It's been about four years since Mindhunter season 2 release, is season 3 coming soon?
Netflix's Mindhunter is one of the streaming company's best releases ever, but will it ever renew for season 3? The American crime thriller series featuring famous serial killers is very stimulating. It often leaves viewers on the edge of their seats. The series' second season was released on August 16, 2019. Though it's been more than three years since the last episode hit the streaming platform, Netflix is still not announcing if we will ever have a third season. Here are all the latest updates we know about the series so far.
Renewal Status: Most Likely Canceled
Mindhunter's fate remains dark as of this writing. Netflix spoke to TVLine in early 2020 and revealed that they had released the cast and crew from their contracts.
"David [Fincher] is focused on directing his first Netflix film Mank and on producing the second season of Love, Death, and Robots,"
"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," a Netflix representative said.
On the other hand, Holt McCallany, who plays Special Agent Bill Tench, remains hopeful for their story to continue.
"We are hopeful that we will get to do the whole five seasons because the audience seems to have really responded to the show, people really like the show. And we're very proud of the show and very excited to keep making the show." McCallany revealed via Pop Culture.
David Fincher has however seemed to put the matter to bed in a recent interview with In a recent interview French magazine Le Journal du Dimanche.
"I’m very proud of the first two seasons," he said. "But it’s a very expensive show and, in the eyes of Netflix, we didn’t attract enough of an audience to justify such an investment [for season three]. They took risks to get the show off the ground, gave me the means to do Mank the way I wanted to do it, and they allowed me to venture down new paths with The Killer [his next feature]. It’s a blessing to be able to work with people who are capable of boldness."
If Netflix renews the series, we can expect to see Holt McCallany back as Special Agent Bill Tench, together with his partner Jonathan Groff as Holden Ford. Anna Torv is also likely to return as psychology professor / FBI consultant Wendy Carr. Michael Cerveris will play FBI Chief Ted Gunn. Zachary Scott Ross may also reprise his role as Bill and Nancy's adopted son, Brian. Sonny Valicenti is also very likely to be part of the next season as BTK (bind, torture, kill) killer following season 2's post-credit scene. Of course, if a season 3 ever happens, fans can expect to be introduced to several new interesting serial killers for Special Agent Tench and Ford to interview.
Aside from being introduced to new serial killers, the next season will also most likely explore the main character's issues. In season 2, we saw Bill Tench's son, Brian, witness a child murder and decide to keep it a secret.
Brian decided to keep his mouth shut and tried to bury all the details at the back of his head. However, seeing a young boy getting killed is not one of those easy secrets to keep. The traumatic events led Brian to withdraw from his loved ones. Fans can expect to see Tench and his son resolve this conflict in the following seasons.
This article was reviewed and is up to date as of October 21, 2023.
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