Criminal Minds Season 10 Episode 16 Spoilers: Major Cast Member To Direct Show? Series To Take A Break?

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American actor Thomas Gibson on set during the filming of the hit TV series "Criminal Minds" in early December 2010 at Simi Valley, California. |

Fans and followers of the hit TV crime drama, Criminal Minds, will have to wait until March 4, 2015, Wednesday, to watch the next episode this season as the show is scheduled to take a short hiatus following Episode 15, titled Scream, according to Latin Post.

Despite the break, viewers can still freely speculate on what to expect from the upcoming episode, titled Lockdown, as CBS recently released a synopsis that might just tide fans over in the next weeks.

According to the teaser, the UnSub will come into the team's attention following the murder of two guards assigned at a privatized maximum security prison located in Texas. However, the members of the BAU eventually figure out that the crime might not have been committed by a solo perpetrator, which could presumably be based on the behavioral pattern and other factors considered in their analysis.

Episode 16 of this season is directed by Thomas Gibson, who fans have come to know and love as the team leader Aaron Hotchner. Apart from his successful career as the BAU team captain from 2005 to 2015, Gibson has been part of various small screen shows such as Dharma & Greg, Chicago Hope, Sin City Spectacular, and Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City.

The episode will feature William Ragsdale as the prison captain, named Dale Shaver. He has been featured in other successful TV projects including Drop Dead Diva, NCIS, Necessary Roughness, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Justified.

Other guest stars include Ace Marrero as a guy named Nelson, who is a staple in small screen shows such as Body of Proof, Law & Order: LA, and 2 Broke Girls; Robert Gant as Warden Miles Tate, who is a regular in other TV series like The Young and the Restless, The Tomorrow People, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, and Anger Management; and David Farkas as Officer Keith Rivers, who is also known for his appearances in NCIS: Los Angeles, All My Children, General Hospital, and Days of Our Lives.