While executive producerCharlize Theronmay have let slipthe premieremonthforMindhunterSeason 2, director/executive producer/creatorDavid Fincherhas now confirmed exactly when fans will get to dive back into one of Netflix’s best original shows. Appearing on KCRW’sThe Treatmentpodcast, Fincher confirmed theMindhunterSeason 2 release date:
“Yes, there is now [a date]. I’m not sure, I guess I’m allowed to say it, but, yeah, it’s gonna be the 16th.”
That would be August 16th. Mark it on your calendars folks.
MIndhunterSeason 2 findsJonathan Groff,Holt McCallany, andAnna Torvreprising their roles as the people responsible for creating the criminal profiling unit for the FBI through interviewing incarcerated serial killers. The show’s first season revolved around the early formation of this unit—and the dangers of getting too close to madness—and Season 2 will find the characters diving even deeper into the most disturbed minds in history.
We know thatMindhunterSeason 2 will chronicle the Atlanta child murders of the early 1980s, and we also know that Charles Manson is a character in the new season. In fact, actorDamon Herrimanplays Manson in bothMindhunterandQuentin Tarantino’sOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood, making for an interesting one-two punch in the span of a few weeks—Tarantino’s film opens in theaters on July 31st.
Fincher is essentially the showrunner onMindhunteras creatorJoe Penhallleft the series during the first season, and he returns to direct the season premiere and finale of the new season withAndrew Dominik(The Assassination of Jesse James) andCarl Franklin(House of Cards) directing other episodes. All in all,MindhunterSeason 2 consists of eight episodes.
But it’ll be interesting to see how involved Fincher will be in the show’s third season, if it does indeed get renewed. The filmmaker is due to get back behind the camera on his first movie sinceGone Girl,a biopic calledMankstarringGary Oldman. The story focuses on the screenwriter ofCitizen Kaneand production is due to begin this November, with Fincher shooting the whole thing in black and white. He’s making the movie for Netflix, so perhaps that allows him the opportunity to get things running onMindhunterSeason 3 while in post onMank—those involved withMindhunterhave said there’s a five-season plan for the series.
But I’m getting ahead of myself. In the very short-term, we should all be enthused that not only do we get new episodes ofMindhunterin just one month, but new material from David Fincher! That’s something to celebrate.
