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A meticulous, slow-burning descent into obsession that feels like piecing together a puzzle that may never be solved.
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Mindhunter
A cold, methodical descent into the minds of killers, told through hushed interviews and bureaucratic frustration.
About 2017–2019 American television series
Genres drama, crime, thriller, LGBT-related
Created by Joe Penhall
Starring Anna Torv, Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Joseph Cross, Cameron Britton, Hannah Gross, Michael Cerveris, Cotter Smith
Length 2 seasons, 19 episodes, 50 min each
Network Netflix
Country United States
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