A recent tweet revealed that Joe Mantegna, who plays David Rossi, is directing episode 12 of Criminal Minds' tenth season.

On November 6, CM_SetReport, the behind-the-scenes twitter account for the show, stated that Mantegna was helming episode 12:

"I spy... At the EP10x12 #criminalminds readthru. EP written by Bruce Z. & @danramm & directed by @joemantegna," the tweet read.

Mantegna had already revealed that he would be directing an episode in season 10 in July, this year. Speaking to Zap2It, the actor revealed that as he will be directing an episode in the next season mid-November and it would air sometime after the holidays this year.

"They asked me if I would do another one, and I agreed, so I'll do that around mid-November, and it will probably air sometime after the holidays," he said. "I have some ideas that I'm going to throw around with them."

While he didn't give away too much he did allude to hoping for a generous budget again, like he did with the first episode he directed in season 9, which involved an expensive sequence featuring a "big crane."

"They gave me a little extra budget on the last one because it was leading into the 200th episode," he said. "I was like, "If I can get a big crane" -- which is a pretty expensive commodity -- "we can do a cool kind of shot at the end." And we were able to do that, which I was happy about."

Here's the official synopsis for the next episode, titled Hashtag:

"Hashtag" - When victims with large social media followings are found dead in Maryland, the BAU searches for an UnSub taking on the persona of an Internet urban legend. Meanwhile, Morgan and Savannah struggle to find quality time for each other with their busy careers, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, Nov. 12 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

The episode will air on November 12 at 9 pm ET/PT on CBS.

Watch the preview here:

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