Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2 spoilers: No Shemar Moore?
You may have heard already that Matthew Gray Gubler and Daniel Henney will not be in Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2. So what about Shemar Moore?
Well, what makes the situation with Shemar different than the other former series regulars is that he’s publicly discussed a willingness to return on a number of occasions — even recently! (Henney and Gubler may be equally willing, but have chosen to be more quiet about it.) The issue that comes with bringing Derek Morgan back is simply a matter of scheduling. When you are a series regular of a series like SWAT, it does require an enormous commitment. This was certainly the cast for season 7 in particular, given that the cast and crew shot thirteen episodes in a compressed window following the industry strikes of last year.
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In a new interview with TVLine, showrunner Erica Messer confirmed that Moore will be MIA for the upcoming season, while reminding all of us of the obvious reason why:
We didn’t have any [opportunity] this season; he was, he thought, finishing his run on S.W.A.T. , and now they have a renewal.
Given that the upcoming SWAT season 8 is set to run for 22 episodes, it remains unlikely that Shemar would have much of a role in the next chapter of Criminal Minds: Evolution, either. It is possible that he could be available for a few hours and beyond that, it’s tough to imagine it. The only way it could change is if the Paramount+ series films in the summer / a time that SWAT is not actually in production.
One way or another, we hope that Morgan will be turning up before the show wraps up…
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This article was written by Jessica BunBun.