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To catch a criminal, you have to think like one.
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.
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Checked Sep 5, 2026
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An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.
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Episode 1
After a fourth woman goes missing in as many months, the team is brought in to track down the guy before he kidnaps again. Hotch is asked to secretly evaluate Gideon to see if he is ready to work full time again.
Directed by Richard ShepardWritten by Jeff DavisGuest stars Joanne Whalley, DJ Qualls, Alonso Oyarzun, Lukas Haas, Chelah Horsdal, Andrew Jackson, Malcolm Stewart, David Pearl
Episode 2
The team of investigators tries to capture a serial arsonist who has been terrorizing a college campus.
Directed by Charles HaidWritten by Jeff DavisGuest stars Jennifer Hall, Evan Lee Dahl, Lukas Haas, Kristen Caldwell, Michael David Cheng, Jeff Dashnaw, Bob Jesser, Erika T. Johnson
Episode 3
Gideon and his team track down a copycat bomber terrorizing a quiet community.
Directed by Kevin BrayWritten by Aaron ZelmanGuest stars Joan Blair, Tom Virtue, Aria Wallace, Jay Acovone, David Vincent, P.J. Marino, Aimee Brooks, Scott Conte
Episode 4
The BAU team travels to San Diego to stop a rapist and murderer who commits his crimes in the middle of the day.
Directed by Matt Earl BeesleyWritten by Edward Allen BerneroGuest stars Ron Roggé, Daniel Zacapa, Sunkrish Bala, Kirk B.R. Woller, Brian Appel, Keith Diamond, Patty McCormack, Kelley West
Episode 5
The BAU investigates the kidnapping of a U.S. District Attorney's daughter and determines the kidnapper isn't seeking money -- he's after her twin sister.
Directed by Guy Norman BeeWritten by Judith McCrearyGuest stars Elisabeth Harnois, Matt Letscher, Meredith Monroe
Episode 6
The BAU is asked to identify a killer who is shooting at victims in broad daylight, and the team works with local law enforcement officers to recreate one of the shootings.
Directed by Ernest R. DickersonWritten by Andrew WilderGuest stars Marcus Giamatti, Tony Denison, Timothy Omundson
Episode 7
The BAU profiles a serial killer who takes families hostage and lives with them as a father figure during what is supposed to be their family vacations.
Directed by Guy Norman BeeWritten by Simon MirrenGuest stars Abraham Benrubi, Tony Todd, Colton Shires, Dameon Clarke, Neal Jones, Jacqueline Mazarella, Warren Davis, Roberto Sanchez
Episode 8
When an undercover cop in Baltimore involved in a mob investigation goes missing, the BAU believes a serial killer rather than organized crime has something to do with his disappearance. The probe leads to several unsolved missing persons cases.
Directed by Peter EllisWritten by Debra J. Fisher, Erica MesserGuest stars Deborah Geffner, Francesco Quinn, Joseph Sikora, Gonzalo Menendez
Episode 9
Elle, along with many others, is held hostage on a train in Texas by a paranoid schizophrenic who is convinced that the U.S. government is monitoring him. Hotchner and Gideon are forced to play into the man's fantasy to save the people he has taken hostage.
Directed by Félix AlcaláWritten by Jeff DavisGuest stars Chris Bauer, Susan Gibney, M.C. Gainey, Jeff Kober
Episode 10
The team investigates the death of one teen, and the disappearance of another , which may be linked to a satanic ritual.
Directed by Andy WolkWritten by Edward Allen BerneroGuest stars Will Rothhaar, Aaron Paul, Chris Butler
Episode 11
While Gideon is stuck at the office on crutches, the rest of the team travels to Tennessee to track down a killer who disembowels his victims and supposedly eats their organs.
Directed by Charles HaidWritten by Edward NapierGuest stars Penelope Windust, Lindsay Crouse, Mark Rolston, Kris Lemche, Doug Jones, Drew Carr, Maura Soden
Episode 12
When a young girl is abducted in broad daylight from a playground in a seemingly safe neighborhood, the BAU team initially believes her father is responsible. When he is able to provide an alibi, the team is forced to look for clues where the girl lives to determine who is really responsible.
Directed by Adam DavidsonWritten by Judith McCrearyGuest stars Ned Vaughn, Tracey Needham, Dwier Brown, Judith Scott
Episode 13
The team travels to New Jersey where several people have been poisoned, one of them fatally with LSD, ten times more potent than the street version.
Directed by Thomas J. WrightWritten by Aaron ZelmanGuest stars Peter MacKenzie, Braeden Lemasters
Episode 14
After interviewing a couple on death row for serial murders, Gideon suspects that the woman is actually innocent. But since she's set to be executed in two days, it's a race against time to prove it.
Directed by Chris LongWritten by Simon MirrenGuest stars Jeannetta Arnette, Roger Aaron Brown, Constance Towers, Michael B. Silver, Michael Massee, Ren Casey
Episode 15
A serial killer reappears after 20 years of silence and contacts the BAU with the promise he will kill another victim in the next five days.
Directed by J. Miller TobinWritten by Debra J. Fisher, Erica MesserGuest stars Geoff Pierson, Aaron Lustig, Marc Gomes
Episode 16
The BAU team believes a dangerous cult may be responsible for the mass murders of five college students in an empty house.
Directed by Matt Earl BeesleyWritten by Andrew WilderGuest stars Chris Ellis, Skyler Shaye, Chad Allen, Robert Curtis Brown, Gregory Cruz, Eric Johnson
Episode 17
The BAU unit travels to NYC to investigate a series of murders that appears to have been committed by a vigilante conducting revenge on former criminals who have been released by the justice system.
Directed by Gloria MuzioWritten by Chris MundyGuest stars Mike Muscat, Ethan Phillips, Tonya Pinkins, Dennis Boutsikaris, David Aaron Baker
Episode 18
Reid finds himself in danger when he falls for a starlet whose stalker has turned into a killer.
Directed by Paul ShapiroWritten by Edward NapierGuest stars Andrew St. John, Amber Heard, Melanie Mayron, Ian Anthony Dale, Peter Jacobson, Kate Luyben, Katheryn Winnick, Jason Olive
Episode 19
The BAU team travels to Mexico to aid in the capture of a serial killer who is targeting elderly women.
Directed by Guy Norman BeeWritten by Aaron ZelmanGuest stars Margarita Cordova, Norma Maldonado, Carlos Gómez, Carlos Sanz, Darlena Tejeiro, George Perez, Andres Hudson, Juan Carlos Cantu
Episode 20
The BAU works to capture a serial killer who has evaded capture by altering his appearance.
Directed by Félix AlcaláWritten by Debra J. Fisher, Erica MesserGuest stars Robert Pine, Mark Totty, Andy Comeau, Michael Catlin, Alicia Ziegler, Joey Honsa, Brian Groh, Sathya Jesudasson
Episode 21
The BAU works with the CIA to identify a mole within that organization, whose leaks are putting operatives at risk.
Directed by Matt Earl BeesleyWritten by Simon MirrenGuest stars Devika Parikh, Navid Negahban, Andrea Gabriel, Brett Arthur, Ray Baker, Lisa Vidal, Jack Conley, David Bowe
Episode 22
While on their vacations, each of the team receives a clue from a psychopathic killer challenging them to save his next victim.
Directed by Edward Allen BerneroWritten by Edward Allen BerneroGuest stars Gina Garcia, Jane Lynch, Meredith Monroe, Brian Appel
Episode information updated Sep 19, 2026
Mandy PatinkinJason Gideon
Joe MantegnaDavid Rossi
Paget BrewsterEmily Prentiss
Thomas GibsonAaron Hotchner
Adam RodriguezLuke Alvez
Kirsten VangsnessPenelope Garcia
Lola GlaudiniElle Greenaway
A.J. CookJennifer Jareau
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