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Ask any longtime Netflix subscriber to name some of the cancelled shows that they miss the most and would resurrect if they could, and I guarantee you one of the answers you’ll get over and over is a little show called . Created by David Fincher, Netflix’s TV series is based on the 1996 book , written by former special agent John Douglas and Mark Olshaker. During his career, Douglas pursued some of the most notorious serial killers and rapists, developing various profiling techniques to catch them.

The Netflix series became something of a cult favorite, partly because the show is as much about probing the darkest corners of the human psyche as it is a crime drama. Fincher confirmed to a French publication last year that there probably won’t ever be a third season of the show. “I’m very proud of the first two seasons,” he said in the interview with the French weekly newspaper .



“But it is a particularly expensive show and, in the eyes of Netflix, we did not attract a large enough audience to justify such an investment.” , meanwhile, is stepping up with a new docuseries that I’d argue is a consolation prize of sorts if you’re still missing . Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there.

By signing up, I agree to the and have reviewed the The new show has a similar name ( ) and is basically about the same sort of thing. From producers Dakota and Elle Fanning, as well as showrunner Dani Sloane, the focus here is on Dr. Ann Burgess — t.

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