Criminal Minds is a media franchise of American television programs created by Jeff Davis.

The police procedural thriller series follow the work of the members of the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) of the FBI.

The series is set primarily at the BAU based in Quantico, Virginia, and focuses on profiling the criminal, called the unsub (unknown subject), rather than the actual crime itself.

The plot focuses on the team working cases and the personal lives of the characters, depicting the hardened life and statutory requirements of a profiler.

[8] In early 2009, Michael Ausiello from Entertainment Weekly said that he and studios were discussing the possibility of a spin-off of the procedural crime drama Criminal Minds.

Whitaker's character, Samuel "Sam" "Coop" Cooper, and his team were introduced in Criminal Minds Season 5.

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders follows an elite team of FBI agents solving cases that involve American citizens on international soil.

The game would require players to examine crime scenes for clues to help solve murder mysteries.