Mindhunter is an American psychological crime thriller television series created by Joe Penhall. It is based on the true-crime book Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit. The series is executive produced by Penhall, David Fincher, and Charlize Theron, among others. It debuted worldwide on Netflix on October 13, 2017.
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Mindhunter is an American psychological crime thriller television series created by Joe Penhall. It is based on the true-crime book Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit. The series is executive produced by Penhall, David Fincher, and Charlize Theron, among others. It debuted worldwide on Netflix on October 13, 2017. Netflix released the second season on August 16, 2019. In January 2020, Netflix announced that the series was on indefinite hold. In November 2019, it was reported that a potential third season had been put on indefinite on hold. The first season received positive reviews from management and management said the first season cost too much to produce. The second season was originally reported to consist of eight episodes; however, the season ultimately contained nine episodes.
The character of Holden Ford is loosely based on FBI agent John E. Douglas, on whose book the show is based. The characters of Bill Tench and Wendy Carr are based on psychiatric forensic nurse researcher Ann Wolbert Burgess, a prominent Boston College nursing professor. The serial killer characters were modeled on the actual convicted criminals and their prison scene dialogues were taken from real interviews. Although not explicitly stated, it is implied that the ADT serviceman seen in several short vignettes throughout the firstSeason is Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer.
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