Actor Holt McCallany is giving fans hope once again that Netflix’s Mindhunter might be getting a new season. He played Bill Tench in the series.
Mindhunter’s cancellation was confirmed over a year ago even after reports it might get a third offering. Fans were devastated, but Executive Producer David Fincher kind of understood. “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 [for Season 3],” he said according to Hypebeast.
Mindhunter’s cancellation was confirmed over a year ago even after reports it might get a third chapter.
But all might not be lost. McCallany, talked with CBR and explained that he has been speaking with Fincher about a new season. However, it would be released in a series of three movies, each about two hours long.
“So look, you know, 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.”
He adds: “And I felt very fortunate and privileged to have gotten to do that show at all. I would love it if it were to return. I think, like I said, you know, he gave me a little bit of hope when I had that meeting with him, but the sun, the moon, and the stars would all have to align. The good news is that we’re at Netflix with The Waterfront, and those movies would also be for Netflix.
“So I think that in terms of dates and logistics, it could all be worked out, but it has to do, you know, with David really having the time and the inclination and being happy, you know, with the material. And, you know, that’s a big question mark.”
Mindhunter starred Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany and Anna Torv. Their characters worked as agents at the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit in the organization’s training division.
It was reported that Netflix wanted Fincher to change a few things about it, but he refused and therefore was forced to cancel it.
“I don’t feel like I’m deviating from my previous approach when working with Netflix,” he said in an interview from 2024. “I make them take the same type of risks that I have made others take in the past. Fight Club was a huge risk. People lost their jobs because they agreed to produce this film. Benjamin Button? People at the studio would read the script and go, ‘Oh, this movie will be like a big comforting hug.’”
“I clarified: ‘Yes, a big comforting hug about death!’ Then 35 million dollars were spent on visual effects, including probably 18 to paste Brad Pitt’s head on actors in wheelchairs so that the star of our film would look like he was 85 years old…Panic Room must have been a walk in the park, but I still asked to build a six-story house that had to be able to remove any wall at any time – an idea that made the people who financed the film very uncomfortable.”