‘Beyond Borders’ Adds Characters, Plus ‘NCIS’, ‘NCIS:LA’, ‘NCIS:NOLA’ & ‘Criminal Minds’ News
12 min readAs CSI Files previously reported, Anna Gunn (Lily Lambert) will not be part of the Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders cast when the show debuts during the 2015-2016 season. Here’s a question from TV Line offering information about further cast changes:
Any scoop on what the final cast will be for Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders? Will Anna Gunn’s role be recast or will they create a new character? –LaShawna
The midseason Criminal Minds offshoot will actually create multiple characters as it fine-tunes its cast. Explaining the tweaks, CBS president Nina Tassler told me, “Gary [Sinise] is sort of larger than life and [as Jack Garrett] he filled a lot of the same [needs as Gunn’s character]. But we’re actually going to be adding a couple of new characters” that “speak more to the needs of the franchise.”
After the jump, you can find a collection of news, videos, tweets and photos for Beyond Borders, NCIS: New Orleans, NCIS, Criminal Minds and NCIS: Los Angeles, which have been shared over the past two weeks. (Contains 80+ embedded videos, tweets and photos!)
First, check out this collection of photos featuring NCIS: LA stars Renée Felice Smith (Nell Jones) and Barrett Foa (Eric Beale) alongside NCIS’s Emily Wickersham (Ellie Bishop) at MCM London Comic Con earlier this week, followed by some videos:
Crazzzzzyyyy @MCMComicCon pic.twitter.com/b01MDEd0U4
— Emily Wickersham (@EmilyWickersham) May 23, 2015
@reneefsmith @BarrettFoa you were awesome on panel today!! No Lime Lambo, sorry Barrett!!! #mcmLDN15 pic.twitter.com/EmooOsQRch
— Lizzie Peckham (@lizziepeckham) May 23, 2015
Fan Q & A's at @MCMComicCon pic.twitter.com/8w7q74Q04u
— Emily Wickersham (@EmilyWickersham) May 24, 2015
The girls who run the world panel @MCMComicCon! @VictoriaSmurfit @Wersching @Willaaaah @feliciaday @EmilyWickersham pic.twitter.com/vviTMFYnt7
— Merrin Dungey (@RealMerrinD) May 24, 2015
Amazing women! @Wersching @RealMerrinD @reneefsmith @feliciaday @JadynJWong @VictoriaSmurfit @Willaaaah pic.twitter.com/qD1Qv7JHST
— Emily Wickersham (@EmilyWickersham) May 24, 2015
And here are the videos. First is the NCIS and NCIS: LA panel, followed by individual interviews with Foa, Smith and Wickersham. There is also an interview with Tyler James Williams (Russ “Monty” Montgomery), and he discusses Beyond Borders starting at 4:00.
CM: Beyond Borders
Leading man Gary Sinise spoke to PopPolitics about his work for US veterans, and you can listen to the audio below. At the 8:30 mark, Sinise also talks a bit about Beyond Borders:
Joe Mantegna (David Rossi) and Esai Morales (Mateo Cruz) recently did a Reddit AMA. They answered questions about Criminal Minds, and Mantegna said this about the possibility of Morales appearing on the spinoff:
JOE: You should mention the Criminal Minds spinoff is gonna be on, too! It’s called Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. It won’t be on until mid-season. It’ll air starting in January. But they’re going to shoot all 13 at the same time we shoot in July. And i bet there’ll be a good chance you’re on that as well. Because you led them off in the pilot. It’ll make sense. I will mention that when I get back.
Finally, here’s a tweet from former Criminal Minds writer and producer Rick Dunkle, who is moving over to the spinoff, along with three messages from Executive Producer Adam Glass:
Day 1 = roughing it. We don't even have dry erase boards! #beyondborders #herewego pic.twitter.com/GVnOxCmbHY
— Rick Dunkle (@RickDunkle) May 27, 2015
Just wanted to say hi to all the #CriminalMinds fans, my name is Adam Glass and I'm EP/Writer on#BeyondBorders we started the room this week
— Adam Glass (@AdamGlass44) May 28, 2015
We are very fortunate 2 have Erica Messer from the mothership as our fearless leader an sum very good writers #CriminalMinds #beyondborders
— Adam Glass (@AdamGlass44) May 28, 2015
I come from the show #Supernatural who have some of the best fans in TV but I'm told so does #CriminalMinds so hello and congrats on 10 yrs
— Adam Glass (@AdamGlass44) May 28, 2015
NCIS: NOLA
Recurring guest star Shalita Grant (Sonja Percy) is now on Twitter:
Just now getting on Twitter! Thanks for the love. https://t.co/e9tXgOyTpN
— Shalita Grant (@ShalitaGrant) May 14, 2015
And here are some tweets and photos:
Just did a little S1 DVD commentary for #NCISNola with @jim_hayman. Went so well, we've decided to take the act on the road.
— Jeffrey Lieber (@JeffLieber) May 11, 2015
2nd break. This being the season finale, the following #NCISNola people say THANKS FOR WATCHING: pic.twitter.com/zBHmomWZSp
— NOLA_Writers (@NOLA_Writers) May 13, 2015
Be back in the fall. Until then… go visit New Orleans… it'll do your soul good. #WeLoveYou #NCISNola pic.twitter.com/RIA3Mc3ik2
— NOLA_Writers (@NOLA_Writers) May 13, 2015
…@theweepies a band we used this season and I kinda love… @jim_hayman EP and producing director on #NCISNola…
— Jeffrey Lieber (@JeffLieber) May 15, 2015
@JeffLieber @ShalitaGrant very happy we get ms. Grant next season!
— christopher silber (@csilb) May 16, 2015
Working on this show has been a helluva good time 🙂 https://t.co/nKdGbn81MJ
— Shalita Grant (@ShalitaGrant) May 15, 2015
I love playing strong women! And the team is so so easy to work with #ncisnola https://t.co/BL1CuXdkls
— Shalita Grant (@ShalitaGrant) May 24, 2015
Laurel — played by @ShanleyECaswell. More of her in S2. #NCISNola.
— NOLA_Writers (@NOLA_Writers) May 27, 2015
Write the role, then go looking for someone to fill it. That said Patton was written FOR @darylchillmitch. https://t.co/Kpo5zD96DG
— NOLA_Writers (@NOLA_Writers) May 27, 2015
NCIS
Executive Producer Gary Glasberg spoke to the Hollywood Reporter after the shocking season twelve finale aired two weeks ago. Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) was shot by a boy he’d tried to protect, Luke (Daniel Zolghadri), and his fate was left up in the air as the episode ended on a cliffhanger. Glasberg said the goal was to leave fans “unsettled and unsure of where we’re headed.” He added:
Regardless of the outcome, any time that Gibbs or one of our family members is in danger or injured, it significantly affects everyone. We’ll have to see the long-term effects and the psychological effects, but they’ll undoubtedly, as they always are, be there for each other. Then we’ll see where it takes [us] as we move forward to the coming episode.
Here’s a question from TV Line:
Question: I’ll get right to the point. Is Mark Harmon leaving NCIS? —BC
Ausiello: He’d be breaching his contract if he walks so… no?
Entertainment Tonight went behind the scenes of the season finale, “Neverland”, and you can watch the video below. It features Pauley Perrette (Abby Sciuto), Michael Weatherly (Tony DiNozzo) and Wickersham:
Here is a video from CBS, in which cast members Weatherly, Wickersham, Perrette, Sean Murray (Timothy McGee), Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer), David McCallum (Dr Donald “Ducky” Mallard) and Harmon address their dream storylines:
Finally, check out these tweets and photos, followed by a video. They include several more images from last week’s Summer Soiree, one of which features NCIS: NOLA star Scott Bakula (Dwayne Pride), and a link to Weatherly’s new Instagram account:
Experienced 26 episodes of NCIS franchise this year. Including NOLA and LA. I've graduated to season 13. Exhausted. pic.twitter.com/G2gOB4fHTR
— Michael Weatherly (@M_Weatherly) May 13, 2015
When you cut your own hair. You must admit that to people. Like, say, your wife. #truthteller #hiatushair pic.twitter.com/i7BqBUvOYQ
— Michael Weatherly (@M_Weatherly) May 19, 2015
Since someone has my handle, I had to start a fresh Instagram. MichaelMWeatherly has begun on that social thingymebob.
— Michael Weatherly (@M_Weatherly) May 28, 2015
And here’s the video of Weatherly singing:
I've left a surprise on Vimeo … https://t.co/nCon7L5PYa
— Michael Weatherly (@M_Weatherly) May 28, 2015
Criminal Minds
In the Reddit AMA linked above, Mantegna and Morales answered various questions about Minds. Here is one of them, followed by Mantegna’s answer below the line:
Hi, Joe! First of all, I am a huge fan! You’re great! I have three questions.
1) What is your favorite thing about working on Criminal Minds?
2) Who is the most fun person to work with on Criminal Minds?
3) What is the funniest thing that has happened on the set of Criminal Minds?
1.) The people I work with. ESPECIALLY Esai, hahaha!
2.) It’s a pretty fun group. But Matthew’s like my, the son I never had.
3.) It might be the time that they – we all rented a live bear, to scare Shemar. Yeah. We rented a live bear, to scare Shemar.
Let them figure out what that’s all about.
And here’s a photo of Mantegna and Morales:
Join @JoeMantegna and @Esai_Morales for a Reddit Ask Me Anything right now! http://t.co/uU3Ss0zbJw #MemDayPBS pic.twitter.com/LRiC9nqdCe
— Memorial Day Concert (@MemorialDayPBS) May 23, 2015
Technical advisor Jim Clemente recently spoke to ROTHCO Press about his history as an FBI agent and his work on Criminal Minds. Here’s an excerpt:
A couple months later he brought me out to meet the show runner and the writers and I started telling them stories and those stories all ended up as episodes and I became the technical advisor. I would make sure all the profiling was correct and what I did was I made sure it was authentic. Writing stories, ripping them from the headlines, they would use my stories but blend them together. So we don’t just use one case, we’d take aspects of one and another and maybe another and we’d blend them together. So we’re not exploiting or reminding the victims or their family of what happened to them. But we can use the lessons we learned from those cases to help teach people how to be safe.
And here are some tweets and photos, including a few reactions to the renewal for season eleven:
It's official. #CriminalMinds season 11 here we come. https://t.co/edbhHFinb6
— Virgil Williams (@VirgilWilliams) May 11, 2015
Blessed to have another year of employment and to be able to scare the shit out of people. pic.twitter.com/YufbEUKXab
— Harry Bring (@LLPOS) May 12, 2015
New CM Logo pic.twitter.com/v0Br8p0ViN
— Harry Bring (@LLPOS) May 12, 2015
@GUBLERNATION and Erica Messer at the UpFronts in NY today. pic.twitter.com/uNxzvUljNj
— Harry Bring (@LLPOS) May 13, 2015
@paget_forever We start shooting on July 8th. Air dates not set yet.
— Harry Bring (@LLPOS) May 13, 2015
Last night at the CBS UpFronts. pic.twitter.com/fwGVei50AL
— Harry Bring (@LLPOS) May 14, 2015
The end of an era… @RickDunkle #boosforever pic.twitter.com/rjB14NrT4b
— Kimberly Harrison (@iKimHarrison) May 14, 2015
@RickDunkle Til the crossover… #CriminalMinds #beyondborders pic.twitter.com/kI0jD1ftyU
— Kimberly Harrison (@iKimHarrison) May 14, 2015
@RickDunkle spinoff … I'll stay on CM
— Kimberly Harrison (@iKimHarrison) May 19, 2015
@CrimMinds_CBS it's official, I will be back for season 11 and 12!
— Joe Mantegna (@JoeMantegna) May 20, 2015
@severeCMaddict @beatrice590 22
— Harry Bring (@LLPOS) May 23, 2015
@tamprej All new crew. Two CM writers made the move, their choice. Couple changes on the mothership but basically the same.
— Harry Bring (@LLPOS) May 23, 2015
@SFM_DWbabygirl We start preparing on 6/26, shooting on 7/8.
— Harry Bring (@LLPOS) May 24, 2015
@mattcail Just an option to have 12 if all stays great.
— Harry Bring (@LLPOS) May 27, 2015
NCIS: LA
The Los Angeles cast spoke to Extra at the Summer Soiree last week. You can watch the video here, in which they discuss the show’s upcoming seventh season.
Renée Felice Smith took home a SET Award last week for “Portrayal of a Female in Technology”, honoring her role as Nell Jones on NCIS: LA:
You can see the award ceremony here. I make a speech like a grown up! #NCWIT #Google #EIC #SETaward https://t.co/dAmf7k4EI2
— renee felice smith (@reneefsmith) May 21, 2015
Congrats to @reneefsmith, the inaugural winner of the SET Award for Portrayal of a Female in Tech! #NCWITsummit @EIC_online @google
— NCWIT (@NCWIT) May 21, 2015
Congratulations to @reneefsmith, @google, and @NCWIT for a very special "2015 NCWIT Summit on Women and IT!" pic.twitter.com/Klao7k9K2Z
— EIC (@EIC_online) May 21, 2015
Also check out these tweets and photos, including two more images from last week’s Summer Soiree, along with some photos from filming an episode that will air next season:
Excited to be working on @NCIS_LA with the great @chrisodonnell directing @CBS pic.twitter.com/C38cg1bFLU
— Sebastian Roché (@sebroche) May 11, 2015
Great first day w/COD directing. So talented and such a fine man. Also, congrats to all for S7. If you liked S6, watch this!
— Miguel Ferrer (@Miguel_J_Ferrer) May 11, 2015
Beautiful Day ! #ncisla #threecameras #mondaynightsat10pm #cbs pic.twitter.com/NXsbFZgbRB
— jacqniv (@jacqniv) May 14, 2015
Shooting today in my old neighborhood. Really miss living here. pic.twitter.com/IODhJgQmbN
— Miguel Ferrer (@Miguel_J_Ferrer) May 15, 2015
@FanMiguelFerrer Densi, COD & me.
— Miguel Ferrer (@Miguel_J_Ferrer) May 15, 2015
Episode 624 Directed by @chrisodonnell. Written by Frank Military. #ncisla pic.twitter.com/DvfiZPvkgm
— Rick Tunell (@rtunell) May 16, 2015
That's a wrap! Great night celebrating season 6 of #NCISLA!! W @kristenjane pic.twitter.com/z16Sd4SD67
— Katie Barker (@KBarkertweets) May 17, 2015
.@DanielaRuah Awesome news. I'm always the last to know. I've won the Densi DVD commentary 2 years in a row! #NCISLA
— Dave Kalstein (@davekalstein) May 18, 2015
@DensiLand one involves #MichaelWeatherly
— Daniela Ruah (@DanielaRuah) May 19, 2015
That's a wrap. #NCISLA pic.twitter.com/YHvhULJerh
— John Mills (@johnscottmills) May 20, 2015
Such fun working with these great people last week on @NCISLA_CBS @DanielaRuah @chrisodonnell @LaurenEBowles pic.twitter.com/Z9omCIyMLi
— Sebastian Roché (@sebroche) May 20, 2015
that's a wrap on @ncisla! Thanks for everything @ericcolsen @danielaruah @barrettfoa and especially @chrisodonnell pic.twitter.com/XQX5IbRBfk
— Chris Dougherty (@cdougherty81) May 20, 2015
@NCISLA_CBS had an amazing year. Special thanks to @KBarkertweets @KristenJane and @christineeepark !!!!
Truly an amazing team!!! #ThankYou
— LipSyncBattle#Rouse (@llcoolj) May 22, 2015
Saturday workout complete. Relaxing after long S6 #NCISLA We return in July for S7 production. #staytuned for more fun in September.
— John Peter Kousakis (@jpkouz) May 23, 2015
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