Criminal Minds: Matthew Gray Gubler's Exit Addressed By Paget Brewster
Criminal Minds star Paget Brewster reacts to Matthew Gray Gubler not returning for the Paramount+ reboot. The hit CBS procedural went off the air in 2020, but enduring popularity for the series spurred Paramount+ to revive it a mere two years later. After a series of fits and starts, Criminal Minds has officially been picked up for a 10-episode season 16, which is set to begin filming soon. The reboot will focus on one case for the entire season, centering on an UnSub who has begun a serial killer network during the coronavirus pandemic.
From the start, Paramount+ pursued the original Criminal Minds cast for the reboot, and most of those who were a part of the show when it ended will be back. This includes Joe Mantegna, AJ Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Adam Rodriguez, Aisha Tyler, and Brewster. However, Criminal Minds fans were shocked when it was confirmed that Gubler, who played the BAU's resident genius Dr. Spencer Reid from the very first episode, would not be returning alongside his co-stars. Daniel Henney, who is now a series regular on Prime Video's The Wheel of Time, will also be absent when Criminal Minds returns for its season 16.
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In a recent interview with Looper for her new film Hypochondriac, Brewster opens up about Criminal Minds returning without Gubler. Though filming has yet to begin, the actress has already reflected on working on the show without him, and she has come to terms with it. Brewster says:
Matthew was the only person in the last two seasons that had been in every single episode. He did 15 years straight through. From 25 to 40, the guy was on one show, and that's when we shot 22, 24 episodes a year. He was never able to go do other stuff,
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