Hulu has ordered Mastermind, a documentary series about a member of the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit who revolutionized the way law enforcement investigates serial killers.
Mastermind is a four-parter on Dr. Ann Burgess, the architect of the FBI’s “mindhunter” method that was made famous by the fictionalized Wendy Carr character in the 2017 Netflix limited series.
It’s from Ross Dinerstein’s Campfire Studios (Hulu’s WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn), along with Executive Producers Lesley Chilcott and Rebecca Halpern (Helter Skelter: An American Myth), Executive Producers Dakota and Elle Fanning, and director Abby Fuller (Chef’s Table, Dear…).
A date for the docuseries is forthcoming. Burgess spent her career interviewing and studying convicted serial killers, gleaning insight to apply to unsolved cases.
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