'Mindhunter' Air Date, Plot News, Reviews: Netflix Crime Drama from David Fincher Explores Why Serial Killers Murder
Netflix unveils a new crime drama series from director David Fincher and writer Joe Penhall. "Mindhunter" delves on a true story that shows how the FBI started profiling serial killers.
Reviews of "Mindhunter" have been generally positive. The series stars Jonathan Groff as FBI Agent Holden Ford who wants to understand the mind of a mass murderer.
"Mindhunter" takes place in the 1970s but the series still looks contemporary and appeals to today's viewers because America remains obsessed with this theme. According to The Atlantic, some of the dialogues might sound theatrical but the scenes with the serial killers, whom the FBI interviews for their profiling, are some of the best on the show.
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"Mindhunter" is not an action-packed cop series or crime drama, if that's what viewers are expecting. It's full of dialogues and discussions. According to The Guardian, even the serial killers talk a lot on this show but the publication compared it to another prestigious series, "Mad Men."
The stories might take a while to build up, according to Entertainment Weekly. The publication cited that Fincher used the medium of television leisurely as the show unfolds in 10 episodes. The outlet, however, gave the Netflix drama an A.
With Fincher at the helm, critics already know the caliber of the series. The Hollywood Reporter cited the tone of the show might be similar to Fincher's movie "Zodiac."
"Mindhunter" earned a rating of 76 from 15 critics on Metacritic and an 8.2 rating from 22 users. Rotten Tomatoes rated the show at 96 percent among 25 reviews. IMDb rated the show a 9.2 out of 10 among 706 users.
"Mindhunter" also stars Holt McCallany (Bill Tench), Anna Torv (Wendy Carr) and Hannah Gross (Debbie Mitford). Netflix launched the show for streaming on Friday, Oct. 13, at 3:00 a.m. EST. The streaming platform already gave the show a second season six months before its debut.
