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or my neighbor who travels or my we’re hoping in seasons to come, if By Candace Havens FYI Television brother or sister or loved one.’ So we we’re so lucky, that we get to take Tyler out of his little room at Quantico It’s a dangerous world out there, and wanted to keep the relatability that By Candace Havens a few teams thaton could come help you if ‘Criminal Minds’ doesquite so well and differentand put him the jet.” the new CBS series “Criminal Minds: FYI Television you’re in trouble, but Like nothing quite likeHenney this team. bring that to this series as well. Even his character, has travBeyond Borders,” premiering Wednes“This team, the international response isthere something if you’re somebody who doesn’t want eled the world and feels may day at 10 p.m., is on the hunt for It’s a dangerous world out there, and the new CBS that we came up with specifically for this show. And it to travel the globe, chances are you be a teaching aspect to the show. some of the world’s most dangerous series “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders,” premiering puts together great minds who have profiling as their and so for solving “It’scrimes, about making good decisions,” criminals. The Wednesday atproducers 10 p.m., iswanted on theto hunt forknow somesomeone of the who does, foundation but they also have a those relatable, scarymedical stories are the on Henney says. “Iand think, in our show, you world’s most dangerous examiner their team, they have people create something that hascriminals. a differentThe producers ones thatlook we’re bringing you inlived the – Daniel’s see a lot of times grew peopleup have wanted create whotohave character an made Army look andtofeel fromsomething the original,that but has a different international somethe decisions or may not and feelsame fromtime thefeels original, buttoatthe the same time feelslandscape.” brat, so he lived all over world,that but may in a different at the familiar The idea for the show came to have been the best at times. If anyfamiliar to the audience. position than being law enforcement all over the audience. “When we looked at the amazing series thatwhen was she wasworld. Where Gary’sthing, character Messer on vacation I just also makehad surethat. that Alana’s when I’m “When we looked at the amazing ‘Criminal Minds,’ we thought, there are more stories to “I wascharacter a cultural anthropologist who wasofalso in her family. thinking, is‘What traveling, I’m very cognizant what series that Minds,’ we morewith tell here, butwas we‘Criminal didn’t want to tell do-was poisoned the FBI, meet her in episode ifstories the water andand whatwhen if you I’m doing, where I’m going,one, whatyou time thought, there are more stories to mestically because we feel that ‘Criminalthe Minds’ sort of learn that sheit had taken foritadefinitely couple of years driverhanwas a psychopath and what is in the day.offBut hasn’t tell here, but we didn’t to tell so for 11 years,” says dles that very well andwant has done due to familyintragedy. Thenmy Tyler’s if ...,’ and I just kept going anda going lessened desirecharacter, to travel.”of more stories domestically because“But there’s a great executive producer Erica Messer. is our operation. He at stays a spiral,” Messer says.course, “But that wasbrains behind This isn’tthe Sinise’s first time the weworld feel that Minds’Americans handles are traveling big out‘Criminal there where home most of the time, and we’re hoping in seasons to sort of this jumping off point because helm of a show, but this is a different more thanwell ever before, andsowhen come, if we’re so lucky, that we get to take Tyler out of that very and has done for we did the research I really to tell a at Quantico kind of role I had and foundsays thatexecutive 68 million Americans leave thewanted United to be able his little room andfor puthim. him“Well, on the jet.some ” 11 years,” producer relatable story. And, then, in doing all great success on ‘CSI: NY’ for nine States every year, brains justbig started ticking that Like his character, Henney has traveled the world Erica Messer. “Butour there’s a great the research Sinise aspect says. “That wasshow. a there’s crime that happens to those and for the FBI’s andinternational feels there mayseasons,” be a teaching to the world out there where Americans are Americans, division, few differgreat decisions, character ”toHenney play, a detective, wouldn’t it be amazing if there was a team of FBIthey he-have quite “It’saabout making good says. “I traveling more than ever before, and ent teams that could think, come help youshow, you verysee professional guy. There arehave simiroes who could come save you.” in our a lot of times people when did the and foundUnit Chief if you’re trouble, but nothing quite larities that guy this guy. Thatwe group of research heroes includes JackinGarmade some decisions thatbetween may or may not and have been that(Gary 68 million Americans leave theforce members rett Sinise) and his FBI task Clara the best at times. If anything, make sure that like this team. What I likedI just about this when I talked United(Alana StatesDe every year, ourMatthew brains Simmons Seger La Garza), when I’m traveling, I’m veryand cognizant of what I’m “This (Daniel team, the international to Erica Mark (Gordon, executive just started ticking that there’s crime Henney), Monty Montgomery (Tyler James Williams) doing, where what in time is in the day. But it response is something that we cameI’m going, producer), lawitenforcement quite and Jarvisto(Annie Funke). The agents definitely hasn’t lessened mytelevision desire tothere’s travel.always ” thatMae happens those Americans, and upuse withtheir specifically for this show. often on – profiling help abroad. This isn’twho Sinise’s first time atsee thethese helmcharacters of a show,that but wouldn’tand it bedetective amazing ifskills theretowas a Americans And it puts together great minds you always “I think when wecould watch the news,” says Messer, this is a different kind of role for him. “Well, I had some team of FBIalso heroes who come have profiling as their foundation for are constantly broken. They’re dealing “and see international cases involving any Amerigreat success on ‘CSI: NY’ for nine seasons,” Sinise says. savewe you.” solving crimes, but they alsowas have a with a lotto– play, because they deal very with cans, we tend to lean forward and say, ‘How did that “That a great character a detective, That group of heroes includes Unit examiner on professional their team, and suchare a dark world, there’s always happen to them? That could have been medical me or my guy. There similarities between that Chief Jack Garrett (Gary Sinise) and they have people whoguy have lived – guy. What multiple divorces, neighbor who travels or my brother or sister or loved and this I liked about and this they’re when Igoing talked his ’FBI force members Daniel’s character grew up anand ArmyMark (Gordon, through executive a lot of painproducer), in their personal one. So task we wanted to keepClara the relatability that ‘Crimito Erica in law Seger (Alana De so La well Garza), Matthew he lived the world, but lives. On other hand, there are – nal Minds’ does and bring that tobrat, thisso series as all over enforcement quite often onthe television there’s always Simmons Monty in awant different thanalways being law several law enforcement individuals in well. Even (Daniel if you’reHenney), somebody who doesn’t to positionyou see these characters that are constantly Montgomery (Tyler James are Williams) travel the globe, chances you know someone who with a lot because deal enforcement all over broken. the world.They’re Wheredealing this country that– have foundthey a way to does, andJarvis so those relatable, scary stories are the ones alsowith suchAlana’s a dark world, alwaysfamily, multiple divorcand Mae (Annie Funke). The Gary’s character had that. havethere’s a successful to raise kids, that we’re to you indetecthe international landand they’re going lot of paintogether, in their peragents usebringing their profiling and character is a culturales, anthropologist tothrough keep theira marriages all scape. ” to help Americans abroad. sonal hand, there are of several entive skills who was also in the FBI, andlives. whenOn the other of that. I know several thoselaw people idea forwhen the show came when forcement in this country that found “IThe think also we watch theto Messeryou meetshe her in episode one, youindividuals sort personally myself, so wehave decided to a was on vacation with her family. “I was thinking, ‘What to raise kids, to keep of learn that she had way takentooffhave for aa successful do thatfamily, with this character, to show news,” says Messer, “and we see if the water was poisoned and what if the driver was a their marriages together, all of that. I know several of couple of years due to a family tragesomebody who was to balance international cases involving any psychopath and what if ...,’ and I just kept going and those people personally myself, so we able decided to do dy. Then Tyler’s of course, hometoand work, even though he’swas Americans, we tend to leansays. forward going in a spiral, ” Messer “But that was sort of this character, that with this character, show somebody who is our brains operation. dealing prettythough dark world and say, ‘How did that happen to wanted jumping off point because I really to be ablebehind to the able to balance home and with work,a even he’sthat home most dealing of the time, and these gothese into constantly. them? That could have beenthen, me in doing He tell a relatable story. And, all stays the rewith a pretty darkindividuals world that individuals

Unit Chief Jack Garrett (Gary Sinise) runs a special FBI task force on “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders,” premiering Wednesday at 10 p.m. on CBS. 8 AM

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