Netflix Series “Mindhunter” in Talks to Return as Three Movies
The crime thriller Netflix series “Mindhunter,” created by Joe Penhall and directed by David Fincher, only went on for two seasons from 2017 to 2019. Six years later, the series has hope for a new life in the form of three movies.
The cancellation of “Mindhunter” wasn’t a bandage ripped off fast. In January 2020, it was announced that the show’s third season was put on “indefinite hold,” before David Fincher confirmed in 2023 that the series was over. Netflix never even officially announced that “Mindhunter” was cancelled – it was just Fincher’s confirmation that put the nail in the coffin. The series had a passionate audience, but unfortunately not enough viewership to make up for how expensive it was to make.
Since the show’s slow death, it seems like an entire lifetime has happened for the parties involved. Fincher has moved on to working on other projects. Netflix has moved on to prioritizing other crime thrillers like Ryan Murphy’s true crime series “Monster.” The show’s lead Jonathan Groff has been all-in on Broadway, winning a Tony award last year for “Merrily We Roll Along” and receiving a Tony nomination this year for “Just in Time.” But just when “Mindhunter” appears to have been fully cast aside, there is now a possibility for the show to be revived in a very interesting way – not as a third season, but as three movies.
Holt McCallany, who plays FBI Special Agent and co-founder of the Behavioral Science Unit Billy Tench in the show, recently told CBR that “Mindhunter” may return in the form of three two-hour movies. McCallany discussed his meeting with Fincher about the films, and how Fincher will need to approve the scripts. “I know there are writers that are working, but you know, David has to be happy with scripts.” He makes it clear that these movies are just a chance, and not fully set in stone. But for the devoted audience of “Mindhunter,” this can be an exciting prospect of the show’s continuation.
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