For all of its narrative flaws and flawed depictions on how criminal profiling works, Mindhunter was a hell of an addictive Netflix show. So it pains me greatly to tell you all that the adventures of Holden Ford, Bill Tench and Wendy Carr are likely over.
According to Deadline, Netflix has allowed the options of the Mindhunter cast, led by Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany, lapse. In other words, the cast’s contracts are over so they’re no longer tied to the show and are free to look for other work without any obligation to come back should the crime drama return.
So why is sending Mindhunter to the grave after only two well-received seasons? Well it’s because of executive producer/director David Fincher’s busy schedule.
A Netflix spokesperson says that Fincher is too busy working on his first film for the streaming giant (titled Mank) and producing the second season of Love, Death and Robots to dedicate any time to more Mindhunter serial killer shenanigans. Fincher thought “it wasn’t fair to the actors to hold them from seeking other work while he was exploring new work of his own” and decided to let them spread their own wings.
Look, that’s fair enough from Fincher and Netflix. But what this means is we won’t get closure on one of Mindhunter‘s most intriguing storylines: the ADT serviceman.
Over the course of Mindhunter‘s two seasons, we’ve followed the story of a creepy ADT serviceman, whose narrative is completely separate to Ford and Tench’s arc. But things got super interesting when it was revealed that the dude is none other than the infamous BTK Killer, whose storyline would’ve almost certainly clashed with Ford and Tench’s at some point.
That would’ve been a hell of a ride that’ll sadly never happen now.
Having said all that, Mindhunter technically isn’t cancelled and there’s a possibility that Fincher will come back to make a third season of Ford and Tench’s serial killer profiling adventures once he’s finished with all his other projects.
But given the two year gap between season one and season two, I wouldn’t hold my breath for a hypothetical season three of Mindhunter, no matter how much we all want it.
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