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Criminal Minds is a procedural crime drama television series that aired on CBS from 2005 to 2020. It tells about a group of forensic scientists working in the FBI's Behavior Analysis Unit, who use their knowledge of psychology to prevent crimes.
Brief description.
Employees of the BAU (Behavior Analysis Unit) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are looking for serial killers, terrorists, arsonists, maniacs, rapists, kidnappers and other criminals. Usually such people have mental disorders, use ritual themes in their crimes and commit them with particular cruelty.
Special agents investigate crimes across the States, using profiling - the compilation of psychological portraits of criminals, based on past experience. Agents identify patterns in the criminal's behavior, analyze similar cases. At the end of each episode, the team members hand over the created profile to the state authorities so that they apprehend the criminal.
Criticism.
Criminal Minds received mixed reviews from viewers and television critics. The negative reviews are based on the concept of the show - its viewers consider it excessively bloody. As for the positive component of the series, it is worth noting the excellent acting, the work of cameramen and screenwriters - the series came out really interesting and exciting.
During the broadcast, the series was nominated dozens of times for various awards, including Emmy and Golden Globe. Individual members of the cast also received awards. Shemar Moore received the most awards.
Based on the series, a video game was developed in 2009. In it, players were required to inspect crime scenes in order to find clues that help in solving crimes. An interactive puzzle game was released in 2012. In 2018, a second game was released for Android and iOS devices.
