‘Criminal Minds’ season 12: ‘Empire’ alum Adam Rodriguez set as new series regular
With the departure of Shemar Moore from “Criminal Minds” last season, it was pretty clear that the show would need to find someone else to join the BAU for season 12; as it turns out, they have booked someone who is certainly familiar with the world of CBS procedurals already.
In a statement today, it was announced that Adam Rodriguez, formerly of “CSI: Miami” and more recently of “Empire,” is going to be one of the new agents. There is not any word just yet on his character, but we do have a pair of statements.
Glenn Geller, CBS Programming Head – “We’re all big fans of Adam’s and are excited to welcome him back to the CBS family.”
Erica Messer, showrunner – “We have exciting storylines planned for his character and the entire BAU team as we head into our 12th season.”
We will first see Rodriguez early in season 12, and this ensures that the BAU is not short on employees at any point in the near future. The remainder of the regulars for season 11 will presumably be back, though there are still some questions when it comes to the status of one Aisha Tyler, who was recurring for much of last season as Dr. Tara Lewis. For our money, we’d love to have her back, though we’re also more than aware of how busy her schedule is with so many other shows coming up.
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Phoenix Rising
June 8, 2016 @ 7:17 pm
Never liked CSI Miami.. and see no point in CM adding another ‘new’ cast member to take more time away from fan favorites in what could very well be the last year or two of CM…. I fear that too much time will be spent on ‘introducing’ this new character and establishing his backstory, that the long time cast members will or could be pushed in the background. We had precious little about Hotch in so many years now and with this new character I wonder if the questions surrounding Hotch will ever be resolved. Especially now that after last years finale there’s anxiety between Hotch and Jack.