On May 10th, 2014, The Mentalist was renewed for a seventh and final season.

The Mentalist tells the story of Patrick Jane, an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his razor sharp skills of observation. He also makes frequent use of his mentalist abilities to lead witnesses or offenders into offering the actual facts of the case, as known only to them.

Within the Bureau, Patrick Jane is notorious for his blatant lack of protocol and his semi-celebrity past as a psychic medium, whose paranormal abilities he now admits he feigned. Patrick Jane's role in cracking a series of tough high-profile cases is greatly valued by his fellow agents.

However, no-nonsense Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon openly resists having Patrick Jane in her unit and alternates between reluctantly acknowledging Patrick Jane's usefulness and blasting him for his theatrics, narcissism and dangerous lack of boundaries. Lisbon's team includes agents Kimball Cho, Wayne Rigsby and rookie member Grace Van Pelt, who all think Patrick Jane is a loose cannon but admire his charm and knack for clearing cases.

After defeating his nemesis and escaping the FBI last season, Jane returns to Austin, Texas to join the FBI as a consultant under a contract organized by FBI Agent Dennis Abbott, who eventually gives in to Jane's demands. The CBI team of past find themselves being targeted by an unknown killer, revealed to be Richard Haibach after Jane and Rigsby rescue a captured Van Pelt from Haibach and his sister, who depart the show and return to California. Jane then finds himself confessing his love to Lisbon, who decides to leave for D.C. with her new boyfriend, FBI Agent Marcus Pike. Season 7 picks up two weeks later, following the death of an undercover agent and a new arrival to Abbott's team, while Jane and Lisbon keep their romance hidden from their colleagues.