List of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders episodes explained

is an American police procedural that debuted on CBS on March 16, 2016. The series is a spin-off of another series Criminal Minds aired on the same network, and is the third show in the Criminal Minds franchise. Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders follows an elite team of profilers and agents from the FBI's International Response Team (IRT). This team solves cases that involve American citizens in trouble on international soil.[1] CBS aired a backdoor pilot on an episode of Criminal Minds on April 8, 2015, introducing the characters with a crossover episode eponymously titled "Beyond Borders".[2] The series follows special agents Jack Garrett, Clara Seger, Matthew Simmons, Russ Montgomery and Mae Jarvis. On May 16, 2016, CBS renewed the series for a second and final season, which premiered on March 8, 2017.[3]

A total of 26 episodes of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders aired over two seasons.

Series overview

Episodes

Backdoor pilot (2015)

The program and its characters are introduced during the tenth season of Criminal Minds. The Criminal Minds episode, "Beyond Borders", served as a backdoor pilot episode for the show.

Season 1 (2016)

See main article: Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders season 1.

Season 2 (2017)

See main article: Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders season 2.

Home releases

SeasonEpisodesDVD release dates
Region 1Region 2Region 4Discs
Pilot1[4] [5] [6] 6
113[7] 4
213[8] 3

Notes and References

  1. 'Criminal Minds' doing new spinoff. Entertainment Weekly.
  2. Web site: New Criminal Minds Spin-Off in the Works, to Follow Globe-Trotting Team. TV Line. 2016-06-20. 2015-10-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20151025001314/http://tvline.com/2014/12/12/criminal-minds-spin-off-2015-international-team/. dead.
  3. Web site: Nellie. Andreeva. 'Code Black', 'Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders', 'The Odd Couple' & 'Undercover Boss' Renewed By CBS. Deadline.com.
  4. Web site: Criminal Minds - 'The 10th Season' DVDs Announced: Date, Extras, Box Art!. TVShowsOnDVD. David. Lambert. June 1, 2015. June 1, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150602153354/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Criminal-Minds-Season-10/21150. June 2, 2015.
  5. Web site: Criminal Minds - Season 10 [DVD] ]. Amazon.co.uk. May 6, 2016.
  6. Web site: Criminal Minds: Season 10 (DVD). EzyDVD. May 6, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160409130154/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/criminal-minds-season-10/dp/6170541. April 9, 2016.
  7. Web site: Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders - Official CBS/Paramount Announcement for 'The 1st Season'. TVShowsOnDVD. David. Lambert. July 12, 2016. July 19, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160717113357/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Criminal-Minds-Borders-Season-1/22463. July 17, 2016.
  8. Web site: Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Season 2. Amazon. March 5, 2019.