Is Zach Gilford about to give us the Criminal Minds spinoff we’ve been SCREAMING for? Because honey, the tea is piping hot and we are absolutely LIVING for it.
The absolute LEGEND himself just spilled some seriously juicy details about his shocking exit from Criminal Minds, and darling, it’s not just a farewell—it might be a “see you later, babe.” In an exclusive chat with Us Weekly, the 44-year-old heartthrob revealed that he and showrunner Erica Messer have been cooking up something absolutely DELICIOUS behind the scenes. “Me and Erica Messer, we had this idea of a spinoff,” Gilford teased, and honestly? We need this like we need air. “I would love to do a spinoff,” he continued, because apparently subtlety is SO last season.
But wait, there’s a catch—because there’s ALWAYS a catch, isn’t there? The poor man is getting blocked by studio drama. “The hard thing unfortunately is it’s a joint studio,” Gilford explained, and suddenly all our dreams came crashing down like a house of cards. Translation: There are too many cooks in the kitchen, and not everyone’s agreeing on the menu. How TYPICAL.
Let’s be real for a second—Zach Gilford as Reid’s foil was absolutely *chef’s kiss* television. His character, Voit, was serving psychopath realness with a side of complexity that kept us GLUED to our screens. The man didn’t just exit; he made us FEEL things. And now you’re telling us there’s a possibility he could come back for a spinoff? The way our hearts are racing right now is CRIMINAL.
The Criminal Minds fandom is absolutely LOSING IT on social media. Some fans are practically begging the studios to make this happen, while others are already theorizing what a Zach Gilford spinoff would even look like. Would it follow Voit’s backstory? A redemption arc? The possibilities are ENDLESS, and frankly, we’re obsessed with every single one of them.
The real question is: Will the studios get their acts together and let us have this moment? Or will we be left forever wondering what could have been? It’s the kind of cliffhanger that would make the Criminal Minds writers jealous.
What do you think? A) The studios need to make this spinoff happen IMMEDIATELY B) Let’s appreciate what we had and move on