Actress Paget Brewster speaks onstage during the Viacom Winter Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour at The Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa on January 10, 2015 in Pasadena, California. (Photo : Getty Images/ Imeh Akpanudosen)
"Criminal Minds" Season 12 will see the return of Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss, an FBI supervisory special agent in the Behavioral Analysis Unit who will help track down the 13 serial killers. She is going to guest-star in a couple of episodes in the new season of the veteran CBS crime drama.
The cast updates in "Criminal Minds" Season 12 was made by showrunner and executive producer Erica Messer during the Fan Favorite Panel at San Diego Comic-Con. Along with Brewster, Aisha Tyler is also going to reprise her role as Dr. Tara Lewis.
"We're excited to have Paget Brewster back for multiple episodes in our 12th season," Entertainment Weekly quoted Messer as saying. "The BAU can use more help this year since they've got a lot of known and unknown subjects to catch."
It is Brewster's third time to return to the police procedural crime drama television series after she left Season 11. She was first seen in Season 2 in 2006 where she played as a regular cast member until Season 7. It is uncertain which episode of "Criminal Minds" Season 12 will Brewster appear.
On July 22, Friday, Brewster confirmed the news on Twitter that she is rejoining the CBS series. She just wrapped up her stint with FOX comedy "Grandfathered" that also stars John Stamos, Josh Peck and Christina Milian after only Season 1.
Yes! I'm shooting a whole bunch of episodes this year @CrimMinds_CBS! And it was so damn hard not telling you. pic.twitter.com/IE9yzUqWpJ
— paget brewster (@pagetpaget) July 21, 2016
The actress played a supporting role in the short-lived Fox series as Sara, a single grandmother to Peck's daughter. Rumors of the series cancellation started early in May despite average views of the initial season.
In 2014, Brewster was invited by Messer for the show's 200th episode. In an interview with TV Guide, she shared that there was no reason for her to think twice when the executive producer offered her to come back for the special episode.
CBS has no words yet whether Brewster will return in "Criminal Minds" Season 12 as a series regular. The new season is slated for a September release.
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