The Netflix series “Mindhunter” very much felt like primo David Fincher. From the cinematography to the atmosphere and, really, the entire mise-en-scene, it’s a show well worth a look if you haven’t caught up with it yet.
However, Fincher has stated, quite a few times, that a third season wouldn’t be happening, mostly due to how particularly “expensive” each season was, and given the show didn’t have a “large enough audience.” Netflix didn’t believe the investment was justified to continue on.
Here’s a much-welcome twist. One of the “Mindhunter” leads, Holt McCallany, is teasing us about Fincher potentially walking back on his previous comments, and the series might have now evolved into a movie (via ScreenRant)
You know, 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 […] know there are writers that are working, but you know, David has to be happy with scripts.
So, we’re talking a trilogy of “Mindhunter” movies here. Wouldn’t that be something? I hope Fincher plans to direct all three. He directed the first three episodes of the second season, Andrew Dominik and Carl Franklin shared directing duties for the other six.
Shifting from a series format to potential films could also create opportunities for larger budgets—especially important since period pieces typically cost more than modern-day productions. These films would, in all likelihood, be set in the 1970s and 1980s.
”Mindhunter” focused on agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff), Bill Tench (McCallany), and psychologist Dr. Wendy Carr (Anna Torv) who delved into the inner workings and minds of some of the worst murderers in history, in order to create a profile of how to identify serial killers.
Puzzling, creative, intriguing, sharp, and positively dripping in Fincher DNA, “Mindhunter” has built up a cult following these last few years. There have even been fan petitions circulating to convince Netflix/Fincher to bring it back. Their faith might be rewarded soon.