''Mindhunter'' is an American

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television series created by

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, based on the 1995 true-crime book '' Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit'' written by John E. Douglas and

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. The executive producers include Penhall,

Charlize Theron Charlize Theron ( ; ; born 7 August 1975) is a South African and American actress and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actresses, she is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 20 ...

, and

David Fincher David Andrew Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American film director. His films, mostly psychological thrillers and biographical dramas, have received 40 nominations at the Academy Awards, including three for him as Best Director. F ...

, the latter of whom has served as the series' most frequent director and

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, overseeing many of the scriptwriting and production processes. The series stars Jonathan Groff,

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, and

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, and it follows the founding of the

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in the

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(FBI) in the late 1970s and the beginning of

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. The first season of 10 episodes debuted worldwide on

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on October 13, 2017. The second season was released by Netflix on August 16, 2019. In January 2020, Netflix announced that the potential for a third season was on indefinite hold as Fincher wanted to pursue other projects, but may "revisit he seriesin the future".

Plot

''Mindhunter'' revolves around FBI agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany), along with psychologist Wendy Carr (Anna Torv), who operate the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit within the Training Division at the

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. Together, they launch a research project to interview imprisoned

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s to understand their psychology with the hope of applying this knowledge to solve ongoing cases. The first season takes place from 1977 to 1980, in the early days of criminal psychology and criminal profiling at the FBI.

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has a recurring role in this season as notorious serial killer

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, who is the first to assist Ford and Tench in understanding how a serial killer's mind works. Other notable serial killers featured in the first season include

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played by

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, Jerry Brudos played by Happy Anderson,

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played by Jack Erdie, and

Dennis Rader Dennis Lynn Rader (born March 9, 1945) is an American serial killer known as BTK (an abbreviation he gave himself, for "bind, torture, kill"), the BTK Strangler or the BTK Killer. Between 1974 and 1991, he killed ten people in Wichita and Pa ...

also known as BTK, played by Sonny Valicenti. The second season takes place in 1980 and 1981, with Ford and Tench investigating the Atlanta murders of 1979 to 1981, which included at least 28 deaths, mostly children. This is based on the real case of

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, who was charged and convicted for the murder of two adult men but was never tried for the killing of the children and adolescents, causing mass outrage and questions over Williams's guilt as the children's cases went cold. The second season also features other infamous murderers, such as

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, also known as Son of Sam, played by

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, William Pierce Jr. played by Michael Filipowich, Elmer Wayne Henley Jr. played by

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, and

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, played by

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Cast and characters

Main

* Jonathan Groff as Holden Ford, a special agent in the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit (BSU) *

as Bill Tench, a special agent in the FBI's BSU *

as Wendy Carr, a psychology professor working towards tenure at

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who joins the BSU. She is a

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lesbian. *

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as Debbie Mitford (season 1), Ford's girlfriend and a graduate student in sociology at the

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as Robert Shepard (season 1; guest season 2), the assistant director at the FBI Academy overseeing the BSU *

Stacey Roca Stacey Roca (born 12 September 1978 in Southport) is an English actress, known for portraying Rachel in ''The Office'', Claudie Stephenson in '' Strictly Confidential'' and Nancy Tench in Netflix drama '' Mindhunter''. Background Born in South ...

as Nancy Tench (season 2; recurring season 1), Bill's wife * Joe Tuttle as Gregg Smith (season 2; recurring season 1), a special agent newly assigned to the BSU *

Michael Cerveris Michael Cerveris (born November 6, 1960) is an American actor, singer, and guitarist. He has performed in many stage musicals and plays, including several Stephen Sondheim musicals: ''Assassins'', ''Sweeney Todd'', '' Road Show'', and '' Passi ...

as Ted Gunn (season 2), Shepard's successor as overseer of the BSU *

Lauren Glazier Lauren Christie Glazier (born 1985) is a Canadian-American film and television actress. Early life and education Glazier was born and grew up in Kelowna, British Columbia and studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and the Vanco ...

as Kay Manz (season 2), a bartender and Carr's love interest * Albert Jones as Jim Barney (season 2; guest season 1), an Atlanta FBI agent *

Sierra McClain Sierra Aylina McClain (born March 16, 1994) is an American actress and singer. As an actress, she was first recognized for her role as Sierra in ''Daddy's Little Girls'' (2007). She had her breakthrough as Nessa Parker in ''Empire'' (2016–2018), ...

as Tanya Clifton (season 2), a hotel worker who brings Holden's attention to the

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* June Carryl as Camille Bell (season 2), a grieving mother of Yusef Bell, one of the Atlanta murder victims and the organizer of the Committee to Stop Children's Murders

Recurring

Ed Kemper Edmund Emil Kemper III (born December 18, 1948) is an American serial killer who murdered a total of 10 people, including a 15-year-old girl, as well as his own mother and her best friend, from May 1972 to April 1973, following his parole for m ...

, a serial killer interviewed by Ford and Tench * Alex Morf as Mark Ocasek, a police officer from

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as Benjamin Barnwright, a murder suspect in Altoona *

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as Roger Wade, a Fredericksburg elementary-school principal * Michael Park as Peter Dean, an

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(OPR) investigator * George R. Sheffey as John Boylen, an OPR investigator * Duke Lafoon as Gordon Chambers, an

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detective *

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as Roy Carver, a

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detective * Happy Anderson as Jerry Brudos, a serial killer interviewed by Ford and Tench * Sonny Valicenti as ADT serviceman /

(BTK) * Zachary Scott Ross as Brian Tench (season 2), Bill and Nancy's adopted son *

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as Art Spencer * Regi Davis as

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(season 2), mayor of Atlanta * Gareth Williams as Redding (season 2), the chief of Atlanta police * Drew Seltzer as Dale Harmon (season 2), Bill and Nancy's neighbor *

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as Lee Brown (season 2), the Atlanta police commissioner *

Brent Sexton Brent Sexton (born August 12, 1967) is an American actor best known for his roles in the television series '' Bosch'', '' The Killing'', ''Life'', and '' Deadwood''. He has guest starred in several other television series, such as ''The Expanse' ...

as Garland Periwinkle (season 2) * Christopher Livingston as

(season 2)

Guests

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as Annaliese Stilman (season 1), Carr's former lover and head of the psychology department at Boston University *

(season 1), a serial killer interviewed by Ford and Tench * Jack Erdie as

(season 1), a mass murderer interviewed by Ford and Tench *

(season 2) *

as Elmer Wayne Henley Jr. (season 2) * Michael Filipowich as William "Junior" Pierce (season 2) * Corey Allen as

William Henry Hance William Henry Hance (November 10, 1951 – March 31, 1994) was an American serial killer and soldier who is believed to have murdered four women in and around military bases before his arrest in 1978. He was convicted of murdering three of them, ...

(season 2) *

(season 2); Herriman previously portrayed the character in the 2019 film ''

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.'' *

Christopher Backus Christopher Paul Backus (born October 30, 1981) is an American actor, director and screenwriter. Backus made his television debut in NBC's ''Will & Grace'', followed by landing roles in ''The O.C.'', ''Life on Mars'', ''It's Always Sunny in Phila ...

as Tex Watson (season 2) *

Morgan Kelly Morgan Kelly (born 23 June, 1976) is a Canadian actor, best known for his roles on ''Being Erica'' and ''Killjoys''. Career Kelly is known for his role on '' Fries with That?'' as Alexander "Alex" Kurzi. He also appears on ''Falcon Beach'' as ...

Paul Bateson Paul Bateson (born August 24, 1940) is an American convicted murderer and former radiographer. He appeared as a radiologic technologist in a scene from the 1973 horror film ''The Exorcist'', which was inspired when the film's director, William F ...

(season 2)

Development and production

The development of ''Mindhunter'' began in 2009 when Charlize Theron gave a nonfiction crime book titled '' Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit'' to David Fincher. In January 2010 the ''Mindhunter'' project was set up at Fox 21, which had optioned the book, along with premium cable channel HBO.

Scott Buck Scott Randall Buck is an American television writer. Buck has written for several television series including '' Six Feet Under'', ''Rome'', Showtime's ''Dexter'', ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', ''Coach'', ''Inhumans'', '' The Oblongs'' and '' Iro ...

was tapped to write the pilot. Fincher, who was mostly known as a director and producer in films, felt at that time that television was "completely foreign" until he worked on the political drama ''

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'', for which he co-produced and directed the first two episodes. When Fincher finally felt comfortable with television as a medium after doing ''House of Cards'', Theron suggested playwright and screenwriter

as the project's writer, replacing Buck. In December 2015, ''Mindhunter'' was moved to streaming service

, with Fox 21 dropping out of the project. In February 2016, Netflix announced that the production of ''Mindhunter'' would be based in

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, Pennsylvania. Filming began in May 2016, and open casting calls were held on April 16 and June 25, 2016. Episode 9 of season 1 was filmed in

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at the

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. The series was renewed for a second season before its premiere on Netflix. The character of Holden Ford is loosely based on FBI agent John E. Douglas, on whose book, ''Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit'', the show is based. The character of Bill Tench is based on pioneering FBI agent Robert K. Ressler. Wendy Carr is a fictional character based on psychiatric forensic nurse researcher

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, a prominent

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nursing professor who collaborated with the FBI agents in the Behavioral Science Unit and procured grants to conduct research on serial murderers,

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s, and

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. Her work is based on treating survivors of sexual trauma and abuse, and studying the thought process of violent offenders. The serial killer characters were modeled on the actual convicted criminals and their prison scene dialogues were taken from real interviews. Although not explicitly stated, it is implied that the ADT serviceman seen in several short vignettes throughout the first season is

, the BTK Killer. This is clarified in the second season. The musical score was written by Jason Hill. The second season was originally reported to consist of eight episodes; however, the season ultimately contained nine episodes. Shooting took place between April and December 2018. Directors for the second season were Fincher,

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, and

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. In November 2019, a potential third season was reported to have been put on indefinite hold until Fincher finished working on his next film, ''

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''. Fincher plans to make five seasons. In January 2020, Netflix announced that the cast had been released from their contracts and that the series was on indefinite hold, as Fincher was busy with other projects. A Netflix spokesperson stated, "He may revisit ''Mindhunter'' again in the future, but in the meantime felt it wasn't fair to the actors to hold them from seeking other work while he was exploring new work of his own." In October 2020, Fincher confirmed the series was done for now, and a Netflix spokesperson said that a third season may be possible "maybe in five years". The next month, some of the reasons to suspend the series were fleshed out – cost (Fincher stated, "It had a very passionate audience, but we never got the numbers that justified the cost."), production (the second season showrunner was fired and eight of the scripts were rewritten), management (co-producer Peter Mavromates said of Fincher, "Even when he wasn't directing an episode, he was overseeing it."), and exhaustion (Fincher said, "I certainly needed some time away").

Episodes

Season 1 (2017)

Season 2 (2019)

Reception

Critical response

The first season received positive reviews from critics. On

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, the season has a score of 79 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". On

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, it has an approval rating of 96% with an average score of 8 out of 10, based on 102 reviews. The site's critics consensus reads: "''Mindhunter'' distinguishes itself in a crowded genre with ambitiously cinematic visuals and a meticulous attention to character development." The first season of ''Mindhunter'' was named among the best TV shows of 2017; it was ranked No. 10 on Metacritic's year-end list of the best TV shows of 2017 compiled from rankings by various critics and publications. The second season was also acclaimed. On Metacritic, the season has an average score of 85 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season holds an approval rating of 99% based on 70 reviews, with an average rating of 8.3 out of 10. The site's critical consensus reads: "''Mindhunter'' expands its narrative horizons without losing sight of the details that made its first season so rich, crafting a chilling second season that is as unsettling as it is utterly absorbing."

Accolades

References

External links