The future of Netflix’s crime-thriller seriesMindhunteris in limbo.On Wednesday, just five months after the release of season 2, it was revealed that the show has been put on “indefinite hold.”Makingfans all the more nervous,Mindhunter‘s lead cast membersJonathan Groff(Holden Ford), Holt McCallany (Bill Tench) and Anna Torv (Dr. Wendy Carr) have all been released from their contracts, according toEntertainment Weekly.Mindhunter‘s executive producer David Fincher is “focused on directing his first Netflix filmMankand on producing the second season of Love, Death and Robots,”aNetflix spokesperson said in a statement toEWWednesday.“He may revisitMindhunteragain in the future, but in the meantime, he felt it wasn’t fair to the actors to hold them from seeking other work while he was exploring new work of his own,” the statement concluded.Netflix did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.The show, which tells the story of real-life serial killers, follows main protagonists Holden Ford — who is loosely based on former FBI Special Agent John E. Douglas.Douglas was one of the bureau’s first criminal profilers. Many of the stories from Mindhunter are taken straight from Douglas’ novel,Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit.Douglas, 74, joined the FBI in 1970 at the age of 25 to work on violent crimes. He was a member of the SWAT team before he became an instructor in hostage negotiations and applied criminal psychology,according to thePowell Tribune.Much like on the show, Douglas was teaching when he had the idea to interview real-life criminals in hopes of better understanding their motives and what led them to kill.Cameron Britton as serial killer Edmund Kemper inMindhunter.Merrick Morton/Netflix“I conducted the research, not from a rehabilitation perspective, but from an investigative perspective,” he told thePowell Tribune. “It was considered innovative, but to me, it was basic. If you want to learn about violent crime, talk to the experts: the criminals perpetrating rapes, arsons and serial homicides.”This led Douglas to create the FBI’s Criminal Profiling Program.Mindhunterseason 1, which aired in October 2017, saw Ford interview a number of famous serial killers, including Edmund Kemper (Coed Killer), necrophile Jerry Brudos and mass murderer Richard Speck — all of whom Douglas also interviewed in real life.John E. Douglas.James Towle/Fairfax Media via GettyDuring his first year on the project, Douglas interviewed 59 serial killers. By 1995, he received more than 1,000 requests for criminal profiles.He also interviewed David Berkowitz (also known as Son of Sam, who is featured in season 2), Ted Bundy, and even Charles Manson.The series received rave reviews,scoring a 97%on Rotten Tomatoes.
The future of Netflix’s crime-thriller seriesMindhunteris in limbo.
On Wednesday, just five months after the release of season 2, it was revealed that the show has been put on “indefinite hold.”
Makingfans all the more nervous,Mindhunter‘s lead cast membersJonathan Groff(Holden Ford), Holt McCallany (Bill Tench) and Anna Torv (Dr. Wendy Carr) have all been released from their contracts, according toEntertainment Weekly.
Mindhunter‘s executive producer David Fincher is “focused on directing his first Netflix filmMankand on producing the second season of Love, Death and Robots,”aNetflix spokesperson said in a statement toEWWednesday.
“He may revisitMindhunteragain in the future, but in the meantime, he felt it wasn’t fair to the actors to hold them from seeking other work while he was exploring new work of his own,” the statement concluded.
Netflix did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
The show, which tells the story of real-life serial killers, follows main protagonists Holden Ford — who is loosely based on former FBI Special Agent John E. Douglas.
Douglas was one of the bureau’s first criminal profilers. Many of the stories from Mindhunter are taken straight from Douglas’ novel,Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit.
Douglas, 74, joined the FBI in 1970 at the age of 25 to work on violent crimes. He was a member of the SWAT team before he became an instructor in hostage negotiations and applied criminal psychology,according to thePowell Tribune.
Much like on the show, Douglas was teaching when he had the idea to interview real-life criminals in hopes of better understanding their motives and what led them to kill.
Cameron Britton as serial killer Edmund Kemper inMindhunter.Merrick Morton/Netflix
“I conducted the research, not from a rehabilitation perspective, but from an investigative perspective,” he told thePowell Tribune. “It was considered innovative, but to me, it was basic. If you want to learn about violent crime, talk to the experts: the criminals perpetrating rapes, arsons and serial homicides.”
This led Douglas to create the FBI’s Criminal Profiling Program.
Mindhunterseason 1, which aired in October 2017, saw Ford interview a number of famous serial killers, including Edmund Kemper (Coed Killer), necrophile Jerry Brudos and mass murderer Richard Speck — all of whom Douglas also interviewed in real life.
John E. Douglas.James Towle/Fairfax Media via Getty
During his first year on the project, Douglas interviewed 59 serial killers. By 1995, he received more than 1,000 requests for criminal profiles.
He also interviewed David Berkowitz (also known as Son of Sam, who is featured in season 2), Ted Bundy, and even Charles Manson.
The series received rave reviews,scoring a 97%on Rotten Tomatoes.
source: people.com
