Can Criminal Minds Continue on Streaming Service
With 15 seasons and several spinoffs (including even a South Korean version and a video game), CBS's police procedural drama Criminal Minds finally completed its run this year. The series mostly revolves around criminal profilers who work for the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit. Each episode often focuses on profiling a criminal, referred to as the unsub (short for unknown subject). Compared to other shows of the genre, Criminal Mindstends to investigate the criminal more than the crime itself. The team often relies on such behavioral analysis and profiling skills to carry out their investigative work from Quantico, Virginia, along with struggles of their own. Rather than just being a show on criminal profiling, it also delves into exploring the tough life and requirements of the crime experts.
Over the years, the show's cast has undergone many changes, but Criminal Minds has still continued to have a loyal cult following. Actors like Joe Mantegna and Thomas Gibson have rejuvenated their careers with the show's 15-season run, while other trending TV actors like Aisha Tyler have often made recurring appearances. Now that it has ended its run, here are a few options through which the show can be streamed or purchased.
Criminal Minds – Paramount+ (US)
- Criminal Minds is available on Paramount+ (15 seasons)
For those planning to start the series anew or all over again, there are many options online. However, often the issue arises that some platforms might not stream just a few seasons and not its entirety.
If you're looking for the whole experience in one go, then the ultimate destination should be Paramount+ which is CBS's streaming platform. Along with the over-300 episodes, the streaming service also provides behind-the-scenes and bonus content for Criminal Minds.
Criminal Minds – Netflix (US)
- Criminal Minds is available on Netflix (12 seasons)
As for Netflix users, the first 12 seasons are available for streaming. Initially, Netflix always seemed to be keeping up with making seasons of Criminal Minds available as each season entered the home-release cycle but this suddenly stopped after the 12th season. After another cult CBS show Hawaii-Five-O's sudden removal from Netflix, fans suggest that other CBS shows like Criminal Minds too might undergo the same fate.
Criminal Minds – DirecTV (US)
- Criminal Minds is available on DirecTV (7 seasons)
DirecTV limits the range even further than Netflix as only the first seven seasons seem to be available for streaming on the American direct broadcast satellite service provider. There hardly seem to be plans to add any further seasons.
Criminal Minds – Hulu (US)
- Criminal Minds is available on Hulu (3 seasons)
Hulu offers three seasons of Criminal Minds: 13, 15, and 14. Fans wanting to start the series from the beginning will need to look elsewhere, unfortunately.
Criminal Minds – Where To Buy Episodes
Alternatively, the series can also be purchased in its entirety through various services. These include Apple TV, Amazon Prime, Fandango, Vudu, and Google Play. While most of these options price each season at roughly $23-$25, the cheapest alternative can be Google Play that offers some of the seasons at prices as low as $16.99-$19.99.
Criminal Minds – Where to Watch in Canada
- Criminal Minds is available on CTV (3 seasons) and Disney+ (14 seasons) in Canada
Viewers in Canada can watch Criminal Minds on Disney+ CTV with a meager set of three seasons. The show's first 14 seasons are available for purchase on Apple TV.
Criminal Minds – Where to Watch in the UK
- Criminal Minds is available on Disney+ and Prime Video in the UK (14 seasons)
As for streaming in Britain, viewers can use Disney+ or Amazon Prime which both have 15 seasons of Criminal Minds on their platform.
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior – Where to Watch in the US
- Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior is available on Hulu (one season)
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior was a short-lived spin-off that aired only for 13 episodes despite a star cast including Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker, Janeane Garafalo, and a pre-Constantine Matt Ryan. Due to extremely low ratings, the show was canceled by CBS. Even though the series was panned by critics and audiences alike, die-hard Criminal Minds fans would still want to have a peek at it. For American viewers, the show is available on Hulu for streaming and can be purchased on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, and Vudu.
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior – Where to Watch in Canada/UK
- Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior is available on Disney+ in Canada
Viewers in the UK will have to purchase episodes on Apple TV, as the show is not available for streaming in the region.
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (US)
- Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders is only available for purchase in the US
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders is another spin-off that was eventually canceled by CBS. Yet the show was more well-received than Suspect Behavior and ran for two seasons before merging with the mythos of Criminal Minds itself.
It stars Gary Sinise (of Forrest Gump and Apollo 13 fame) as the lead along with actors like Daniel Henney (Special Agent Matthew Simons) who shifted to the regular cast of Criminal Minds later. For American audiences, the show can be purchased on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Vudu, Fandango, and Google Play.
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (Canada/UK)
- Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders is available on Disney+ in Canada (seasons 1-2)
Canadian viewers can also purchase episodes on Apple TV. In the UK,Beyond Borders is only available for purchase on Google Play, Apple TV, and Prime Video.
Source: https://screenrant.com/criminal-minds-where-stream-netflix-prime-hulu/
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