Episode 1 sets the stage for their revolutionary idea: to understand how a killer thinks, you have to talk to them. This leads to the establishment of the FBI’s . Key Themes of Episode 1
Set in the late 1970s, Mindhunter follows FBI agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany), along with psychologist Wendy Carr (Anna Torv). In the premiere episode, the FBI is at a crossroads. Law enforcement is still using old-school methods to solve crimes, but Ford realizes that the "traditional" motives—money, revenge, or passion—don't explain the rise of increasingly erratic and gruesome murders. MindhunterS01E01720pHinEngTheMoviezFlixco_mkv
The show is based on the true-crime book Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker. Many of the cases and characters are based on the actual pioneers of profiling. Episode 1 sets the stage for their revolutionary