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Criminal Minds: Evolution S17 Finale Preview: Gold Star Revealed?

It all comes down to this. Here's a preview for the season finale of Paramount+'s Criminal Minds: Evolution, S17E10: "Save the Children."

Once again, fans of Paramount+'s Criminal Minds: Evolution find themselves in a good news/bad news situation. The good news is that they already know that the hit streaming series will be returning for another season. On the not-so-good-news side, there's no way of knowing what the BAU will look like when the series does return. That's because there's a whole lot on the line heading into this week's season finale, "Save the Children," as the threads begin to connect in some pretty shocking ways, the lines between conspiracy and reality begin to blur, and Prentiss (Paget Brewster) finds herself in some serious danger. And since it's a season finale, you just know that there are some cliffhanger twists coming… so with that in mind? Here's a look at the official overview and image gallery for the season-ender:

Criminal Minds Season 17 Episode 10: "Save the Children" – When the identity of the last Gold Star member is revealed, the pieces of the puzzle click together. Prentiss (Paget Brewster), now in mortal danger, must confront Jade and her accomplice to expose the truth behind the "conspiracy" before time runs out for the BAU. Directed by Glenn Kershaw and written by Breen Frazier, here's a look at the image gallery that was released for this week's season finale:

In the wake of last season's shocking finale, the second season picks up as the FBI's elite team of profilers investigates the deadly mystery of "Gold Star." As the conspiracy unfolds, the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) is met with an unexpected complication when serial killer Elias Voit (Zach Gilford) negotiates a deal that transfers him to federal custody in the BAU's own backyard. With the streaming series returning this Thursday with S17E10: "Stars & Stripes," here's a look back at a key moment from last week's episode:

The streaming series stars Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Zach Gilford, and Ryan-James Hatanaka – with Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster. For the second season, Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives, Get Shorty), Clark Gregg (Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Snowpiercer), Brian White (Ray Donovan, Chicago Fire), Tuc Watkins (Uncoupled, Black Monday), and the returning Paul F. Tompkins. Now, here's a look back at the original teaser – followed by what we know (so far) about some of the season's new faces:

Huffman has been tapped to portray Dr. Jill Gideon, the ex-wife of Jason Gideon (played initially by Mandy Patinkin). Based on the character description that was released, Dr. Gideon is a brilliant biological psychiatrist who agrees to help the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit investigate a murderous conspiracy theory. Jill is reluctant to return to the bureau's elite team given her complicated history with David Rossi (Mantegna) and her dead ex-husband, Jason Gideon (Patinkin), but soon realizes her specific skill set could help them uncover another clue to the elusive Gold Star mystery.

Gregg is set as FBI Director Ray Madison, who set up the deal to have Voit assist the BAU team. White's Vincent Orlov is Voit's attorney – a shady dealer whom Voit uses to keep the pressure on the BAU team – from a distance. Watkins's Frank Church appears to be an advocate for children – but the BAU is sensing something very wrong with Church's motives. Tompkins returns as Brian Garrity, Emily Prentiss's (Brewster) former neighbor and conspiracy theorist who finds himself being used as a pawn in a much bigger game – one meant to end the BAU's investigation before it's barely begun.

Paramount+'s Criminal Minds: Evolution is produced by ABC Signature and CBS Studios – with Erica Messer (Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders) serving as showrunner. In addition, Messer, Breen Frazier, Chris Barbour, Glenn Kershaw, and Mark Gordon serve as executive producers.

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