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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
As Rossi, Morgan and JJ profile a killer who is targeting an emergency room doctor, Prentiss realizes that Hotch is missing.
Directed by Charles S. CarrollWritten by Chris MundyGuest stars C. Thomas Howell, Paul Butcher, Christopher Cousins, Cade Owens, D. B. Sweeney, Meredith Monroe
Episode 2
The BAU must determine what caused a disturbed man to murder several people at a pharmacy before he harms anyone else.
Directed by Jon CassarWritten by Erica MesserGuest stars Sean Patrick Flanery, Glenn Morshower, Bjorn Johnson, Michael Bowen, Bridger Zadina, Don Creech, Sabrina Hill, Chris Ufland
Episode 3
The BAU investigates a case in Rossi's hometown that involves both his personal and professional life.
Directed by Karen GaviolaWritten by Dan Dworkin, Jay BeattieGuest stars William Sadler, Lawrence Pressman, Vincent Guastaferro, Cynthia Watros, Leith M. Burke, Cliff Weissman, Tom Ohmer, Cade Owens
Episode 4
A group of suspects with a pack mentality who kill for the thrill of it are the subjects of a BAU manhunt.
Directed by Félix AlcaláWritten by Chris MundyGuest stars Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Clayne Crawford, Wade Williams
Episode 5
The team hunts a suspect who impregnates young women and has them give birth before murdering them.
Directed by Rob SperaWritten by Breen FrazierGuest stars Diana Scarwid, Van Epperson, Max Gail, Mae Whitman, Hallee Hirsh, Jayne Atkinson
Episode 6
The BAU team tracks a serial killer who keeps the eyes of his victims as souvenirs.
Directed by Glenn KershawWritten by Oanh LyGuest stars Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Amanda Jaros, Todd Giebenhain, Jayne Atkinson, Jessie Graff
Episode 7
The BAU team investigates the mystery behind a trail of murders that all seem to align with the tour schedule of a rock star.
Directed by John BadhamWritten by Holly HaroldGuest stars Ian Anthony Dale, Gavin Rossdale, Eddie Jemison, Netta Most
Episode 8
The BAU team is tracking down a family annihilator, but needs to take a break from the case to get advice from "The Fox", who is an horrific killer from the team's past. "The Fox" surprises the team with a ominous message for Agent Hotchner.
Directed by John GallagherWritten by Simon MirrenGuest stars Andrea Thompson, Neill Barry, Kristina Klebe, Neal Jones, Joshua Rush, Sydney Sweeney
Episode 9
The BAU team races to help Hotchner find The Reaper and save his family before it's too late.
Directed by Edward Allen BerneroWritten by Erica Messer, Simon Mirren, Edward Allen Bernero, Rick Dunkle, Chris Mundy, Breen Frazier, Oanh LyGuest stars C. Thomas Howell, Gina Garcia, Mekhai Andersen, Josh Stewart, Nicholas Brendon, Cade Owens, D. B. Sweeney, Meredith Monroe
Episode 10
The team needs to reunite in order to solve a home invasion case, while Agent Hotchner may have to leave the team.
Directed by Charles HaidWritten by Rick DunkleGuest stars Khary Payton, Gina Garcia, Josh Stewart, Nicholas Brendon, Cade Owens, Meredith Monroe, Brian Appel, Jayne Atkinson
Episode 11
The BAU is called upon to profile the past of an ex-convict and help stop him after he escapes from custody and embarks on a violent killing spree.
Directed by Félix AlcaláWritten by Erica MesserGuest stars Tim Guinee, Lee Tergesen, Jan Hoag, Griffin Cleveland
Episode 12
An unusual personal obsession is at the center of a BAU abduction case. Meanwhile, Hotch struggles with his return to work.
Directed by Anna FoersterWritten by Breen FrazierGuest stars Jonathan Frakes, Butch Klein
Episode 13
A rash of startling teen suicides in a small Wyoming town is the focus of a BAU investigation.
Directed by Rob SperaWritten by Jim ClementeGuest stars John Pyper-Ferguson, Clare Carey, D. C. Douglas, Ellen Marlow
Episode 14
The BAU follows the mental decline of a con artist whose schemes have become so complicated that he begins to eliminate the people involved in them.
Directed by Charles S. CarrollWritten by Oanh LyGuest stars Annabeth Gish, Rebecca Staab, Valerie Cruz, Victor Webster, David Eigenberg
Episode 15
A serial killer who targets random victims in highly visible places to create a sense of public fear is the subject of a BAU investigation.
Directed by Nelson McCormickWritten by Jess ProsserGuest stars Sprague Grayden
Episode 16
The BAU is called by local authorities in Ashburn, Virginia, to profile a predator who may have been abducting children for at least eight years.
Directed by Matthew Gray GublerWritten by Erica Messer, Simon MirrenGuest stars David Youse, Toby Huss, Beth Grant, Evan Peters, Katlin Mastandrea
Episode 17
A truck driver is kidnapping women and disposing of them in random locations and the BAU must find out his motive in order to catch him.
Directed by Rob HardyWritten by Kimberly A. HarrisonGuest stars Morgan Lily
Episode 18
The BAU team travels to San Francisco to investigate the murders of several homeless men and teams up with a separate group of BAU operatives who are working another case they think is connected.
Directed by Richard ShepardWritten by Edward Allen Bernero, Chris Mundy, Chris MundyGuest stars Alexa Nikolas, Beau Garrett, Forest Whitaker, Jason Brooks, Felix Solis, Matt Ryan, Jayne Atkinson, Jason Wiles
Episode 19
The BAU team heads to Texas to track a serial killer targeting illegal immigrants attempting to make safe passage into the U.S.
Directed by John GallagherWritten by Victor De JesusGuest stars Kurt Caceres, Mike Doyle, Marlene Forte, Alex Quijano, Joseph Raymond Lucero, Casey Nelson, Elena Campbell-Martinez, Kristen Alaniz
Episode 20
The BAU team must profile a serial killer covered in tattoos who commits suicide, but leaves clues to the whereabouts of his last victim.
Directed by Rosemary RodriguezWritten by Edward Allen BerneroGuest stars Holland Roden, Jolene Andersen, Tina Lifford
Episode 21
Garcia plays a crucial role in a case when she travels to Alaska with the BAU team to investigate the murders of several members of a small town.
Directed by Charles S. CarrollWritten by Rick DunkleGuest stars Wings Hauser, Eric Ladin, Dale Dickey, Mark L. Young, Scarlett McAlister, David Carpenter, Robert Dolan, Karen Strassman
Episode 22
The BAU team profiles a serial killer who uses the Internet as his hunting ground, bringing a whole meaning to the term "social networking".
Directed by Glenn KershawWritten by Breen FrazierGuest stars Peggy McClellan, Sarah Lieving
Episode 23
A series of rolling blackouts in the city of Los Angeles lures a serial killer out of hiding, giving him renewed opportunities to continue his killing spree.
Directed by Edward Allen BerneroWritten by Erica MesserGuest stars Tim Curry, Robert Davi, Eric Close
Episode information updated Sep 15, 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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