If you like suspenseful thrillers like the series starring Jeffrey Dahmer and Lyle and Erik Menendez, you’ll shiver at this Netflix series that delves into the psychology of criminals.
True crime series are addictive for good reasons: telling true and often sordid stories, they succeed in satisfying our curiosity and scaring us by confronting us with the horror of the human psyche. It is therefore not surprising that series like Monsterswhose first season focused on Jeffrey Dahmer (also known as Dahmer) and the second focuses on Lyle and Erik Menéndez, are successes.
If you are fond of this kind of sticky thriller and are waiting for season 3 of MonstersNetflix is full of series to keep you waiting. One of them, consisting of only two seasons, was produced by an acclaimed filmmaker and has been critically acclaimed. It is available on the streaming platform if you have already finished both seasons of Monsters and you’re looking for something else to sink your teeth into.
Unlike the series centered on Dahmer and the Menendez brothers, Mindhunter takes the perspective of police officers. Produced by David Fincher and Charlize Theron, the series is set in 1977, just before criminal psychology was studied and profiling existed within the FBI. Two agents and a psychologist interview several serial killers across the United States to try to understand their personalities and advance research in behavioral sciences and criminology. With one goal: to solve more criminal cases.
In the casting of MindhunterJonathan Groff (Hamilton, Glee) and Holt McCallany (Fight Club, Alien 3) form the trio of investigators with Anna Torv (Fringe, The Last of Us). Over the course of two sticky and distressing seasons, but also extremely precise in their writing, Netflix subscribers will be able to discover very real criminals: Edmund Kemper (accused of ten murders), Dennis Rader (the BTK killer), but also Charles Manson (the one from the famous criminal sect), Richard Speck and Elmer Vayne Henley Jr.
While both seasons have been critically acclaimed and audiences regularly demand a sequel on social media, David Fincher has confirmed that there will be no season 3. However, that’s no reason not to immerse yourself in its disturbing atmosphere and polished writing, since the 19 episodes of Mindhunter are still available on Netflix.