The Criminal Minds reboot's reason for not featuring Spencer Reid is a lie. Played by Matthew Gray Gubler, Behavioral Analysis Unit's (BAU) boy genius will sadly not be part ofCriminal Minds season 16.
His absence would be greatly felt in the upcoming Paramount+ project considering how integral he has been to the team. Criminal Minds revival's attempt to justify Reid's non-involvement, however, isn't exactly true.
Just a year after it wrapped up its 15-year CBS run, the FBI procedrual was picked up for a streaming release. Following some hurdles during the early stages of its development, the project is finally pushing forward on Paramount+ with the majority of the core Criminal Minds cast returning.
That excludes two actors. Firstly, Daniel Henney, who played SSA Matt Simmons won't be back as the actor is busy working on Amazon's Wheel of Time.
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