Derek Morgan Leaves Criminal Minds Season 11, Showrunner Says Replacement Will Happen Next Season!

Matthew Grey Gubler might be affected by the departure of Morgan. Erica Messer let this out while talking to TV Line. She said that Reid, played by Gubler is affected in ways different from the others. Absence of close people affect him and after working with Morgan for so long, it is, but obvious that he had formed a strong bond with him.

With an agent less, BAU will have to find a replacement. However, Erica Messer said that they will not replace the unit with a new member immediately. They are going to let the place left by Morgan be empty so that they can naturally get over the process of working without him and go for a new member.

There are hints that the remaining few episodes of Criminal Minds Season 1 will not introduce a new member. The showrunner felt that introducing someone new in the new season made more sense than bringing in the new face by the end of the season that is running. Everytime that they have introduced a new face into the series, they have done so at the beginning of a season and they are going to do the same this time as well.

Aisha Tyler was introduced into the cast of Criminal Minds in Season 11 and there are talks about making him a series regular. Dr. Lewis might not be a replacement for Morgan, but she will get a permanent place in the show.

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8 thoughts on “Derek Morgan Leaves Criminal Minds Season 11, Showrunner Says Replacement Will Happen Next Season!”

  1. The fan base of Criminal minds should certainly understand that Shemar needed a break. I’m really glad his character wasn’t killed off. Morgan’s strong relationship with Garcia and Reid would really leave a hole in the story line if he was killed off. Garcia and Reid would probably both go over the deep end and then where would the writers go? I for one would love to see Shemar come back from hiatus to resume his role when he’s ready. Of course everyone is replaceable but I would rather see a family reunion.

  2. The fan base of Criminal minds should certainly understand that Shemar needed a break. I’m really glad his character wasn’t killed off. Morgan’s strong relationship with Garcia and Reid would really leave a hole in the story line if he was killed off. Garcia and Reid would probably both go over the deep end and then where would the writers go? I for one would love to see Shemar come back from hiatus to resume his role when he’s ready. Of course everyone is replaceable but I would rather see a family reunion.

  3. When original cast members start to leave after a long run, the series starts to lose its attraction, especially when you have a cast that fits perfectly together. When Mandy Pantikin left, and I hated to see him go, replacing him wih Joe Mantegna was the perfect replacement. That is rare. When Jeanne Triplehorn left, Jennifer Love-Hewitt stepped in and she just did not fit the role or the series. Criminal Minds was totally out of her league, and I like her. This also falls true with Aisha Tyler. She’s okay, however, she does not appear relaxed. She looks so uncomfortable in her role. She comes across as just acting. The other actors and actresses give the feeling that what we are watching is really happening in the present, as the story unfold.

    This current cast, along with Shemar Moore, Paget Bruster, and minus Aisha Tyler, should remain intact. They are definitely what makes this show exceptional. Just like Grey’s Anatomy, if actors and actresses continue to disappear, eventually ratings will drop. It is no longer exciting. It is not just about the characters, it’s about the actors and actresses that play the characters alive that we believe they are the character in real life. That is great acting!

  4. When original cast members start to leave after a long run, the series starts to lose its attraction, especially when you have a cast that fits perfectly together. When Mandy Pantikin left, and I hated to see him go, replacing him wih Joe Mantegna was the perfect replacement. That is rare. When Jeanne Triplehorn left, Jennifer Love-Hewitt stepped in and she just did not fit the role or the series. Criminal Minds was totally out of her league, and I like her. This also falls true with Aisha Tyler. She’s okay, however, she does not appear relaxed. She looks so uncomfortable in her role. She comes across as just acting. The other actors and actresses give the feeling that what we are watching is really happening in the present, as the story unfold.

    This current cast, along with Shemar Moore, Paget Bruster, and minus Aisha Tyler, should remain intact. They are definitely what makes this show exceptional. Just like Grey’s Anatomy, if actors and actresses continue to disappear, eventually ratings will drop. It is no longer exciting. It is not just about the characters, it’s about the actors and actresses that play the characters alive that we believe they are the character in real life. That is great acting!

  5. Please note comment above, last word at end of 1st paragraph should be plural, “unfolds.” and the last sentence in the last paragraph should read:

    “play the lives of the characters that gives us the sense that they are the character in real life. That is great acting!”

    Sorry about the errors, my bad.

  6. Please note comment above, last word at end of 1st paragraph should be plural, “unfolds.” and the last sentence in the last paragraph should read:

    “play the lives of the characters that gives us the sense that they are the character in real life. That is great acting!”

    Sorry about the errors, my bad.

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