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.