David Farnor | On 06, Aug 2019

“Tell me: who’s the one you want more than anything?” “Manson.” “I’ll get you Manson.” That’s the sound of Netflix’s Mindhunter stepping up a gear for its second season.

The crime drama, created by Joe Penhall (The Road) and executive produced by David Fincher, follows two FBI agents – Holden Ford and Bill Tench – as they probe the psyches of those who have done the unthinkable. Season 2 picks up as they continue to investigate and profile serial killers, with help from psychologist Wendy Carr.

While Season 1 was primarily theoretical, though, culminating in some attempts to put their work into practice, Season 2 will see them on the ground trying to solve the Atlanta child murders, putting them in the middle of grisly murders and racial tensions, balancing arrogance and prejudice with cold-blooded murderers.

Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany will once again reprise their roles as Ford and Tench, alongside Anna Torv (Fringe) as Wendy, plus Hannah Gross (Unless), and Damon Herriman playing Charles Manson (for the second time, after appearing in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood). Manson’s appearance, and diminutive height, is teased by the trailer – by none other than serial killer Ed Kemper, who will once again be played by Cameron Britton, who won rave reviews for his performance in Season 1.

Season 2 premieres on 16th August. Here’s the trailer:

 

Watch: Netflix unveils teaser for Mindhunter Season 2

31st July 2019

It’s only a matter of weeks until Mindhunter is back on our screens, and a new teaser gives us a first look at the show’s return.

The crime drama picks up with FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench as they probe further into the psyches of those who have done the unthinkable. With help from psychologist Wendy Carr, they apply their ground-breaking behavioural analysis to hunting notorious serial killers.

Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany will once again reprise their roles as Ford and Tench, alongside Anna Torv (Fringe) as Wendy, plus Hannah Gross (Unless) and newcomer Cameron Britton, who portrays serial killer Ed Kemper and has drawn huge acclaim for his performance.

Season 2 premieres in full on 16th August. Here’s the video:

 

Mindhunter Season 2: First look images released

18th July 2019
Mindhunter is finally back on our screens this summer, and the first images have landed for the show’s return.

There are 7.7 billion minds in the world. Not all get hunted, and only some are labelled as deviant. Netflix’s crime drama picks up with FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench as they probe further into the psyches of those who have done the unthinkable. With help from psychologist Wendy Carr, they apply their ground-breaking behavioural analysis to hunting notorious serial killers.

Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany will once again reprise their roles as Ford and Tench, alongside Anna Torv (Fringe) as Wendy, plus Hannah Gross (Unless) and newcomer Cameron Britton, who portrays serial killer Ed Kemper and has drawn huge acclaim for his performance.

We described the series, created by Joe Penhall (The Road) and executive produced by David Fincher, as “endlessly intriguing” in our review of Season 1, praising it for its confidence in relying solely on the power of conversation to drive suspense.

Expect more discussions on 16th August, when all nine episodes of Season 2 premiere on Netflix. Here are the new images:

 

Mindhunter Season 2 set for August premiere

13th July 2019

Mindhunter will return to Netflix this August.

The crime drama, which is created by Joe Penhall (The Road) and executive produced by David Fincher (Gone Girl, The Social Network, Zodiac), follows FBI agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany), whose job is to study the damaged psyches of serial killers in an attempt to understand and catch them.

Groff and McCallany will return for a Season 2, alongside Anna Torv (Fringe), Hannah Gross (Unless) and newcomer Cameron Britton, who portrays serial killer Ed Kemper and has drawn huge acclaim for his performance.

Fincher will be joined by Andrew Dominik (Killing Them Softly) and Carl Franklin (The Leftovers) in directing the second season, with eight episodes on the cards. We also know that Season 2 will look at the Atlanta Murders of the late 1970s, a string of killings where the victims were predominantly children and adolescents.

While the green light for the second run had already been confirmed when Season 1 premiered, though, it’s been a long wait for the show’s return. Now, we finally have a confirmed date, with Netflix announcing that the series will return on 16th August 2019.

 

Mindhunter Season 2: Andrew Dominik and Carl Franklin join Fincher at the helm

20th April 2018

David Fincher isn’t a director know for his speed, so it’s perhaps inevitable that details on the return of his Netflix series Mindhunter should take their sweet time in dropping. Now, though, we’ve got our first big news about the crime drama’s second season – and, fittingly for a show so defined by its director, the news comes from the helm.

Exec producer Fincher will be joined by Andrew Dominik and Carl Franklin in directing the second season, according to The Playlist. Fincher, who directed two episodes in the first run, will reportedly be back again to shoot the opening episode and finale. Dominic will reportedly shoot two episodes, with Franklin on board to film the remaining instalments.

The news will be catnip for cinephiles, with Dominik directing Killing Them Softly (connecting him with Fincher regular Brad Pitt) and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Franklin is a veteran of such shows as The Leftovers and Fincher’s own House of Cards.

Season 2 is expected to have a shorter run of eight episodes, down from Season 1’s 10, with production set to kick off by May. Even with the looming start date and a shorter run, though, don’t expect the series to come around any quicker: Fincher helmed all the reshoots for Season 1 and plans to do the same for Season 2, with time already being allowed for those to happen. You can expect it to air on Netflix, then, in early 2019.

What else do we know about Season 2? According to The Billboard’s interview with Fincher last year, it will look at the Atlanta Murders of the late 1970s, a string of killings where the victims were predominantly children and adolescents.

“Next year we’re looking at the Atlanta child murders, so we’ll have a lot more African-American music which will be nice,” Fincher said. “The music will evolve. It’s intended to support what’s happening with the show and for the show to evolve radically between seasons.”

 

Netflix renews Mindhunter for Season 2

30th November 2017

Netflix has officially renewed Mindhunter for a second season.

The crime drama, which is created by Joe Penhall (The Road) and executive produced by David Fincher (Gone Girl, The Social Network, Zodiac), follows FBI agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany), whose job is to study the damaged psyches of serial killers in an attempt to understand and catch them.

We described it as “endlessly intriguing” in our review of Season 1, praising it for its confidence in relying solely on the power of conversation to drive suspense. “There’s a hint of a possible case-of-the-week structure over the coming episodes, but Mindhunter feels closer to chat-of-the-week,” we wrote. “It’s like watching the most unnerving talk show ever… As Holden and Bill debate the merits of whether to try and empathise with these twisted killers or not, Mindhunter emerges as an insightful, provocative study of our fascination with true crime. By the time Talking Heads’ Psycho Killer kicks in, you’ll be hooked.”

Groff and McCallany will return for a Season 2, alongside Anna Torv (Fringe), Hannah Gross (Unless) and newcomer Cameron Britton, who portrays serial killer Ed Kemper and has drawn huge acclaim for his performance.

Fincher revealed that the green light had already been given for a second season at the show’s London premiere, nothing that Penhall had prepared a series Bible running up to five seasons when the project first began at HBO. Now, Netflix has confirmed the order.

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— MINDHUNTER (@MINDHUNTER_) November 30, 2017

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