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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
When an SUV carrying members of the team explodes, the rest of the team fights to save them and catch the terrorists responsible for the bombing.
Directed by Edward Allen BerneroWritten by Simon MirrenGuest stars Michael Steger, Jack McGee, Erik Palladino, Adoni Maropis, Sienna Guillory, Moe Daniels, Joe Basile, Amie Farrell
Episode 2
A series of murders is linked to a serial killer executed a year earlier, and the BAU team must find the link between the dead killer and the new spate of crimes.
Directed by Glenn KershawWritten by Dan Dworkin, Jay BeattieGuest stars Blake Lindsley, Neil Hopkins, Patrick St. Esprit, Darin Cooper
Episode 3
Reid and Prentiss are taken hostage when they go under cover to investigate possible child abuse at an underground cult.
Directed by Félix AlcaláWritten by Andrew WilderGuest stars Luke Perry, Jenna Boyd, Kathleen Wilhoite, Jeff Fahey, Connor Trinneer, Colby French
Episode 4
The BAU joins the manhunt to catch a serial killer who conceals the manner of his crimes by staging car accidents.
Directed by John GallagherWritten by Debra J. Fisher, Erica MesserGuest stars David Andrews, William Mapother, Wil Wheaton, Robyn Lively
Episode 5
The BAU investigates a series of murders that appear to be connected to a killer who jumps trains and chooses his victims based on their proximity to the railway.
Directed by Charles HaidWritten by Oanh LyGuest stars Andre Royo, Pepe Serna, Meta Golding
Episode 6
While investigating the abduction of a young boy in Las Vegas, Dr. Reid starts to have dreams that might help reveal buried memories from his childhood.
Directed by Rob SperaWritten by Chris MundyGuest stars Kari Matchett, Taylor Nichols, Bruce French, Reed Diamond, Shashawnee Hall, Melinda Page Hamilton, Jane Lynch
Episode 7
As Reid's investigation of a young boy's murder in Las Vegas continues, he discovers possible connections to his own past.
Directed by Guy Norman BeeWritten by Dan Dworkin, Jay BeattieGuest stars Dee Wallace, Taylor Nichols, Bruce French, Meta Golding, Xander Berkeley, Josh Stewart, Jane Lynch
Episode 8
When a narcissistic psychopath confesses he has killed seven people and more will die, the team must locate his latest victims before it is too late.
Directed by Paul Michael GlaserWritten by Edward Allen BerneroGuest stars Paul Michael Glaser, Ali Landry, Meta Golding, Gina Garcia, Jason Alexander, Davis Cleveland, Nicholas Brendon
Episode 9
Agents Prentiss and Todd go undercover to profile a serial killer who uses skills of persuasion to lure women into danger.
Directed by Bobby RothWritten by Breen FrazierGuest stars Gabriel Olds, Keri Lynn Pratt, Courtney Ford, Meta Golding, Currie Graham, Joanna Cassidy, Marcia Moran, Cutter Cutshaw
Episode 10
The BAU team hunts for a serial killer who targets members of the police department in Phoenix, Ariz., a case that hits close to home for Morgan, a former cop.
Directed by Glenn KershawWritten by Holly HaroldGuest stars Meta Golding, Dylan Sprayberry, Jake McLaughlin, Doug Jones, Mark Pellegrino, Joe Regalbuto
Episode 11
The team investigates a serial killer who shoots luxury car owners on Southern California's freeways.
Directed by Steve BoyumWritten by Andrew WilderGuest stars Drew Garrett, Elaine Hendrix, Meta Golding, Faith Ford, Danny Nucci, Gina Torres, Samantha Bailey, Caitlin Thompson
Episode 12
The BAU team suspects a member of an affluent community in Atlanta is responsible for the disappearance of a local young woman and that the suspect may have worked with an accomplice
Directed by John GallagherWritten by Debra J. Fisher, Erica MesserGuest stars Dana Davis, Valarie Pettiford, Michael Boatman, Meta Golding, George Newbern
Episode 13
The BAU team becomes involved in the case of a family working together to abduct young girls.
Directed by Tim MathesonWritten by Mark BrunerGuest stars Slade Pearce, Cynthia Gibb, Andrew Divoff, Meta Golding, Adair Tishler, Brett Rice
Episode 14
The mother of an abducted child works with the BAU to apprehend a serial killer who kidnaps, murders, and embalms his victims.
Directed by Anna FoersterWritten by Dan Dworkin, Jay BeattieGuest stars Lolita Davidovich, Michael Biehn, Randolph Mantooth, Mercedes McNab, Vondie Curtis-Hall, David O'Hara, Cybill Shepherd, Nicholas Brendon
Episode 15
The team pursues a copycat serial killer who is recreating the techniques used by past famous murderers.
Directed by Charles S. CarrollWritten by Oanh LyGuest stars Amy Davidson, Bess Armstrong, Shannon Woodward, Johnny Lewis, Beverly Leech, Scott Klace, Peter Gannon, Jeremy Scott Johnson
Episode 16
The team searches for a female suspect who uses her professional skills as a high class call girl to lure and kill high-powered executives.
Directed by Gwyneth Horder-PaytonWritten by Breen FrazierGuest stars Dirk Blocker, Kristin Richardson, Melissa Keller, Catherine Dent, Brianna Brown, John Getz, Nora Dunn, Cade Owens
Episode 17
Agent Prentiss has a personal connection to one of the victims in a series of deaths with religious overtones.
Directed by Edward Allen BerneroWritten by Chris MundyGuest stars Roxanne Hart, Walton Goggins, Bruce Davison, Carmen Argenziano, James Remar
Episode 18
Agent Hotchner revisits the first case he worked at the BAU when details come forth that one of the deadliest serial killers in New England's history has struck again after a 10-year hiatus.
Directed by Nelson McCormickWritten by Andrew WilderGuest stars C. Thomas Howell, Frank Novak, Louis Ferreira, James Hanlon
Episode 19
The BAU team must track down a serial arsonist who instills fear in a small town by setting fire to community meeting places and killing several residents in the process.
Directed by Félix AlcaláWritten by Holly HaroldGuest stars Tommy Dewey, Michael Rooker, Shannon Lucio
Episode 20
The team travels to Fort Lauderdale during spring break to find a serial killer who is targeting co-eds on vacation.
Directed by Jason AlexanderWritten by Rick DunkleGuest stars Jackson Rathbone, Brett Novek, Susan Ward, Rick Malambri, Michael Hyatt, Natalie Elizabeth Marston, Patrick John Hurley, Roma Maffia
Episode 21
When profiling a series of child abductions and murders, the team discovers that one of the cases may not be the handiwork of the serial killer they apprehended.
Directed by Karen GaviolaWritten by Debra J. Fisher, Erica MesserGuest stars Gretchen Egolf, Spencer Garrett, John Allen Nelson, John Billingsley, Kendall Ryan Sanders, Robbie Tucker
Episode 22
When the team is sent a videotape from a serial killer detailing one of his crimes, they discover a hidden message asking them to help him stop his murderous ways.
Directed by Rob HardyWritten by Simon MirrenGuest stars Erika Alexander, Jake Cherry, Rebecca Avery, Alex O'Loughlin, Martha Madison, Giselle Jones, Jill Klopp, Terrence Edwards
Episode 23
An unsub who kills with his car is the subject of a BAU investigation.
Directed by Steve BoyumWritten by Dan Dworkin, Jay BeattieGuest stars Dale Midkiff, Timothy Carhart, Jim Meskimen, Nicholas Brendon, Juliana Dever
Episode 24
When a new type of chemical warfare is released into the open air, the BAU must act quickly to find the source before any more innocent people are exposed.
Directed by John GallagherWritten by Oanh LyGuest stars Dan Lauria, Tamlyn Tomita, David Dean Bottrell
Episode 25
The BAU tracks a serial killer who chooses junkies, prostitutes and the homeless off the streets of Detroit as his victims and takes them across the border into Canada, and an agent's life is in peril.
Directed by Charles HaidWritten by Chris MundyGuest stars C. Thomas Howell, Willam Belli, John Lacy, Rowena King, Garret Dillahunt, Sharif Atkins, Vernee Watson, Jessie T. Usher
Episode 26
The BAU tracks a serial killer who chooses junkies, prostitutes and the homeless off the streets of Detroit as his victims and takes them across the border into Canada, and an agent's life is in peril.
Directed by Edward Allen BerneroWritten by Edward Allen BerneroGuest stars C. Thomas Howell, John Lacy, Rowena King, Garret Dillahunt, Sharif Atkins, Vernee Watson, Lily Kershaw, Paul Rae
Episode information updated Sep 17, 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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