▁ ▁Michael ▁Mos ley ▁as ▁Ever ett ▁Lyn ch ▁ ▁Sh aron ▁Lawrence ▁as ▁Ro berta ▁Lyn ch ▁ ▁Alex ▁Jenn ings ▁as ▁Grace ▁Lyn ch ▁ ▁Rach ael ▁Le igh ▁Cook ▁as ▁Max ine ▁B ren ner ▁ ▁G ail ▁O ' Gr ady ▁as ▁K ry st all ▁Ros si ▁ ▁Joseph ▁C . ▁Phill ips ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Director ▁James ▁Bar bour ▁ ▁Gu est ▁cast ▁ ▁Paul ▁F . ▁Tom p kins ▁as ▁Brian ▁G arr ity ▁ ▁Jim ▁O ' He ir ▁as ▁Cl iff ord ▁St inson ▁ ▁Ben ▁Sav age ▁as ▁Young ▁Jason ▁G ide on ▁ ▁Beth ▁R ies g raf ▁as ▁Ma e ve ▁Don ovan ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Development ▁C riminal ▁M inds ▁was ▁renew ed ▁for ▁a ▁fif teenth ▁and ▁final ▁season ▁with ▁an ▁episode ▁order ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁episodes ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁final ▁season ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁for ▁mid ▁season ▁and ▁would ▁premi ere ▁on ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁in ▁its ▁original ▁time ▁slot ▁with ▁a ▁two - hour ▁season ▁premi ere ▁and ▁the ▁season ▁will ▁wrap ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁two - hour ▁series ▁finale . ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Production ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁season ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁as ▁Er ica ▁Mess er , ▁the ▁show runner , ▁wanted ▁production ▁on ▁season ▁four teen ▁and ▁fifteen ▁to ▁be ▁continuous ▁with ▁no ▁break ▁in ▁between . ▁▁▁