Scripted series · Netflix
MINDHUNTER
History. Pattern. Profile.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jonathan Groff
Holden Ford
19 eps
Holt McCallany
Bill Tench
19 eps
Hannah Gross
Debbie Mitford
10 eps
Anna Torv
Wendy Carr
19 eps
Stacey Roca
Nancy Tench
12 eps
Cotter Smith
Unit Chief Shepard
11 eps
Joe Tuttle
Gregg Smith
10 eps
David H. Holmes
Cody Miller
1 eps
Julia Crockett
Sissy Miller
1 eps
Jordan Gelber
Peter Rathman
1 eps
Thomas Philip O'Neill
Leo Buchanan
1 eps
Peter Murnik
Detective Carver
2 eps
Joseph Cross
Benjamin Barnwright
2 eps
Jesse C. Boyd
Frank Janderman
2 eps
Happy Anderson
Jerry Brudos
2 eps
Marc Kudisch
Roger Wade
2 eps
Duke Lafoon
Detective Chambers
2 eps
Michael Park
Peter Dean
2 eps
Patrick Jordan
Prison Employee
2 eps
George R. Sheffey
John Boylen
2 eps
Alex Morf
Detective Ocasek
3 eps
Katherine Banks
Joanne
3 eps
Cameron Britton
Edmund Kemper
4 eps
Don O. Knowlton
Father Monaghan
2 eps
Drew Seltzer
Dale Harmon
2 eps
Nate Corddry
Detective Art Spencer
4 eps
Sean Cullen
Director Webster
2 eps
Beau Baxter
DA Slaton
2 eps
Lauren Glazier
Kay Manz
8 eps
Sierra Aylina McClain
Tanya Clifton
4 eps
Albert Jones
Jim Barney
8 eps
Regi Davis
Mayor Jackson
3 eps
Emily Bergl
Mavis Leland
2 eps
Christopher Livingstone
Wayne Williams
3 eps
Zachary Scott Ross
Brian Tench
10 eps
Erik Jensen
Dr. Moritz
3 eps
Paul Carafotes
Rod
2 eps
June Carryl
Camille Bell
5 eps
Megan McQuillan
Harriet
2 eps
Christopher Grove
AD Wyman
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How MINDHUNTER actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
MINDHUNTER reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 19 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201710 episodes
7.8IMDbBest episode · S01E10 Episode 10
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20199 episodes
8.0IMDbThe Behavioral Science Unit's killer instincts move from theory into action when the FBI joins in a high-profile hunt for a serial child murderer.
Best episode · S02E09 Episode 9
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E10
Episode 10
The team cracks under pressure from an in-house review. Holden's bold style elicits a confession but puts his career, relationships and health at risk.
- Directed by David Fincher
S02E09
Episode 9
The investigation zeroes in on a prime suspect who proves surprisingly adept at manipulating a volatile situation to his advantage.
- Directed by Carl Franklin
S02E08
Episode 8
Red tape hinders Holden's plan to narrow his suspect pool. A weary and heartsick Bill tries to connect with his son. Wendy rethinks her relationship.
- Directed by Carl Franklin
S02E05
Episode 5
Bill's devastating family situation spills over during his interview with Holden's holy-grail subject: Charles Manson. Wendy's new romance heats up.
- Directed by Andrew Dominik
S02E02
Episode 2
To glean insight into the elusive BTK killer, Bill and Holden interview the Son of Sam, who makes a startling admission.
- Directed by David Fincher
S01E05
Episode 5
Holden and Bill return to a perplexing case in Pennsylvania where a set of clues leading in multiple directions leaves no shortage of suspects.
- Directed by Tobias Lindholm
- Written by Jennifer Haley
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Joe Penhall
Showrunner
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Courtenay Miles
Executive producer
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Jennifer Erwin
Executive producer
Charlize Theron
Executive producer
Joshua Donen
Executive producer
Ceán Chaffin
Executive producer
David Fincher
Executive producer
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Beth Kono
Executive producer
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Jennifer Haley
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Mark WinemakerProducer
- Courtenay MilesExecutive Producer
- Liz HannahProducer
- Jennifer ErwinExecutive Producer
- Jim DavidsonProducer
- Charlize TheronExecutive Producer
Writing
- Jennifer HaleyWriter
- Joe PenhallWriter
Direction
- Andrew DouglasDirector
- Asif KapadiaDirector
- Carl FranklinDirector
- Andrew DominikDirector
- Tobias LindholmDirector
- David FincherDirector
Cinematography
- Erik MesserschmidtDirector of Photography
- Christopher ProbstDirector of Photography
Music
- Jason HillOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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