The official synopsis for the highly anticipated Criminal Minds spin-off, the pilot for which will release as an episode in season 10, has been revealed.

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The series is going international with the episode, aptly titled Beyond Borders, as the BAU assists the International Unit on a case in Barbados. Gary Sinise is set to star as Unit Chief Jack Garrett.

Here's the official synopsis:

"When a family of four is abducted while on vacation in Barbados, the BAU is called to assist Unit Chief Jack Garrett (Sinise) and his International Unit on their investigation. Garrett and his unit, the FBI's top division for handling cases involving Americans abroad, work jointly with Hotch and his team when they discover that this case matches one the BAU investigated last year in Florida."

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Breaking Bad's Anna Gunn and Walking Dead alum Tyler James Williams will also be starring in the spin-off. Gunn will play the part of Ally Lambert, little else is known about her character yet. Entertainment Weekly reported that Williams will play a character that is "sweet and incredibly smart. As the team's tech analyst, Monty stays at home while the team works abroad. His attention to detail and kind manner are invaluable as he liaises with the families of those in trouble and uses his tech savvy to help the team fill in the holes as they search for a killer far from home."

Deadline broke the news about the spin-off on January 16. CBS president, Nina Tassler, recently spoke to TVLine about how they were approaching the new spin-off, keeping in mind the defunct Suspect Behavior, which was the first attempt at a shoot off of Criminal Minds.

"Do it better," Tassler said when the aked what lessons they might have learned from Suspect Behavior. She went on to reveal that Criminal Minds showrunner Erica Messer would be helming this project as well, and was currently working on the pilot. Tassler went on to state that Messer was "an extraordinary writer and one of the best showrunners in our business. That is one of the key differences from our previous spinoff."

'Beyond Borders' will air on CBS on April 8.

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