{"id":13034,"date":"2026-07-22T00:06:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T19:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13034"},"modified":"2026-07-22T00:06:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T19:06:40","slug":"mindhunter-meets-scarpetta-in-netflixs-upcoming-psychological-thriller-from-the-russos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13034","title":{"rendered":"Mindhunter Meets Scarpetta In Netflix&#8217;s Upcoming Psychological Thriller From The Russos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Although Netflix\u2019s next psychological thriller looks like a killer blend of <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/tv-show\/scarpetta\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Scarpetta<\/strong><\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/tv-show\/mindhunter\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Mindhunter<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, this adaptation of a bestselling novel has one thing that both those earlier hits were missing. <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/the-rockford-files-david-boreanaz-reboot-franchise\/\" target=\"_blank\">Network TV cop dramas remain as big as ever<\/a>, but streaming services have taken over the cultural conversation when it comes to psychological thrillers. While network TV procedurals like <em>Hannibal<\/em> and<em> Criminal Minds<\/em> were once the cream of the crop when it came to psychological thrillers, the binge-watching model allows Netflix, Apple TV, Prime Video, and HBO Max to outdo these earlier hits.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Netflix has campy entries into the genre like <em>You<\/em> and<em> The Hunting Wives<\/em>, but also darker, more haunting acclaimed psychological thrillers like <em>Mindhunter<\/em>, produced by <em>Zodiac<\/em> director David Fincher. Based on the non-fiction book <em>Mindhunter: Inside the FBI&#8217;s Elite Serial Crime Unit<\/em>, <em>Mindhunter<\/em> followed the fictional agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench as they established the FBI\u2019s real-life Behavioral Science Unit, interviewing notorious serial killers and mass murderers in an attempt to work out what made them kill.<\/p>\n<p>While <em>Mindhunter<\/em> was noted for its subtle storytelling and its grim, gritty tone, <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/scarpetta-show-ai-janet-twist-book-change-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prime Video\u2019s more recent hit <em>Scarpetta<\/em><\/a> was a very different brand of psychological thriller. Adapted from author Patricia Cornwell\u2019s long-running series of bestselling novels, this murder mystery starred Nicole Kidman as the titular forensic pathologist, a brooding anti-heroine who returns to her old post after a murderer she put behind bars decades earlier seemingly emerges to kill again. Never one to be outdone, Netflix now has <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/the-whisper-man\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>The Whisper Man<\/strong><\/em><\/a><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong>on the way, a psychological thriller that effectively blends these two premises.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-whisper-man-rsquo-s-movie-format-makes-netflix-rsquo-s-psychological-thriller-self-contained\">\n                        The Whisper Man\u2019s Movie Format Makes Netflix\u2019s Psychological Thriller Self-Contained<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape mobile-optimized\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robert-de-niro-s-peter-with-his-hand-on-the-shoulder-of-adam-scott-s-tom-looking-distraught-in-the-whisper-man.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;David Lee\\\/Netflix&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robert-de-niro-s-peter-with-his-hand-on-the-shoulder-of-adam-scott-s-tom-looking-distraught-in-the-whisper-man.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robert-de-niro-s-peter-with-his-hand-on-the-shoulder-of-adam-scott-s-tom-looking-distraught-in-the-whisper-man.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robert-de-niro-s-peter-with-his-hand-on-the-shoulder-of-adam-scott-s-tom-looking-distraught-in-the-whisper-man.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robert-de-niro-s-peter-with-his-hand-on-the-shoulder-of-adam-scott-s-tom-looking-distraught-in-the-whisper-man.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robert-de-niro-s-peter-with-his-hand-on-the-shoulder-of-adam-scott-s-tom-looking-distraught-in-the-whisper-man.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robert-de-niro-s-peter-with-his-hand-on-the-shoulder-of-adam-scott-s-tom-looking-distraught-in-the-whisper-man.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Robert De Niro's Peter with his hand on the shoulder of Adam Scott's Tom looking distraught in The Whisper Man\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robert-de-niro-s-peter-with-his-hand-on-the-shoulder-of-adam-scott-s-tom-looking-distraught-in-the-whisper-man.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robert-de-niro-s-peter-with-his-hand-on-the-shoulder-of-adam-scott-s-tom-looking-distraught-in-the-whisper-man.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Robert De Niro&#8217;s Peter with his hand on the shoulder of Adam Scott&#8217;s Tom looking distraught in The Whisper Man<\/figcaption><small class=\"body-img-caption\">David Lee\/Netflix<\/small><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Based on the novel of the same name by author Alex North, <em>The Whisper Man<\/em> is produced by Joe and Anthony Russo and comes from director James Ashcroft, fresh off the back of two critically acclaimed psychological thrillers, 2021\u2019s <em>Coming Home in the Dark <\/em>and 2024\u2019s <em>The Rule of Jenny Pen<\/em>.<em> The Whisper Man<\/em> stars Adam Scott as Tom Kennedy, a crime writer who reluctantly turns to his estranged father, Robert De Niro\u2019s retired cop Detective Inspector Pete Willis, when Tom\u2019s son is abducted by the eponymous serial killer.<\/p>\n<p>While Tom is loath to involve his father in the investigation, Pete was the one who put the Whisper Man behind bars years earlier, meaning he\u2019s the only one who can stop the killer this time around. Of course, this leaves De Niro\u2019s troubled retiree wondering whether he caught the wrong man the first time around, which is exactly the moral quandary that <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/scarpetta-season-2-avoid-ending-mistake\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Scarpetta<\/em>\u2019s title character faced in season 1<\/a> of the Prime Video series.<\/p>\n<p>With its focus on mismatched criminal profilers working together to stop serial killers and an aging protagonist looking back on their years in law enforcement with regret and worry,<em> The Whisper Man<\/em> is a perfect mix of <em>Mindhunter<\/em> and <em>Scarpetta<\/em>. Add in a superb supporting cast that includes <em>True Detective<\/em>\u2019s Michelle Monaghan, <em>Zodiac<\/em>\u2019s John Carroll Lynch, and <em>Midnight Mass<\/em>\u2019s breakout star Hamish Linklater, and Netflix has all the ingredients of a perfect psychological thriller.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"netflix-rsquo-s-psychological-thrillers-often-struggle-with-endings\">\n                        Netflix\u2019s Psychological Thrillers Often Struggle With Endings<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape mobile-optimized\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/joe-goldberg-penn-badgley-lurking-in-you-season-4.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/joe-goldberg-penn-badgley-lurking-in-you-season-4.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/joe-goldberg-penn-badgley-lurking-in-you-season-4.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/joe-goldberg-penn-badgley-lurking-in-you-season-4.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/joe-goldberg-penn-badgley-lurking-in-you-season-4.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/joe-goldberg-penn-badgley-lurking-in-you-season-4.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/joe-goldberg-penn-badgley-lurking-in-you-season-4.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) lurking in You season 4\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/joe-goldberg-penn-badgley-lurking-in-you-season-4.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/joe-goldberg-penn-badgley-lurking-in-you-season-4.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, the streaming service also has a secret weapon up its sleeve with this series, and it is one that might have saved <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/scarpetta-critics-audience-reception-worse-than-reacher\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Scarpatta<\/em> season 1 from the mixed reviews<\/a> that the show received upon release. <em>The Whisper Man<\/em> is a movie instead of a miniseries, meaning Ashcroft won\u2019t have to pad out his story with endless red herrings and subplots to drag out the runtime.<\/p>\n<p>This is superb news for fans of the genre, since many of Netflix\u2019s psychological thrillers would arguably have been better off as standalone movies. At the very least, almost all the streaming service\u2019s best entries into the genre undeniably struggle with endings, unsure of whether to tell a standalone self-contained story or leave the door open for a potential follow-up. This often results in shows that are either left unfinished, like <em>Mindhunter<\/em>, dragged out for too long, like the Caroline Kepnes adaptation <em>You<\/em>, or that add cliffhangers to justify their season 2 renewals, like <em>The Hunting Wives<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>All the shows listed above are superb, but all of them would also have been even better if they had a preordained ending when they began. Whether it is <em>You\u2019<\/em>s goofy sojourn to England in season 4 or <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/the-hunting-wives-netflix-thriller-show-binge\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Hunting Wives <\/em>introducing a major twist<\/a> in its literal closing minutes to justify a renewal, too many Netflix psychological thrillers feel unsure about their endings thanks to their miniseries format.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-whisper-man-can-bring-back-an-iconic-psychological-thriller-trend\">\n                        The Whisper Man Can Bring Back An Iconic Psychological Thriller Trend<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape mobile-optimized\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/morgan-freeman-as-alex-cross-looking-at-pictures-in-kiss-the-girls.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/morgan-freeman-as-alex-cross-looking-at-pictures-in-kiss-the-girls.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/morgan-freeman-as-alex-cross-looking-at-pictures-in-kiss-the-girls.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/morgan-freeman-as-alex-cross-looking-at-pictures-in-kiss-the-girls.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/morgan-freeman-as-alex-cross-looking-at-pictures-in-kiss-the-girls.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/morgan-freeman-as-alex-cross-looking-at-pictures-in-kiss-the-girls.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/morgan-freeman-as-alex-cross-looking-at-pictures-in-kiss-the-girls.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross looking at pictures in Kiss the Girls\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/morgan-freeman-as-alex-cross-looking-at-pictures-in-kiss-the-girls.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/morgan-freeman-as-alex-cross-looking-at-pictures-in-kiss-the-girls.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross looking at pictures in Kiss the Girls.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The fact that <em>The Whisper Man<\/em> won\u2019t be a miniseries is good news in terms of the likelihood of the movie providing viewers with a satisfying story instead of a frustrating cliffhanger. However, it is also a fun chance for Netflix to bring back a \u201890s pop culture trend that has largely died out thanks to the popularity of psychological thriller shows on streaming services.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the \u201890s, after the success of <em>Silence of the Lambs <\/em>and<em> Se7en<\/em>, serial killer thriller novels were routinely turned into movies rather than TV shows. Whether they were direct novel adaptations like <em>Kiss The Girls<\/em>, <em>Along Came A Spider<\/em>, <em>Taking Lives<\/em>, and <em>The Bone Collector<\/em> or original stories like<em> The Cell <\/em>and<em> Copycat<\/em>, these serial killer thrillers were a perfect stepping stone between <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/scream-7-success-franchise-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\">slasher horrors like the <em>Scream<\/em> movies<\/a> and conventional cop thrillers that are less gory and unsettling.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"w-promotion-offer promo-article-content-3\/4-depth w-promotion-widget\" data-popup=\"false\" data-sentinel-tracking=\"false\" style=\"min-height: 250px;\" data-promotion-zone=\"TmV3c2xldHRlciBBcnRpY2xlIENvbnRlbnQgV2lkZ2V0\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n                                        <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/assets\/promotions.bde7f662.css\"\/>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The serial killer thriller movie effectively died out as a genre in the mid to late 2000s after the box office failure of Fincher\u2019s <em>Zodiac<\/em>, but this trend is overdue for a comeback twenty years later. <em>The Whisper Man<\/em>\u2019s starry cast and its killer premise are exactly the sort of combination that would have done big business at the box office in the \u201890s, and the movie\u2019s success could prove that psychological thrillers don\u2019t always need to stick to the miniseries format to succeed in the genre in 2026.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"the-whisper-man-netflix-best-casts\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/the-whisper-man-netflix-best-casts\/\"><br \/>\n                        <img width=\"440\" height=\"248\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kate Winslet as Marianne 'Mare' Sheehan in season 1 of Mare of Easttown\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kate-winslet-as-marianne-mare-sheehan-in-season-1-of-mare-of-easttown.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kate-winslet-as-marianne-mare-sheehan-in-season-1-of-mare-of-easttown.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/the-whisper-man-netflix-best-casts\/\" title=\"Netflix's 'Mindhunter Meets Mare Of Easttown' Thriller Has One Of Its Best Casts Ever\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tNetflix&#8217;s &#8216;Mindhunter Meets Mare Of Easttown&#8217; Thriller Has One Of Its Best Casts Ever<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Netflix&#8217;s starry upcoming psychological thriller mixes Mindhunter with Mare of Easttown to provide a serial killer story that is truly fresh.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>While the psychological thriller shows on Netflix can be a lot of fun, sometimes, viewers want something leaner and meaner from the genre. Thus, the streaming service\u2019s decision to turn<em><strong> The Whisper Man<\/strong><\/em>\u2019s promising blend of <em><strong>Scarpetta <\/strong><\/em>and<em><strong> Mindhunter<\/strong><\/em> into a one-off movie instead of a miniseries could prove to be the perfect choice.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card type-screen large\" data-show-streamrentbuy-links=\"true\" data-include-community-rating=\"true\" id=\"a868-4411-ac68cf77560e\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content\">\n<div class=\"display-card-content image-column\">\n<p>                        <!--    Rating block community and brand ratings --><br \/>\n                        <!--  Image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img \" data-stnl-group-once=\"UWQlnFR4es\">\n<div class=\"body-img portrait \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-article-square\" 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