There's Now a Chance That David Fincher Could Bring 'Mindhunter' Back as Three Netflix Movies
"There are writers that are working but, you know, David has to be happy with scripts," said star Holt McCallany about the series' potential return.
If Twin Peaks can return after 25 years, then holding out hope for Mindhunter's comeback eight years since its second season remains perfectly reasonable. According to star Holt McCallany (Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning) — the Bill Tench to Jonathan Groff's (Étoile) Holden Ford — there might be reason to be optimistic. He's shared the tidbit that David Fincher (The Killer) could continue the acclaimed serial-killer series, but as three movies rather than a new season.
Mindhunter debuted in 2017, then released its second season two in 2019 — both of which were exceptional. Since then, however, viewers keen for more of the show's look into the origins and operations of the FBI's Behavioural Science Unit haven't been showered with good news. Netflix let the cast's options expire in early 2020. In 2023, Fincher himself said that there'd be no more. But McCallany now notes that the door to reviving Mindhunter is open, even if only slightly.
"I had a meeting with David Fincher in his office a few months ago, and he said to me that there is a chance that it may come back as three two-hour movies," said the actor in an interview with CBR. "But I think it's just a chance," he continued.
"I know there are writers that are working but, you know, David has to be happy with scripts."
Fincher not only executive produced and directed episodes of Mindhunter for Netflix, but did the same on House of Cards — and on Love, Death & Robots as well. His last two movies, Mank and The Killer, were also made for the streaming platform. Next up on his filmography is a follow-up to Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, as penned by QT, directed by Fincher, starring Brad Pitt (Wolfs) as Cliff Booth and backed by Netflix.
Both as a true-crime series and a streaming series in general, Mindhunter has always stood out from the crowd. Combine Fincher, the serial-killer domain that he dug into earlier in Seven and Zodiac, non-fiction book Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit and a whole heap of real-life cases, and you get the greatest show that the streamer has ever made. Its focus: the folks who interview mass murderers to understand how they think, then use the learnings to help stop other killings, with the series drawing on its factual source material to dramatise the Behavioural Science Unit's beginnings.
In its first two seasons, McCallany and Groff starred alongside Anna Torv (Territory) — and IRL notorious figures such as Ed Kemper, David Berkowitz and Charles Manson were part of the narrative, with help from Cameron Britton (Mickey 17), Oliver Cooper (Burt) and Damon Herriman's (The Bondsman) performances.
There's obviously no word yet as to when Mindhunter could return if it does return.
Check out the trailer for Mindhunter's first and second seasons below:
Mindhunter's first and second seasons are available to stream via Netflix. We'll update you about any Mindhunter movies if and when more details are revealed.
Via CBR. Images: Merrick Morton/Netflix.
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