Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders

Is listed as one of CBS's new dramas for fall 2015 along with "Rush Hour", "Limitless" and "Code Black". They've already lost one cast member from the backdoor pilot.

Fall TV: Criminal Minds Spinoff (Minus Anna Gunn), Rush Hour and Limitless Among CBS' New Drama Orders

CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS
WRITER: Erica Messer
OTHER EPs: Mark Gordon, Nick Pepper
CAST: Gary Sinise, Daniel Henney and Tyler James Williams; Anna Gunn appeared in the planted pilot but is not continuing with the series, sources tell TVLine.
Filmed as a Criminal Minds episode that aired Feb. 8, the spinoff focuses on a division of the FBI that helps American citizens who find themselves in danger abroad.

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Susan

Oh wow, what happened to Anna Gunn?

I don't know about y'all, but I didn't think that she had much chemistry with the rest of the cast and she was out of place. I think it's the right call.

Personally, I'm hoping we get a little "CSI" reunion, and they cast Emily Proctor as the female lead.

I hope she's replaced by Maggie Q

For me Anna Gunn was the strongest part of the episode so I don't know. Probably I won't be watching.

I thought Anna Gunn was miscast as well. I've always thought she was boring, though.

Will be a mid-season replacement

NEW SERIES FOR LATER THIS SEASON:



CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS (Spinoff) stars Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Gary Sinise in a drama about the specialized International Division of the FBI tasked with solving crimes and coming to the rescue of Americans who find themselves in danger while abroad. Heading the department is Unit Chief Jack Garrett (Sinise), a seasoned 20-year veteran of the Bureau. The team he trusts with his life includes Matthew Simmons (Daniel Henney), a former military hero with split-second profiling skills he honed on the battlefield, and Russ “Monty” Montgomery (Tyler James Williams), the unit’s compassionate, brilliant tech analyst who additionally liaises stateside with the families of those in trouble while his group is far from home. These exceptional agents are dedicated to safely returning U.S. residents home by profiling and identifying criminals who are beyond our borders. The pilot was a planted spin-off of an episode of CRIMINAL MINDS broadcast on April 8, 2015. Emmy Award winner Mark Gordon, Erica Messer and Nick Pepper are executive producers for ABC Studios in association with CBS Television Studios and The Mark Gordon Company. The episode was directed by Glen Kershaw (“Criminal Minds”).

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Susan

^^

Maybe that's good if it's in January.

I do notice some shows starting in November though, ugh... Chicago Fire is doing that. ugh

There is going to be woman its now just a matter of who!!!

I finally watched this episode last night. I knew that Agent Callahan wouldn't be going to Barbados, but why did Spencer stay behind, too?

Anna Gunn was their legal expert--knowing the law mumbo-jumbo for whatever county Sinise's team go to. With her not on the show anymore, I guess they will have to recast, because that role is needed. Anyone have thoughts on this?

Matt's Inside Line

Any scoop on what the final cast will be for Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders? Will Anna Gunn’s role be recast or will they create a new character? –LaShawna

The midseason Criminal Minds offshoot will actually create multiple characters as it fine-tunes its cast. Explaining the tweaks, CBS president Nina Tassler told me, “Gary [Sinise] is sort of larger than life and [as Jack Garrett] he filled a lot of the same [needs as Gunn’s character]. But we’re actually going to be adding a couple of new characters” that “speak more to the needs of the franchise.”

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Susan

I don't think they need to recast that role.

There is a part of me that wishes it would be Melina, but I doubt many of us would like that much, since a few were already saying Jack had a lot of Mac vibes.

Gary Sinise in a new TV show. That's good news ! I hope I'll be able to watch this show in my country too. I've never watched Criminal Minds. But fortunately they didn't air season 10. So I'll be able to watch the episode "Beyond Borders" too. I've just watched the trailer. And I was glad to hear Gary Sinise's voice again.

WHEN A VACATIONING FAMILY IS ABDUCTED IN BARBADOS, THE BAU WORKS WITH THE FBI'S INTERNATIONAL UNIT TO FIND THEM, ON "CRIMINAL MINDS," WEDNESDAY, JULY 29

Editor's note: The air time of this episode has been changed.



Emmy Award Winner Gary Sinise, Emmy Award Winner Anna Gunn, Daniel Henney and Tyler James Williams Guest Star

Tom Everett Scott and Bonnie Somerville Guest Star as Greg and Colleen Sullivan, Two Members of the Kidnapped Family

"Beyond Borders" – When a family of four is abducted while on vacation in Barbados, the BAU is called to assist Unit Chief Jack Garrett (Sinise) and his International Unit on their investigation. Garrett and his unit, the FBI's top division for handling cases involving Americans abroad, work jointly with Hotch and his team when they discover that this case matches one the BAU investigated last year in Florida, on a rebroadcast of CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, July 29 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Emmy Award winner Gary Sinise guest stars as International Unit Chief Jack Garrett; Emmy Award winner Anna Gunn guest stars as the International Unit’s law expert Lily Lambert; Daniel Henney guest starts as Special Ops Agent Matthew Simmons; and Tyler James Williams guests stars as International Unit tech guru Russ "Monty" Montgomery. Tom Everett Scott and Bonnie Somerville guest star as Greg and Colleen Sullivan, two members of the kidnapped family. (Originally broadcast 4/8/15.)

CHEAT TWEET: The BAU teams w/the Int'l Unit 2 find a family abducted in the Caribbean. @GarySinise guests @CrimMinds_CBS 7/29 10pm http://bit.ly/1JlaDAS


REGULAR CAST:
Joe Mantegna (David Rossi)
Thomas Gibson (Aaron Hotchner)
Shemar Moore (Derek Morgan)
Matthew Gray Gubler (Dr. Spencer Reid)
A.J. Cook (Jennifer "JJ" Jareau)
Kirsten Vangsness (Penelope Garcia)
Jennifer Love Hewitt (Kate Callahan)

RECURRING CAST:
Esai Morales (Mateo Cruz)

GUEST CAST:
Gary Sinise (Jack Garrett)
Anna Gunn (Lily Lambert)
Daniel Henney (Matthew Simmons)
Tyler James Williams (Russ Montgomery)
Dari Ingolfsson (Jerry Tidwell)
Tom Everett Scott (Greg Sullivan)
Bonnie Somerville (Colleen Sullivan)
Gatlin Green (Alison Sullivan)
Andrew Miller (Nick Sullivan)
Jakob Miller (Nick Sullivan)
Sterling K. Brown (Fitz)
Newell Alexander (Joe Sullivan)
Judith McConnell (Pat Sullivan)

WRITTEN BY: Erica Messer, one of the series' executive producers
DIRECTED BY: Glenn Kershaw