MINDHUNTER
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
MINDHUNTER (2017) is a drama and crime series from Netflix. It has built a run of 19 episodes. It premiered on October 13, 2017. Viewers rate it 8.4 out of 10. It is currently ended. It runs 2 seasons.
What MINDHUNTER Is About
MINDHUNTER is based on the 1996 book Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit, by former special agent John Douglas and Mark Olshaker. For years, Douglas pursued some of the most notorious serial killers and rapists, developing profiling techniques to catch them. The book goes behind the scenes of some of his highest-profile cases, including the man who hunted prostitutes in Alaska, the Atlanta child murderer, and Seattle’s Green River killer. To hone in his profiling methods Douglas interviewed and studied a skew of serial killers. Several book and TV characters have been based in part on him, including Jack Crawford in Thomas Harris’ The Silence of the Lambs, Will Graham on Hannibal and Jason Gideon on Criminal Minds.
What to Expect When You Watch
The format keeps each instalment self-contained enough to drop into, the full run covers 19 episodes, spread across 2 seasons and it leans into its drama/crime roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Holt McCallany, Jonathan Groff and Anna Torv to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Holt McCallany, Jonathan Groff, Anna Torv, Stacey Roca, Hannah Gross and Zachary Scott Ross lead the cast.
Key roles include Holt McCallany as Bill Tench; Jonathan Groff as Holden Ford; Anna Torv as Dr. Wendy Carr; Stacey Roca as Nancy Tench; Hannah Gross as Debbie Mitford.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of drama, crime and thriller have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Netflix’s other originals, a 8.4/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2017 and carried by Netflix with the series still ended, it lands hardest with drama and crime viewers.
How MINDHUNTER Compares
If MINDHUNTER lands for you, the next stops are Breaking Bad, Firefly and The Wire, which share its drama/crime lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
MINDHUNTER comes from Netflix. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole MINDHUNTER is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Holt McCallany and Jonathan Groff doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its drama/crime roots, It has held up since 2017 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
MINDHUNTER is a safe bet for anyone already inside the drama and crime lane, at 19 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 8.4/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 8.4/10. Watch it if you want drama/crime you can settle into.
