CRIMINAL MINDS – SEASON 19 (2026)

Starring: The BAU team returns—led by Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, and new members.

The BAU is back—and this time, the criminals they face are smarter, faster, and more adaptive than ever before. As Season 19 kicks off, the team finds themselves up against a new breed of psychopaths whose methods have evolved far beyond the familiar patterns they’ve spent years studying. What seemed like a clear-cut case one decade ago is now twisted into something much darker, more dangerous, and infinitely more unpredictable.

While old patterns resurface, they are no longer just shocking—they have become innovative, fueled by the cutting-edge technology that manipulates and distorts every fear and weakness in their victims. This season, psychological warfare is no longer just a tool of the killer—it’s the battlefield itself. The mind games are more complex, and the stakes have never been higher.

As the team confronts these evolving threats, the emotional toll becomes impossible to ignore. The scars of past cases—loss, regret, and trauma—haunt the team members in ways they can’t outrun. Trust is tested at every turn, and the once-unbreakable bonds of the BAU are put under strain as the dangers of their work begin to wear on their resolve. Each case brings them closer to the edge, where every instinct and decision can mean the difference between life and death.

The past never truly disappears. It doesn’t vanish—it hides better, it learns, it adapts, and it’s always waiting for the right moment to resurface.

Criminal Minds Season 19 takes us deeper than ever before into the minds of the criminals—and the agents who must battle them. In a world where fear is manufactured at the speed of light, can the BAU stay one step ahead, or will they finally be consumed by the very darkness they’ve been hunting for so long?

The hunt has evolved—and so have the hunters.