While Matthew Gray Gubler was a fixture on CBS for fifteen seasons as part of the Criminal Minds cast, Spencer Reid was nowhere to be seen when the rest of the BAU actors reprised their roles for Criminal Minds : Evolution , which can be found with a Paramount+ subscription . The actor is now set to return to his old network stomping grounds, but not to play Reid again. He'll star in the new Einstein project, and I can't help but be bummed that the news doesn't come with anything about Criminal Minds in the 2024 TV schedule or beyond.
The actor has been cast to play the lead role in CBS' Einstein , according to Variety , although the project is currently only in the pilot stage rather than ordered to series. This isn't a period drama of Matthew Gray Gubler playing Albert Einstein, but the famous physicist's great grandson Lew. The character is a popular professor at Princeton University, although not known for always attending his own classes.
Between his genius, famous name, and irreverence, Lew has burdens to bear but will use his talents to help solve murders. And if there's one quality that Matthew Gray Gubler has a lot of experience bringing to the small screen, it's quirky brilliance! The new CBS project is an adaptation of the German series also called Einstein , and could strengthen CBS' lineup of crime dramas..
. although that lineup is already pretty strong, thanks to the FBI and NCIS franchises! CBS ordered the project to pilot back in August. For fans of Gubler's w.
