Untitled Criminal Minds Spinoff
Richard Shepard is currently directing the pilot episode of an untitled spinoff of CBS’s hit series Criminal Minds featuring a team of profilers working outside the FBI bureaucracy. Back in 2005, Shepard directed the pilot of the original Criminal Minds, currently in its fifth season. The new series will star Forest Whitaker, Matt Ryan, Michael Kelly, and Beau Garrett. Chris Mundy and Ed Bernero, writer/producers on Minds, wrote the backdoor pilot and it will air as an episode of the original show. Shepard is also signed to direct a second, yet-to-be-determined pilot for CBS this year.
Richard Shepard wrote and directed the feature films The Matador, The Hunting Party, Oxygen, Mexico City, Mercy, and The Linguini Incident. He won Emmy and Directors Guild Awards for directing the Ugly Betty pilot, and has also helmed numerous other TV programs, including episodes of 30 Rock and Criminal Minds. His latest project, the short documentary I Knew It Was You, premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Contact the webmaster of this site at webmaster (at) richardshepard.com and Richard Shepard himself at SaltyShep (at) aol.com.
