Mindhunter boss says he’d be ‘honoured’ to return for season 3 after cast released from contracts
MINDHUNTER’S third season has been left in limbo after the entirety of the cast were released from their contracts – yet the boss has made his thoughts on his show future crystal clear.
Cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt didn’t appear too upbeat about plans for the latest instalment of Netflix’s FBI drama, yet was adamant it would be an “honour” to be involved.
The gritty TV series’ last instalment was released in August 2019 and fans have been left equally riveted and “horrified” by its serial killer scenes.
Erik told publication Collider of the struggles the show faces, particularly with the additional impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and said he “didn’t know” when quizzed about the likelihood of a third series.
He said: “I love working with David and adore the cast and the crew, and it’s been an incredible period of my life for certain.
“I’ve been really blessed to have the opportunity to work on it and contribute to it. It’s been particularly important and poignant in my career.
“But yeah, I don’t know. I don’t know what’s going on.”
The show follows the two FBI agents in the late 70s and 80s as they try to understand the twisted minds of America’s most dangerous serial killers in order to catch them.
During their dogged pursuit, they end up pioneering the development of modern-day serial killer profiling.
While season 2 focused on the Atlanta murders from 1979 to 1981, where 28 African American children, teens and adults were killed in the Georgian capital, the scariest part of the whole show was the presence of the BTK killer.
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The name stands for Bind, Torture, Kill, and he was one of the most sadistic killers in American history, responsible for the murder of a family and a string of women.
BTK worked at ADT Security Services where he installed security alarms in Wichita for people concerned about the killings.
While there’s not much gore in the show, Mindhunter’s final scene of the second series – potentially the last ever series – saw BTK strangling himself over the photos of his victims, after being exposed as a fan of erotic asphyxiation.