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Netflix’s “Mindhunter” on Hold Due to David Fincher’s Schedule; Cast Released from Contracts
Netflix‘s true crime-based “Mindhunter” returned for its second season this past August, nearly two years after the first season premiered on the streaming service, and it looks like the wait for a third season may end up being just as long – and that may be a best case scenario.
Deadline reports that the future of “Mindhunter” is in question due to David Fincher‘s schedule, with the cast of the Netflix series – that includes Holt McCallany, Jonathan Groff and Anna Torv – now being released from their contracts so they can join other projects.
“David is focused on directing his first Netflix film Mank and on producing the second season of Love, Death and Robots,” a Netflix spokesperson said this week. “He may revisit Mindhunter again in the future, but in the meantime felt it wasn’t fair to the actors to hold them from seeking other work while he was exploring new work of his own.”
What does this mean? Well, it doesn’t mean that “Mindhunter” is dead in the water but rather on hold for now, though it’s important to raise the possibly of the cast signing on for other television shows while they wait for Fincher’s schedule to free up. If that was happen with one or more of the main stars, it certainly *could* mean that “Mindhunter” could come to an end.
Deadline notes, “According to sources, the cast love working with Fincher and most if not all would be willing to come back for another season but they may be tied to another series.”
At the very least, it sounds like we may be waiting a while.
Season two of “Batman: Caped Crusader“, Prime Video’s animated noir series from DC Studios, Warner Bros. Animation, Bad Robot Productions, and 6th & Idaho, is officially set to arrive next month.
Prime Video will premiere all ten episodes of season two on Friday, July 31.
“Batman: Caped Crusader” is a hard-boiled look at the vigilante’s early years, reimagined by J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves, Bruce Timm, Sam Register, and Ed Brubaker.
“Welcome to Gotham City, where the corrupt outnumber the good, criminals run rampant, and law-abiding citizens live in a constant state of fear. Forged in the fire of tragedy, wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne becomes something both more and less than human—The Batman.
“His one-man crusade for justice attracts unexpected allies within the GCPD and City Hall, but his heroic actions spawn deadly, unforeseen ramifications.”
The new premiere date comes with a suitably dark first look at some of Gotham’s denizens, including Edward Nygma, Carrie Kelly, and Roxy Rocket, who will be featured in the upcoming season.
Returning voice cast includes Hamish Linklater as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Jamie Chung as Harley Quinn/Harleen Quinzel, Jason Watkins as Alfred Pennyworth, Eric Morgan Stuart as Commissioner Jim Gordon, Krystal Joy Brown as Barbara Gordon, Michelle C. Bonilla as Renee Montoya, and Bumper Robinson as Lucius Fox.
Executive producers J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves, and Bruce Timm are back for “Batman: Caped Crusader” Season 2. James Tucker, Geoffrey Thorne, Sarah Geismer, Rachel Rusch Rich, and Sam Register also executive produce.
You can catch up on season one now on Prime Video. Our own Daniel Kurland described this noir series as having more in common with EC Horror Comics than DC Comics.
He wrote that the series‘ “immersion into EC Comics ideology and a true indulgence in horror is a superpower that’s more fascinating and dangerous than any WayneTech gadget or Kryptonite-powered super-suit.”
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