The chilling and thrilling cases that the BAU will have to tackle in season 11 of Criminal Minds are being hacked out in the writer's room as we publish this.

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The CBS procedural's official Set_Report Twitter account revealed that the writers room was officially in session starting June 1. A GIF showed the writers at work -- goofing about -- in office:

In other recent news about the show, Joe Mantegna, who plays David Rossi in the CBS procedural answered some fan queries in a AMA Reddit Q&A. The actor revealed a few exciting things about season 11. Mantegna strongly hinted at Paget Brewster's (Emily Prentiss) return.

"Well, there's been talk of - there's a chance Paget may make an appearance now and again," he said. "Eric our producer mentioned it in an interview that there's a possibility that Paget may return from time to time."

The actor also dished about his character arc going forward. Mantegna will be directing two episodes in the next chapter and will be hoping to focus on the personal stories of characters when he does.

"I think that when a show's been on so long - I'm directing 2 episodes this season, I've directed one in the last few seasons, and I purposefully try to bring in more personal stories in the scripts I direct. There's always going to be a crime - that's the name of the show, I get it - but there's going to be more character development. As to what that is, you'll have to see. I've been married 3 times, we've dealt with two of my wives so far, so there's a possibility you might find out more about wife number 3."

While the exact date for the premiere of season 11 hasn't been given away, CBS' fall preview slotted the show for Wednesdays in September-October 2015.

The finale of Criminal Minds aired on May 6.

Watch the preview:

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