Lights Out‘s (the boxing series) Holt McCallany has been cast as the lead in “Mindhunter,” Netflix’s crime drama series executive produced by David Fincher and Charlize Theron, Deradline reports. This marks a reunion with Fincher, his director in Alien3 and Fight Club!
Written by playwright Joe Penhall and Scott Buck, “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, which goes behind the scenes of some of Douglas’ highest-profile cases, including the man who hunted prostitutes in Alaska, the Atlanta child murderer, and Seattle’s Green River killer.
“Set in 1979, the TV series centers on the inquisitive and skilled FBI Agent Bill Tench (McCallany). Along with fellow serial killer investigator in the behavioral science unit, FBI agent Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff), Tench interviews serial killers to help them solve current murders.”
Co-starring in the series is Anna Torv as a psychologist.