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Criminal Minds: Evolution: Josh Stewart Not Returning Next Season

Josh Stewart (Will LaMontagne Jr.) confirmed on social media that he won't be returning for the next season of Criminal Minds: Evolution.

If you've been following how things had been going with the second season of Paramount+'s Criminal Minds: Evolution, then you know that filming was supposed to get underway last summer. Then, the SAG-AFTRA & WG strikes hit the pause button on most of the entertainment industry – so much so that the last meaningful update we had was series star Paget Brewster (Emily Prentiss) putting it out there that she was really hoping for a chance to make more episodes – of a show she couldn't mention because of the union's strike rules. But it's a new year, and we're now a few months out from both strikes having been settled – which means it's time to turn our radars back up to 11 as productions return to work. Unfortunately, we wish our first return update was some good news. In response to a fan on social media, Josh Stewart (Will LaMontagne Jr.) confirmed that he will not be returning to the streaming series: "No, sadly, my days of playing Will LaMontagne Jr. are over. You guys have been the absolute best." Stewart's LaMontagne Jr. was first introduced during the second season of the original CBS drama, appearing in a number of episodes each season. In "Evolution," LaMontagne Jr. revealed to his wife, Special Agent J.J. Jareau (A.J. Cook), that he was afraid that he might have cancer (which could be a way to write off the character).

Here's a look at Stewart breaking the news online earlier today about his status for the next season:

In Criminal Minds: Evolution, the FBI's elite team of criminal profilers come up against their greatest threat yet, an UnSub who has used the pandemic to build a network of other serial killers. As the world opens back up and the network goes operational, the team must hunt them down, one murder at a time. Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez, Paget Brewster, and more starred, with Zach Gilford joining the cast as global cyber-security firm operation analyst Elias Voit. In addition, Nicole Pacent (Westworld, Call Me Kat) joined the cast in the key recurring role of Rebecca, a lawyer with the U.S. Department of Justice who reveals some disturbing news about the BAU's fate. The streaming series is produced by ABC Signature and CBS Studios. Erica Messer (Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders) serves as showrunner, executive producer, and writer. Breen Frazier and Chris Barbour will serve as writers and executive producers, with Glenn Kershaw directing & executive producing and Mark Gordon serving as an executive producer.

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