TV series
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 a Texas prisoner escapes during a transfer, he leaves behind victims with his unique trademark, sewing their mouths shut, a signature the BAU remembers as unique to the UnSub "The Silencer." While they investigate who he was and who he's become, the BAU also gets to know the newest member of the team.
Directed by Glenn KershawWritten by Erica MesserGuest stars Sam Hennings, Jayne Atkinson
Episode 2
When the bodies of two seemingly unrelated victims are found just hours apart in San Diego and Los Angeles respectively, the BAU suspects that that not one, but two killers are working together to commit these murders.
Directed by Karen GaviolaWritten by Janine Sherman BarroisGuest stars Mackenzie Phillips, Kim Wayans, Brandon Keener, Victoria Gabrielle Platt, Paul Haitkin, Meghan Maureen McDonough, Stephen Jordan, Scott Ly
Episode 3
An UNSUB who kidnaps families with the intention of making them admit to and pay for their indiscretions.
Directed by Dermott DownsWritten by Sharon Lee WatsonGuest stars Cade Owens, Gary Grubbs, Danielle Bisutti, Josh Stamberg
Episode 4
When a legless body is found in the New Mexico desert and a second unwilling amputee shows up at the hospital, the BAU team searches for this amateur surgeon before he preys upon his next reluctant victim. Also, Reid's phone calls to a mystery woman have the team intrigued.
Directed by Larry TengWritten by Breen FrazierGuest stars Ray Wise, Arjay Smith, Beth Riesgraf
Episode 5
The team heads to Oregon as four men have gone missing.
Directed by John TerleskyWritten by Bruce ZimmermanGuest stars Anne Dudek, Rebecca Wisocky, HannaH Eisenmann, Matthew Jaeger, John Churchill, Michanne Quinney, Allison Ikin, Danielle Langlois
Episode 6
When prostitutes in Miami are discovered murdered in a similar style to local animals found dead there, the BAU must work fast to find an unsub whose confidence is quickly escalating. Also, Morgan tries to increase Reid's athletic skills by convincing him to join the bureau's softball team.
Directed by Rob BaileyWritten by Virgil WilliamsGuest stars Matthew Lillard, Harrison Thomas, Hector Hugo, Shira Scott Astrof, Shirley Jordan, Eitra Kennedy, Nancy La Scala, Veronica Díaz-Carranza
Episode 7
The BAU travels to Santa Monica when burned bodies of homeless people begin showing up by the famous pier. Also, Rossi reconnects with his former Marine sergeant from Vietnam.
Directed by Douglas AarniokoskiWritten by Danny Ramm, Rick Dunkle, Rick DunkleGuest stars Shane Johnson, Conni Marie Brazelton, Joseph H. Johnson Jr., Rene Rosado, Valerie Perri, Merilee Brasch, Erik Steffens, James Kirkland
Episode 8
The BAU team goes in pursuit of a missing school bus full of children outside the Washington, D.C. area, and it becomes a race against time for them to bring them home safely.
Directed by Rob HardyWritten by Kimberly A. HarrisonGuest stars David Gallagher, Andrew James Allen, Devon Werkheiser, Brittany Curran, Reggie Hayes, Robert Bailey Jr., Cole Bernstein, Paul James Jordan
Episode 9
An attendee at a popular motivational-speaker's conference in Seattle is murdered and the speaker himself disappears soon afterward. Meanwhile, Garcia is puzzled when Morgan refuses to attend a dinner honoring an old family friend.
Directed by John T. KretchmerWritten by Sharon Lee WatsonGuest stars Patrick Fabian, Raphael Sbarge, Matthew Yang King, Rico E. Anderson, Kelly Smith, Kari Wahlgren, Ursula Burton, Jonathan Dane
Episode 10
A ritualistic killer is hunted after male bodies are found that have been physically altered. Meanwhile, Reid gets anxious at the prospect of meeting his mystery woman.
Directed by Matthew Gray GublerWritten by Janine Sherman BarroisGuest stars Brad Dourif, Hanna Hall, Jay Hayden, Beth Riesgraf, Bonnie Morgan, Stephen Anthony Bailey, Sean Whalen
Episode 11
The BAU heads south to investigate a fast-moving UnSub whose signature matches that of a serial killer from 30 years ago. Also, the team learns that someone is tracking their cases and replicating crimes the BAU is solving.
Directed by Michael LangeWritten by Bruce ZimmermanGuest stars Bill Tangradi, Steph DuVall, Kristen O'Meara, Kim Robillard, Scott Vance, Sarah Benoit, Erika Godwin, Danielle Hoetmer
Episode 12
When Reid discovers that his girlfriend has been kidnapped by her stalker, he and the BAU team band together to find her before it's too late.
Directed by Jesse WarnWritten by Breen FrazierGuest stars Benmio McCrea, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jay Hayden, Beth Riesgraf
Episode 13
While Reid copes with a loss in his personal life, the rest of the BAU travels to San Francisco to investigate victims discovered in the Mission District.
Directed by Glenn KershawWritten by Jason Bernero
Episode 14
A writer's daughters vanish on the anniversary of their mother's disappearance, which leads the BAU to investigate the man as a possible suspect.
Directed by Thomas GibsonWritten by Erica MesserGuest stars Keith Szarabajka, Larry Poindexter, Delilah Napier
Episode 15
The BAU heads to Austin to investigate victims found there with their watches set inaccurately, a clue which may connect the crimes. Meanwhile, the UnSub stalking the BAU inches closer in his pursuit of the team.
Directed by Larry TengWritten by Rick DunkleGuest stars Patrick John Flueger
Episode 16
When victims are found in Philadelphia in a similar style to victims of The Replicator, the stalker who has been tracking the BAU's every move, the team thinks this could be the break they need to try and apprehend him.
Directed by Rob HardyWritten by Virgil WilliamsGuest stars Matthew Del Negro, Scott Grimes, Derek Graf, Brian Appel, Jayne Atkinson
Episode 17
The BAU investigates victims who were documenting their personal lives and inner desires on blog posts and social media. Also, Kevin gets jealous when he learns Garcia may have a new love interest.
Directed by Michael LangeWritten by Kimberly A. HarrisonGuest stars Nicholas Brendon, Patrick Breen, Jayne Atkinson
Episode 18
The BAU goes to Morgan's old neighborhood in urban Chicago in search of an unsub targeting middle-aged men, and a clue leads Morgan to believe that they are after someone connected to the man who molested him as a child.
Directed by Félix AlcaláWritten by Janine Sherman Barrois, Jim ClementeGuest stars Skipp Sudduth
Episode 19
When a time capsule in a small Colorado town is opened twenty-five years later and contains a gruesome discovery, the BAU investigates the crime and find a possible link to the death of a local police officer.
Directed by John TerleskyWritten by Bruce ZimmermanGuest stars Rob Nagle
Episode 20
The BAU travel to Rapid City after two male victims are discovered murdered in a ritualistic manner. Also, Reid continues to grieve over Maeve’s death.
Directed by Matthew Gray GublerWritten by Sharon Lee WatsonGuest stars Angela Bettis, David Hoflin, John Posey, Cooper Huckabee, Beth Riesgraf, Kate McDaniel, Claudia Christian, John Kerry
Episode 21
The BAU travels to Los Angeles looking for an UnSub who is kidnapping nannies and the children they care for on the same day each year.
Directed by Douglas AarniokoskiWritten by Virgil WilliamsGuest stars Yara Martinez, Christopher Amitrano, Thomas Hobson, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Leif Gantvoort, Samantha Colburn, Alejandro Furth, Greg Dehm
Episode 22
The BAU goes to Detroit to track an UnSub with a rapidly changing MO. Also, Blake's husband returns from overseas with a life-changing career proposition for her.
Directed by Karen GaviolaWritten by Breen FrazierGuest stars Erin Cummings
Episode 23
The Replicator zeroes in on the BAU when the killer targets one of the team as the next victim. Also, the BAU is called in to investigate a string of deaths in Manhattan tied to apparent ecstasy overdoses, and Hotch discovers that his estranged brother, Sean, is caught in the middle.
Directed by Rob BaileyWritten by Rick DunkleGuest stars Mark Hamill, Eric Johnson, Sean Maguire, Richard Augustine, Annabelle Borke, Brie Eley, Matthew Grathwol, Kara Luiz
Episode 24
The Replicator zeroes in on the BAU when the killer targets one of the team as the next victim. Also, the BAU is called in to investigate a string of deaths in Manhattan tied to apparent ecstasy overdoses, and Hotch discovers that his estranged brother, Sean, is caught in the middle.
Directed by Glenn KershawWritten by Erica MesserGuest stars Mark Hamill, Nicholas Brendon, Brian Appel, Jayne Atkinson
Episode information updated Sep 20, 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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