▁as ▁Pen el ope ▁Gar cia ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁series . ▁ ▁C riminal ▁M inds : ▁Bey ond ▁B orders ▁ ▁A ▁proposed ▁new ▁series ▁in ▁the ▁C riminal ▁M inds ▁franch ise ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁C riminal ▁M inds : ▁Bey ond ▁B orders ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Form er ▁C SI : ▁NY ▁star ▁Gary ▁Sin ise ▁( who ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁producer ▁on ▁the ▁show ) ▁and ▁Anna ▁G unn ▁were ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁roles ▁of ▁Jack ▁Gar rett ▁and ▁L ily ▁Lam bert , ▁though ▁the ▁latter ▁depart ed ▁after ▁the ▁back door ▁pilot . ▁Ty ler ▁James ▁Williams ▁has ▁been ▁cast ▁as ▁Russ ▁" Mont y " ▁Mont gom ery ▁and ▁Daniel ▁Hen ney ▁as ▁Matt ▁Sim m ons , ▁with ▁Al ana ▁de ▁la ▁Gar za ▁as ▁Clara ▁Seg er ▁and ▁An nie ▁Fun ke ▁as ▁Ma e ▁Jar vis ▁further ▁being ▁cast ▁as ▁series ▁regular s . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁follows ▁the ▁F BI ▁agents ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Response ▁Team ▁( IR T ) ▁helping ▁American ▁citizens ▁who ▁are ▁in ▁trouble ▁abroad . ▁CBS ▁a ired ▁a ▁back door ▁pilot ▁on ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁in ▁the ▁C riminal ▁M inds ▁slot , ▁with ▁a ▁c ros so ver ▁episode ▁titled ▁" B ey ond ▁B orders ". ▁The ▁second ▁spin - off ▁series ▁deb uted ▁March ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁on ▁CBS . ▁On ▁May ▁