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Wayne Brady and Selma Blair will appear as guest stars in an upcoming episode of Criminal Minds: Evolution, sources tell Deadline. The two actors are set to feature in the eighth episode of the season, though details about the roles remain under wraps while the season is still in production.
Episode premise and stakes
According to the episode synopsis, the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit will probe a string of killings in Los Angeles linked to the skincare industry. Investigators confront an UnSub whose method is disturbingly specific: a chemically altered spa treatment that causes victims’ skin to dissolve.
The logline also notes a personal subplot: Tyler Green will stay behind to care for his nephew as that youngster’s conflict with a nemesis intensifies. The description leaves open how Brady and Blair’s characters intersect with the main investigation.
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A reunion for Brady and Blair
The casting marks a small television reunion: both Wayne Brady and Selma Blair previously competed on Season 31 of Dancing with the Stars. Their joint appearance on Criminal Minds: Evolution brings them back together on scripted TV, though the production is keeping character specifics confidential.
Series status and recent history
Criminal Minds: Evolution secured an early renewal in March, announced before Season 19 premiered in May. That previous season included several high-profile guest turns, among them Connor Storrie, credited in reporting as appearing in Heated Rivalry.
Cast and creative team
The show’s ensemble features Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler and RJ Hatanaka, with Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster also listed in the credits. The series follows the BAU as profilers who analyze and pursue dangerous offenders to prevent further attacks.
Production credits name 20th Television and CBS Studios as the companies behind the series. Erica Messer—known for her work on the original Criminal Minds and the spinoff Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders—serves as showrunner and an executive producer. Breen Frazier, Chris Barbour, Glenn Kershaw and Mark Gordon are also credited as executive producers.
