Mindhunter season 3: Has Netflix just quietly cancelled David Fincher's crime drama?

The series' future looks uncertain

Mindhunter fans are disappointed by the news that season three is on hold indefinitely.

Despite having garnered a devout following and rave reviews for both the first and second seasons, the Netflix crime-drama has been temporarily shelved after Deadline reported its cast – including Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany – has been released from their contracts.

A Netflix spokesperson also explained that the show’s Oscar-nominated co-director David Fincher is otherwise occupied with additional projects for the streaming service.

“David is focused on directing his first Netflix film, Mank, and on producing the second season of Love, Death and Robots," they said.

Fincher’s Mank will star Lily Collins and Gary Oldman in a biopic about Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman J Mankiewicz. The film is scheduled to be released later this year.

Mindhunter was originally planned to run for five seasons, but news of season three’s indefinite limbo has fans worried that it won’t be followed through – especially considering it wasn’t a big ratings hit for the streaming service.

The show stars Groff and Fight Club actor McCallany as FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench as they pioneer the development of modern serial-killer psychological profiling in 1970/80s America.

Seasons one and two are available to stream now – read our interview with McCallany here.