Criminal Minds 

The cases of the F.B.I. Behavioral Analysis Unit (B.A.U.), an elite group of profilers who analyze the nation's most dangerous serial killers and individual heinous crimes in an effort to anticipate their next moves before they strike again.

Creator:

Jeff Davis

Stars:

Matthew Gray Gubler, Kirsten Vangsness, A.J. Cook

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 22 wins & 29 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Matthew Gray Gubler	...	Dr. Spencer Reid 310 episodes, 2005-2019
Kirsten Vangsness	...	Penelope Garcia 308 episodes, 2005-2019
A.J. Cook	...	Jennifer Jareau 289 episodes, 2005-2019
Joe Mantegna	...	David Rossi 260 episodes, 2007-2019
Thomas Gibson	...	Aaron Hotchner 256 episodes, 2005-2016
Shemar Moore	...	Derek Morgan 252 episodes, 2005-2017
Paget Brewster	...	Emily Prentiss 181 episodes, 2006-2019

Storyline

Based in Quantico, Virginia, the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) is a subsection of the FBI. Called in by local police departments to assist in solving crimes of a serial and/or extremely violent nature where the perpetrator is unknown (referred to by the Unit as the unknown subject or unsub for short), the BAU uses the controversial scientific art of profiling to track and apprehend the unsub. Profiling entails coming up with basic characteristics of the unsub and the victims (referred to as the victimology), using evidence from the case and matching that information to historic precedents and psychological analyses as a means to solve the case. Because of the nature of the work conducted by the BAU - the work being time consuming and psychologically demanding - its members are fiercely loyal to the Unit and to its other members. Also because of the work's overall demanding nature, not many members of the BAU have been able to maintain a happy or stable family life.

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Plot Keywords:

serial murder | murder | 21th century | woman | fbi | 

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Taglines:

To catch a criminal, you have to think like one.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

CBS [United States] Sky [UK]

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Quantico

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Television,Paramount Network Television,The Mark Gordon Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

J.J.'s children are played by A.J. Cook's actual children, Mekhai Andersen and Phoenix Anderson. Thomas Gibson's son Travis Gibson appeared in an episode that he directed. Joe Mantegna's daughter Gia Mantegna made a few guest appearances.

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Goofs

A flashback scene shows that Morgan was involved in Garcia's recruitment. But an earlier flashback scene showed their first interaction as occurring when Garcia was already hired.

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Quotes

Penelope Garcia: Rainmaker, how wet do you want it?

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Connections

Referenced in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #8.41 (2009)

User Reviews

This is a great show!

I really love this show. I have always been interested in criminal psychology, and after going to school for a degree in Criminal Justice, someone (my professor) told me that this show was starting up and to watch it.

It is so wonderful! It really goes in depth with how profiling really works. It keeps a great story line all the way through, with many twists and bizarre themes. The characters in the show are established very well, with interesting personalities that really hold the show together.

Crime+Psychology=Criminal Minds.

And that's the truth.