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Matthew Gray Gubler is returning to the BAU. The actor will reprise his Criminal Minds role of Spencer Reid in Criminal Minds: Evolution. According to Deadline, the actor will appear in at least one episode of season three.

Gubler was the only member of the original cast to not return for the sequel series. He appeared in all 15 seasons of Criminal Minds, which aired on CBS until its end in 2020. Gubler also directed a dozen episodes of the show. 

Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez, and Paget Brewster star in the Paramount+ series, which follows the FBI’s elite team of profilers from the BAU.  In the sequel series, it’s been noted several times that Reid was away on a special assignment. 

Gubler is set to produce and star in the Einstein pilot for CBS Studios. He’ll play Albert Einstein’s great-grandson, a genius bad boy. His escapades land him in hot water with the law, and he must then work with a local female detective to help her solve cases.

The series was renewed for a third season in June 2024 as season two was being released on Paramount+. The premiere date for season three will be announced later.

What do you think? Have you kept up with this Paramount+ series? Are you excited to hear of Gubler’s upcoming appearance on Criminal Minds: Evolution?