'Mindhunter' Season 2 Story Revealed

**Spoilers ahead**

By now, you’ve been hearing the steady buzz that has been building around David Fincher‘s Netflix series “Mindhunter.” Based on a true story, the series takes viewers to the 1970s, where a pair of FBI agents start interviewing serial killers to try and establish a catalog of behaviors and traits that they share, to understand their methodology to help solve crimes and prevent them happening in the future. It’s riveting stuff, and in the first season, the duo delve into the dark minds of notorious murderers like Ed Kemper and Richard Speck. Where will the story go in season two? Well, not in the direction you might be thinking.

All throughout season one, a narrative thread establishes the emergence of what looks to be Dennis Rader aka the BTK Killer (the acronym stands for Bind, Torture, Kill). The intriguing thing about this particular criminal, is that his killings started in 1974 — a few years before the start of “Mindhunter” — and he wasn’t arrested until 2005. Moreover, Rader took long stretches between killings. In some ways, the BTK Killer is the kind of sequence killer that even the most established methodology can’t snare. However, it looks like he will continue to be background for now.

Chatting with Billboard, Fincher revealed that the second season will tackle a different set of crimes. “Next year we’re looking at the Atlanta child murders, so we’ll have a lot more African-American music which will be nice. The music will evolve. It’s intended to support what’s happening with the show and for the show to evolve radically between seasons,” he said.

Between 1979 and 1981, 28 African-American children, adolescents and adults were killed, with Wayne Williams eventually convicted for two of the murders, and held responsible for the rest of the crimes. However, Williams has always maintained his innocence, with his lawyers and even some law enforcement officials believing the real perpetrator(s) got away. That will certainly be an intriguing twist to bring into the series. Even more, the FBI agent upon which Jonathan Groff‘s Holden Ford is based, was officially reprimanded for how he handled things during the case.

We can’t wait and it sounds like “Mindhunter” is going offer lots more to chew on next season. No word yet on when it arrives, but here’s hoping Fincher and co. are preparing for a 2018 debut. [via Collider]