The first season of David Fincher’s serial killer series Mindhunter was incredible. If you haven’t watched it yet, watch it now! If you have, you’ll be happy to learn that Season 2 is set to premiere on Netflix in August of 2019!
Charlize Theron is a producer on the show, and she announced the release date while a guest on the Howard Stern Show.
Charlize Theron reveals an August 2019 release date for #Mindhunter Season 2 on SiriusXM’s “Howard Stern Show” on Monday, April 29th. pic.twitter.com/dfzS9TVoQr
— Mindhunter News (@MindhunterNews) April 30, 2019
Mindhunter is based on the true crime book Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit written by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker, and it chronicles the beginning of serial killer profiling in the FBI.
The story is set in the year 1977, “in the early days of criminal psychology and criminal profiling at the Federal Bureau of Investigation – Mindhunter revolves around FBI agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany), along with psychologist Wendy Carr (Anna Torv), who originate the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit within the Training Division at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. They interview imprisoned serial killers in order to understand how they think, with the hope of applying this knowledge to solving ongoing cases.”
The first season put a lot of focus on the FBI agents interviewing Ed Kemper, who was fantastically played by Cameron Britton. We don’t know much about what Season 2 will entail, but I’ve heard rumors that it will involve the Atlanta Child Murders from the ’70s and ’80s. We also know that infamous killer and cult leader Charles Manson will fit into the story in some way. He will be played by Damon Herriman.
This is such a great show and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for Season 2!