Paget Brewster’s previous most recent big update on the developing revival came back in April, when she was decidedly more optimistic about the series returning, saying that cast members who weren’t already signed on to other shows – which presumably would mean no Shemar Moore, who is busy over on S.W.A.T. – were negotiating for the revival, and even excited about what Criminal Minds could do on a streaming platform vs. CBS.
That’s a sentiment more or less echoed by David Boreanaz after the news that his SEAL Team would swap from CBS to Paramount+, so the sudden pessimism from Brewster comes as something of a surprise.