- The Mindhunter saga may actually be continuing on Netflix, but as a trio of feature-length films in lieu of additional seasons, reveals Holt McCallany.
- The psychological crime thriller with a cult following, created by Joe Penhall and directed/executive produced by David Fincher, was initially marked for five seasons.
- This article will be updated as further news comes to light about the Mindhunter movies (release date, plot, cast, trailer, etc.).
In a nice change of pace from the steady diet of heartbreak they’ve been served these past few years, Mindhunter fans have now been served a mouth-watering update from series star Holt McCallany.
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McCallany, who portrayed FBI Special Agent Bill Tench opposite Jonathan Groff’s Holden Ford and Anna Torv’s Wendy Carr in the beloved crime thriller, recently stated the following while in conversation with CBR (via Variety):
“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, but I think it’s just a chance. I know there are writers that are working, but you know, David has to be happy with scripts.”
The veteran actor added how “fortunate and privileged” he was to have been involved with Mindhunter, before emphasising that the “sun, the moon, and the stars would all have to align.”
Caveats aside, as alluded to earlier, this is certainly the most positive morsel of Mindhunter-related news yet.
Back in 2023, during an interview with French publication Le Journal du Dimanche (via AVClub), David Fincher seemingly drove the final nail into the show’s coffin. Despite the fact that Netflix had previously reassured the public they “may revisit Mindhunter again in the future,” shortly after the cast was released from their contracts.
“I’m very proud of the first two seasons. 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,” said Fincher.
Though considering Netflix offered the Fight Club, The Social Network, and Gone Girl filmmaker a four-year exclusive deal (on top of their existing collaborations in House of Cards and Love, Death, & Robots), he wasn’t too cut up about it.
Fincher continued: “I don’t blame them, 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.”
“It’s a blessing to be able to work with people who are capable of boldness. The day our desires are not the same, we have to be honest about parting ways.”
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Outside of this, David Fincher has two other major projects cooking with the streaming service: an English-language Squid Game series (not a remake), and even more notably, a US$200 million continuation of Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood centred on the easy-going yet blunt Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt).
The untitled picture has been penned by Tarantino himself (originally for his since-scrapped 10th and final feature The Movie Critic), who was apparently paid a cool US$20 million for his troubles; with Leonardo DiCaprio being circled to reprise his role as Rick Dalton. But so far, the only confirmed on-camera names attached (aside from Pitt) are Australia’s own Elizabeth Debicki and Scott Caan.
According to an inside source, David Fincher’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood sequel starring Brad Pitt begins rolling cameras in the latter half of 2025 – it’s unclear whether the end product will hit Netflix immediately or attempt a limited theatrical release.
