Mindhunter
Shares rank 39 of 60 TV series by recommenders
Recommended as one of Netflix's best shows, with strong first seasons. Common caveat: quality drops in later seasons.
Recommended as one of Netflix's best shows, with strong first seasons. Common caveat: quality drops in later seasons.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Among Netflix's best shows
“Department Q and Mindhunter are only two that I think of that were decent.”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Warner Bros Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix” “Orange is the New Black, Mindhunter, Squid Game, Adolescence”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Warner Bros Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix” “Mindhunter was probably the last really good show they had.”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Warner Bros Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Quality drops after first seasons
“First few seasons Netflix keeps it together before crapping the bed”
Comment from 27 Mar 2026 in “Netflix raises prices for every subscription tier by up to 12.5 percent” Good but not exceptional
“Mindhunter, Dahmer, House of Cards were something I liked but nothing beyond that”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Warner Bros Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix”
Other TV series people recommend
The four most recommended other TV series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halt and Catch Fire | 166 | 20 | 89% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Babylon 5 | 86 | 21 | 80% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Silicon Valley (TV series) | 52 | 1 | 98% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Andor | 52 | 5 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| MindhunterThis page | 9 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“First few seasons Netflix keeps it together before crapping the bed”
“Orange is the New Black, Mindhunter, Squid Game, Adolescence”
“Mindhunter, Dahmer, House of Cards were something I liked but nothing beyond that”
“Mindhunter was probably the last really good show they had.”
“Department Q and Mindhunter are only two that I think of that were decent.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.