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Netflix and Charlize Theron team up on a stunt driving reality TV show
Netflix has unveiled a trailer for Hyperdrive, a reality show about elite street racers who test their limits in a 100-acre obstacle course. The series will feature 28 contestants from a variety of everyday backgrounds, including a law student, a delivery driver and a model. The course isn't child's play; it features death-defying challenges like a teeter-totter and a slide rail. The show's winner becomes the Hyperdrive champion, though it's unclear what the prize is.
David Fincher's 'Mindhunter' will return for season 2 on Netflix
David Fincher's first show for Netflix may have run into serious trouble, but his second is faring better. The streaming service has renewed the serial killer drama Mindhunter (which is also produced by Charlize Theron) for a second season less than two months after its mid-October debut. This wasn't a complete surprise when the show premiered to reviews that were almost entirely positive, but it's still good to hear if you can't get enough of open case investigations. There's no mention of a premiere date so far.
Watch the first trailer for David Fincher's next Netflix show
News broke in late 2015 that celebrated master of the cerebral thriller David Fincher would return to Netflix after producing cynical political series House of Cards -- but the new drama he's created with Charlize Theron stands to be a lot darker. Mindhunter follows an FBI agent's deep dive into the serial killers he's trying to track down, and its first trailer dropped today.
Netflix's next show from David Fincher is an FBI crime drama
Now that House of Cards has helped establish Netflix as a purveyor of serious television, director David Fincher is bringing along another series to the streaming service together: Mindhunter, an FBI serial crime thriller. As Deadline reports, Fincher and executive producer Charlize Theron have been working on the show for some time. It's based on the book Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit, which centers on John Douglas, a former special agent. He's been the inspiration for plenty of famous characters, including both Will Graham and Jack Crawford from several Thomas Harris' (Hannibal, The Silence of the Lambs) books. Just like with House of Cards, Fincher will likely direct. He's also signed on a playwright, Joe Penhall, to craft the series. Given that Fincher is the guy who brought us Seven and Zodiac, this will likely be one crime show to keep an eye on.[Photo credit: Joel Ryan/Invision/AP]
