Messer also said that they want an intact list of cast members when “Criminal Minds” Season 12 is aired on the small screen. She said that the BAU team cannot be fully operational when there is someone lacking in the group.
“Criminal Minds” already has a spin-off TV series in “Beyond Borders” which also airs on CBS. While fans were not expecting it, the showrunners and writers of both series pulled a crossover episode between “Criminal Minds” and “Beyond Borders” and it turned out to be a monstrous hit.
Thus, fans are now lobbying that a crossover episode or episodes should happen again between the two police procedural drama TV series in their respective upcoming season.
According to reports from sources close to the production team, the possibility of crossover between “Criminal Minds” and “Beyond Borders” is very high so fans should expect to see Thomas Gibson, who plays Hotch in “Criminal Minds,” and Gary Sinise, who plays Jack Garett in “Beyond Borders,” in one episode and in one scene at that.
Reports have it that the crossover is one of the possible solutions to compensate the loss of a major character in the show.