Brianne Howey | Criminal Minds

• Genre: Police procedural, Thriller, Crime drama, Mystery, Detective
• Created by: Jeff Davis
• Showrunners: Jeff Davis, Erica Messer
• Starring: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A. J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Paget Brewster, Joe Mantegna, Rachel Nichols, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez, Damon Gupton, Daniel Henney, RJ Hatanaka, Zach Gilford
• No. of seasons: 19
• No. of episodes: 358 
• Executive producers: Mark Gordon, Jeff Davis, Edward Allen Bernero, Deborah Spera, Chris Mundy, Simon Mirren, Erica Messer, Janine Sherman Barrois, Breen Frazier, Harry Bring, Glenn Kershaw, Mandy Patinkin
• Running time: 42–56 minutes
• Production companies: Lionsgate Television, Erica Messer Productions, 20th Television, CBS Studios
• Network: CBS
• Release: September 22, 2005 – February 19, 2020
• Network: Paramount+
• Release: November 24, 2022 – present

The series follows a group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) using behavioral analysis and profiling to help investigate crimes and find the suspect known as the unsub (unknown subject).

"The Inspiration"

When two single Glendale, Arizona women are sexually assaulted, shot in the heart, and left in a praying position, the BAU sets out to apprehend a devolving serial killer (Frederick Koehler) who forces his victims to eat human flesh. Meanwhile, Hotch contemplates filling in for Strauss as the new Section Chief and an unexpected twist promises to change the course of the investigation.

"The Inspired"

After the BAU is informed that a fingerprint comparison has revealed the man they arrested is not Wallace Hines but instead his estranged identical twin brother, the team returns to Glendale and juggles delving into the brothers' respective pasts, convincing their narcissistic biological mother (Camryn Manheim) to cooperate in the investigation, and tracking down Hines before he strikes again.