‘Criminal Minds’ Season 6 Preview: Plot, Cast, and Trailer

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Season six of CBS’s Criminal Minds kicked off on September 22, 2010 with Thomas Gibson as Aaron Hotchner and Joe Mantegna as David Rossi.

Paget Brewster stars as Emily Prentiss, Shemar Moore is Derek Morgan, Matthew Gray Gubler is Dr. Spencer Reid, and Kirsten Vangsness stars as Penelope Garcia.

The Plot: Criminal Minds revolves around an elite team of FBI profilers who analyze the country’s most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit’s most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.

The team is led by Special Agent Aaron Hotchner, a strong profiler who is able to gain people’s trust and unlock their secrets.  Other members include Emily Prentiss, the daughter of high-powered diplomats who used to work with Hotchner; Special Agent Derek Morgan, an expert on obsessional crimes; Special Agent Dr. Spencer Reid, a classically misunderstood genius whose social IQ is as low as his intellectual IQ is high; and Penelope Garcia, a computer wizard who helps research the cases.

Each member brings his or her own area of expertise to the table as they pinpoint predators’ motivations and identify their emotional triggers in the attempt to stop them.