A petition asking Netflix to make Mindhunter’s third season has come back to life.
It’s bad news for people who liked the TV show, which only had two seasons before it was put on hold for good.
Since the season ended all the way back in 2019, fans have been waiting for new episodes to watch.
Every few months, there was a rumor that a third season of Mindhunter would soon be made, but here we are, four years later, with nothing.
This week, when he put the last nail in the series’ coffin, the show’s creator, David Fincher, only made things worse for fans.
Fincher said that the show was canceled because the audience didn’t seem interested that much.
He explained:
I’m very proud of the first two seasons.
But it’s a particularly expensive show and, in the eyes of Netflix, we haven’t attracted a large enough audience to justify such and investment.
I don’t blame them, they took risks to launch the series.
He added:
It’s a blessing to be able to work with people who are capable of boldness. The day our desires are not the same, we have to be honest about parting ways.
The show was based on a true crime book about the FBI’s “Elite Serial Crime Unit,” which created a psychological profile to help catch serial killers.
Back then, the idea of a serial killer wasn’t what it is today, and detectives talked to murderers for the first time to find out what made them do what they did.
John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker wrote Mindhunter, which starred Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, and Anna Torv.
Even though critics liked the show, that wasn’t enough to keep it from being cut from Netflix.
But Fincher’s claim that there aren’t enough viewers goes against the many online petitions that ask for the show to come back.
At the time this was written, over 8,000 people had signed up for one of the most popular campaigns.
Dawn got this petition going and said:
We have watched, rewatched, and binge-watched, as well, we have dedicated hours to discussing our favorite scenes and characters, marveling at your brilliance, your attention to the minute details, appreciating the little quirks, nuances, and peculiarities.
She added:
Even if the numbers didn’t add up in Season 2 as they did for the first Season, we are still out here waiting faithfully and clamouring for more.
So we respectfully ask you to please reconsider your priorities and make the time to film Season 3, soon, and if that isn’t a possibility and/or cannot be arranged, then please consider another director for Season 3.
While the quality may not be at Fincher level, there are many mega-talented directors out there.
We’d love to use the phrase “never say never,” but it seems pretty likely that Mindhunter won’t be back for another season.
