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Netflix’s Final “Mindhunter” Trailer Gets Ahead of “Crazy”
How do we get ahead of crazy if we don’t know how crazy thinks? Two FBI agents (Jonathan Groff & Holt McCallany) set out on a groundbreaking investigative odyssey to discover the answers.
Netflix just shared the final trailer for their original series “Mindhunter”, which will premiere globally this coming Friday, October 13, 2017.
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.”
A nice surprise is that in addition to the series being directed by David Fincher (Fight Club, Alien3, Se7en, Zodiac), The Amityville Horror’s Andrew Douglas also helmed an episode, as well as Asif Kapadia (Amy, Senna), and Tobias Lindholm (A War, A Hijacking).
“Mindhunter” features Jonathan Groff (Looking), Holt McCallanay (Sully), Anna Torv (Fringe) and Hannah Gross (Unless).
Fincher, Joshua Donen (Gone Girl, The Quick and the Dead) Charlize Theron (Girlboss, Hatfields & McCoys) and Cean Chaffin (Gone Girl, Fight Club) are Executive Producers.
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Mike Mignola’s ‘Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal’ Getting a TV Series from Echoverse
The novel Grim Death and Bill The Electrocuted Criminal from Thomas E. Sniegoski (The Fallen) and acclaimed artist/author Mike Mignola (Hellboy) was turned into a podcast by Echoverse alongside Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting last year, and Variety reports this week that Grim Death is now being turned into a television series.
Grim Death and Bill The Electrocuted Criminal is a darkly-comedic story about a man named Bentley who, in order to release his parents from purgatory, has agreed to work for Death avenging those who have been killed before their time. Aiding him in his supernatural quest is Bentley’s acerbic butler Pym, head-strong journalist Gwen, and nearly-dead sidekick Bill.
Variety reports that Grim Death is in development as a television series from Echoverse, which will “either be a standard show or one optimized for the short-form vertical viewing market.”
The outlet notes, “The podcast, which debuted on Cineverse’s Bloody Disgusting in 2025, received many accolades, including being a 2026 Podcast Showcase Selection at the Tribeca Festival; winning Best Fiction Podcast and Best Fiction Podcast Writing at the Communicator Awards; taking bronze for Best Drama Podcast at New York Festivals Radio Awards; and more.”
“From the minute we read the novel, we thought Tom and Mike had created something unique and special,” Echoverse president Mark Stern said in a statement shared by Variety. “Seeing the incredible response the audio-drama has received — not just from fans, but from critics — only confirmed that. We couldn’t be more excited to see this richly textured world become a compelling television series, hopefully with this superlative cast reprising their roles.”
Mike Mignola and Thomas E. Sniegoski will executive produce the upcoming TV series.