7.8/109,540 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/13/2017
In 1977, frustrated FBI hostage negotiator Holden Ford finds an unlikely ally in veteran agent Bill Tench and begins studying a new class of murderer.
Director: David Fincher
Writer: Joe Penhall
8.5/108,434 votes#2 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/2017
Holden interviews the eerily articulate murderer Ed Kemper, but his research provokes negative feedback at the Bureau.
Director: David Fincher
Writer: Joe Penhall
8.2/107,533 votes#3 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2017
Dr. Wendy Carr joins Holden and Tench in their first success, when their insights lead to an arrest.
Director: Asif Kapadia
Writer: N/A
8.2/107,135 votes#4 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2017
Bill and Holden consult with Dr. Wendy Carr to begin classifying their subjects. They receive surprising news.
Director: Asif Kapadia
Writer: N/A
8.6/107,193 votes#5 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/2017
Holden and Bill return to a perplexing case in Pennsylvania where a set of clues leading in multiple directions leaves no shortage of suspects.
Director: Tobias Lindholm
Writer: Jennifer Haley
7.9/106,693 votes#6 - Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/2017
Wendy considers an offer. Holden and Bill struggle to communicate the meaning of their findings to the judicial system in the baffling Altoona case.
Director: Tobias Lindholm
Writer: N/A
8.2/106,597 votes#7 - Episode 7
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/13/2017
Wendy takes a career risk to relocate and join the team full time. Holden and Bill find it harder to keep the emotional intensity of work at bay.
Director: Andrew Douglas
Writer: N/A
8.1/106,503 votes#8 - Episode 8
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/13/2017
Bill and Wendy interview candidates for a fourth member of the team. Holden is intrigued by complaints about a school principal's odd habit.
Director: Andrew Douglas
Writer: N/A
8.5/106,658 votes#9 - Episode 9
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/13/2017
Holden's methods during a disturbing interview with mass murderer Richard Speck create dissension among the team and kick off an internal FBI probe.
Director: David Fincher
Writer: N/A
9.1/108,384 votes#10 - Episode 10
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/13/2017
The team cracks under pressure from an in-house review. Holden's bold style elicits a confession but puts his career, relationships and health at risk.
Director: David Fincher
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of MINDHUNTER Season 1
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An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.
Genres:DramaCrime
Network:Netflix
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "MINDHUNTER" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 9540 votes. Directed by David Fincher and written by Joe Penhall, it aired on 10/13/2017. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".