According to TVLine, the move comes due to scheduling conflicts at producer David Fincher's end. A Netflix rep released a statement confirming the same,"David is focused on directing his first Netflix film Mank and on producing the second season of Love, Death and Robots."
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There is a silver lining to this, though. The show has not been outright cancelled and according to the rep, "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.”
The psychological thriller, based loosely on actual FBI interactions with serial killers, revolves around two FBI agents and a psychologist, working together to better understand serial killers' motives.
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With the streaming giant exploring the crime thriller/psychological thriller genre more - series like You and Conversations with a Killer have been doing really well - this decision comes as a surprise.
Here's hoping Mindhunter gets renewed and with a cast that does the original justice.
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