer to star in the series as well. Read Cook's full quote below:

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