Mindhunter revolves around FBI agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany), along with psychologist Wendy Carr (Anna Torv), who operate the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit within the Training Division at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Together, they launch a research project to interview imprisoned serial killers to understand their psychology with the hope of applying this knowledge to solve ongoing cases. [10] While in Atlanta with Jim Barney to interview two killers ( William "Junior" Pierce and William Henry Hance), Ford is approached by three mothers who ask him to investigate the seemingly related murders of their children. A young child is revealed to be the body that was found murdered in Nancy's realty house, and the body was tied to a cross. Tench offers his assistance to the detective, as the nature of the crime scares the locals.

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Recently, Charlize Theron and director/producer David Fincher ( Gone Girl) teamed with Netflix and renowned British playwright Joe Penhall to bring the fascinating world of the FBI criminal profiling unit to life. Their hunt for dangerous offenders is detailed in the new series, Mindhunter. Following two FBI agents, Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Trench (Holt McCallany), as well as professor turned Fed Wendy Carr (Anna Torv), the trio maps out the psychology of murder in the most grisly manner, by cataloging the minds of people who do horrendous things. Lena Olin as Annaliese Stilman (season 1), Carr's former lover and head of the psychology department at Boston University Downey, Meg (August 22, 2019). "Mindhunter Season 2: Who Is The Real BTK Killer?". MSN. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019 . Retrieved August 24, 2019.a b Bryant, Olan (February 21, 2023). "David Fincher Explains (Again) Why There Is No 'Mindhunter' Season 3". Collider . Retrieved February 21, 2023. Emmys: Netflix Beats HBO With Most Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. July 12, 2018. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018 . Retrieved July 12, 2018. Tapley, Kristopher (January 16, 2018). " Wonder Woman, Lost City of Z, Big Little Lies Among USC Scripter Finalists". Variety. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018 . Retrieved January 16, 2018.

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a b Harris, Mark (October 23, 2020). "David Fincher Confirms the 'Very Expensive' Mindhunter Is Done for Now". Vulture. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020 . Retrieved October 23, 2020. Pamela Cederquist, Joshua Donen, Marcus Gardley, Shaun Grant, Liz Hannah, Phillip Howze, Jason Johnson, Doug Jung, Colin Louro, Alex Metcalf, Courtenay Miles, Dominic Orlando, Joe Penhall and Ruby Rae Spiegel Guglielmi, Jodi (August 25, 2019). "Is Mindhunter's Holden Ford Real? The True Story of FBI Agent John E. Douglas". People. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020 . Retrieved September 27, 2019. Additionally, the show name-drops infamous New York assassin David Berkowitz (or Son of Sam), hippie-cult leader Charles Manson, paranoid schizophrenic “earthquake” slayer Herbert Mullin, and sexually sadistic murderer Gerard Schafer, among others. As an added creepy bonus, most of the episodes include scenes of the “warming up” period of an ADT Serviceman (played by Sonny Valicenti) who bears a striking similarity to Dennis Rader. Although stylized for the show, the well-documented Rader, or BTK (for bind-torture-kill), purportedly went through similar rituals, before murdering several women and an entire family, right under the nose of his wife, kids, and community. Rader was finally captured in 2005, perhaps suggesting the timespan Mindhunter hopes to cover.Sierra McClain as Tanya Clifton (season 2), a hotel worker who brings Holden's attention to the Atlanta child murders In February 2016, Netflix announced that the production of Mindhunter would be based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [21] Filming began in May 2016, [22] and open casting calls were held on April 16 and June 25, 2016. [23] [24] Episode 9 of season 1 was filmed in Moundsville, West Virginia at the West Virginia State Penitentiary. [25] The series was renewed for a second season before its premiere on Netflix. [26] As the situation in Atlanta gets worse, the FBI is officially sent to investigate and catch the murderer. As Ford and Tench need to be in Atlanta, Carr and Gregg go to New York to interview Paul Bateson in prison. The Tenches are concerned that their son Brian is continuing to regress in response to his role in the murder of the toddler.