Mindhunter season 3 is the most awaited series by the fans. It’s on the top list of Netflix. The serial killer thriller that follows the development of the FBI’s behavioural research unit, Netflix’s Mindhunter, ended its second season in 2019 with a hefty dose of cynicism regarding the efficacy of the embryonic agency. The series is based on the book Mindhunter: Inside the FBI Elite Violent Crime Team, written by former FBI agent John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker, which brings viewers on dramatic journeys inside gaols as agents interrogate convicted serial murderers Bill Tench (Holt McCallany) which Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff).
The series has initially picked up on Netflix for two seasons and the possibility of renewal, has developed by Joe Penhall (The Road) and produced by David Fincher (Fight Club, Gone Girl). It’s easily one of Netflix’s finest original shows, carefully guided and chilling in its capacity to invoke the fear of the murderers in its environment. Although the series hasn’t been picked up for another season yet, here’s what we know so far about the prospects for Mindhunter Season 3. As it now stands, it doesn’t look that fine.
When is Mindhunter season 3 going to release date?
We can only guess as to when, if ever, Season 3 will hit screens, provided that the series is on indefinite hold. Season 2 of Passion, Death + Robots and Mank is busy with Fincher — the latter of which is rumoured to be preparing for a fall release — and that is on top of the coronavirus pandemic, which stops countless shows and movies from heading into development.
We are potentially staring at the earliest appearance of Mindhunter in 2022 if it’s back at all. Between Seasons 1 and 2, which debuted in October 2017 and August 2019, there has almost a two-year lap, so viewers have to wait for Season 3 accordingly. We’re only going to have to wait a little longer than initially planned.
What’s the plot of season 3?
The first season of Mindhunter took place in the late 1970s, with its second season taking up early in the 1980s. It is fair to conclude that in the early to mid-1980s, Season 3 will take place. That means we were able to see on the show every amount of notorious serial killers. We would see more of the BTK murderer, who has been seen in both seasons in apparently unrelated scenes. It’s also likely that Season 3 will feature contributions from the likes of Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, or Jeffrey Dahmer, taking inspiration from the source material.
Vulture speculates that we might also see monsters like John Joubert IV, Joseph Paul Franklin, Donald Harvey, and Gary Ridgway feature in Season 3, based on the specific criminals that FBI agent John E. Douglas and Robert K. Ressler investigated in the past. There still plenty of stories left, aside from the inquiries, about Bill’s adoptive son, Brian, who implicated in a Season 2 murder. McCallany indicated more loosely to The Hollywood Reporter that Season 3 may be “a complete reimagining of the show.” After shooting in Pittsburgh for two seasons, if it picks up for a third season, the show could relocate to a new venue.
Who is the cast for Mindhunter season 3?
Without the dynamics behind its main players: Jonathan Groff, Holt McCalleny, and Anna Torv as Holden Ford, Bill Tench, and Wendy Carr, respectively, it’s impossible to see the show working. However, because the three representatives have been freed from their terms, there is a risk that one or two or all three of them will not return. There is an expectation to see the casts of season 2 in ‘Mindhunter’ season 3. That will include:
- Stacey Roca as Nancy
- Joe Tuttle as Special Agent Greg Smith
- Michael Cerveris as Ted Gunn
- Dennis Rader (the “BTK killer”) as Sonny Valicenti
- Albert Jones as Special Agent Jim Barney
- Cameron Britton as Ed Kemper
There has no announcement made regarding the cast of Mindhunter season 3 by Netflix.
