"Criminal Minds: Evolution" Casts Felicity Huffman
by Lynette Rice
April 1, 2024


Felicity Huffman will play a ghost from the past in season two of "Criminal Minds: Evolution" on Paramount+.

The "Desperate Housewives" alum will guest star as Dr. Jill Gideon, a brilliant biological psychiatrist who also happens to be the ex-wife of Mandy Patinkin‘s Jason Gideon.



Though she 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.

She soon realizes, however, that her specific skill set could help them uncover another clue to the elusive Gold Star mystery.

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The latest Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2 casting update paves the way for the return of an original cast member 17 years since they left.

Felicity Huffman says longtime friend Joe Mantegna helped with her Criminal Minds: Evolution debut (https://ew.com/felicity-huffman-reuniting-joe-mantegna-criminal-minds-evolution-interview-8673439)

Huffman says she felt very much like “the new kid” joining the long-running series (https://screenrant.com/tag/criminal-minds-evolution/) starting with tonight's episode, playing a psychiatrist once on the BAU payroll named Dr. Jill Gideon. But it helped that she and Joe Mantegna have a long friendship, having David Mamet’s 1988 crime comedy Things Change and Steven Schachter’s 1992 drama The Water Engine.