MindhunterstarHolt McCallanyreveals that director and executive producerDavid Fincherhas been discussing bringing the critically acclaimed crime thriller back for a third season…though he’s not entirely convinced it will ever actually happen. In an interview withAwards Daily, McCallany was told about the passionateMindhunterfanbase that now exists, a fanbase that hopes a third season will one day materialize. And here’s what the actor had to say…
“I’ve heard that David’s thought about it. I’m not saying it’s going to come back. But what I am saying is that if it comes back, I’m coming back with it. You can take that to the bank, but it’ll depend on what David wants to do. It’s been a few years now, so it’s probably unlikely, but just even that he would think about it is a hopeful sign.”
Created by Joe Penhall and based on the 1995 true-crime book “Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit” written by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker,Mindhunterdetails the early days of criminal psychology and criminal profiling at the FBI.
Guided bySe7enandThe Killerfilmmaker David Fincher, the series centers on FBI agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany) as they interview several high-profile serial killers in an attempt to understand their psychology and hopefully stop similar crimes from happening in the future.
Mindhunterlasted two hugely acclaimed seasons on Netflix, withwhispers of a third season growing louderbefore becoming quiet…before getting louder again…and then largely falling silent.
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Holt McCallany Is Grateful for His Role in Mindhunter
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McCallany then offered his candid reaction toMindhunterseason three being canceled, comparing the opportunity to star in such a brilliant series to his 2011 boxing drama series,Lights Out, which was also sadly canceled after just one series.
“Did I want Mindhunter to be canceled after two seasons? Uh, no, but that’s not my decision. That’s my friend David’s (Fincher) decision. And if that’s David’s decision, that’s David’s decision. I understand, and I accept, and I move on. I remain grateful, and I mean this sincerely, for the opportunity to have made Lights Out, for the opportunity to have made Mindhunter, even if they didn’t last as long as I might have hoped, I still got to be there, and I’m proud of the work that we did.
You’re talking about my two favorite projects. Let me prattle on just for five more seconds. I loved making those shows, and I can only hope that at some point in my career, there’ll be something else that I feel as strongly about as I do about those two television series, because not all series are created equal. Let’s face it. Most of them are pretty forgettable. I don’t think you can say that about Mindhunter. And for the boxing fans and for the people out there who really love the fight game, I think the same can be said for Lights Out.”
While we await any further words on the development ofMindhunterseason three, Holt McCallany can currently be seen starring alongside Zac Efron inanother critically acclaimed project,The Iron Claw, which is out now in theaters. Check out the trailer below.
