Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer
{{Short description|American true crime documentary series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox television
| image =
| image_size =
| genre = Documentary
| director = Abby Fuller
| writer =
| opentheme =
| country = United States
| num_seasons =
| num_episodes = 3
| music =
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Abby Fuller
- Elle Fanning
- Dakota Fanning
- Ross M. Dinerstein
- Dani Sloane
- Rebecca Halpern
- Lesley Chilcott
- Rebecca Evans
}}
| producer =
| cinematography =
| editor =
| language = English
| runtime =
| company = {{Plainlist|
- Campfire Studios
- Lewellen Pictures
}}
| network = Hulu
| released = {{Start date|2024|07|11}}
}}
Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer is a 2024 American documentary series directed and produced by Abby Fuller. It explores the career of Ann Burgess, focusing on her work at the FBI developing means of tracking serial killers and other violent criminals based on her novel research into their behaviors.
It had its world premiere at Tribeca Festival on June 7, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://tribecafilm.com/films/mastermind-to-think-like-a-killer-2024|title=Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer|website=Tribeca Festival|access-date=June 9, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/tribeca-festival-2024-tv-lineup-jake-gyllenhaal-presumed-innocent-walking-dead-1235888648/|title= Tribeca Festival Sets 2024 TV Lineup: Jake Gyllenhaal's 'Presumed Innocent', New Season Premieres 'My Brilliant Friend', 'The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Jill|last=Goldsmith|date=April 18, 2024|access-date=June 9, 2024}} It premiered on July 11, 2024, on Hulu.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/mastermind-to-think-like-a-killer-trailer-exclusive-elle-dakota-fanning-hulu-8657578|title=Watch the exclusive trailer for Elle and Dakota Fanning's true crime doc Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Jessica|last=Wang|date=June 4, 2024|access-date=June 9, 2024}}
Premise
The series explores the career of Ann Burgess, looking into her widely known and lesser-known cases. The series follows Burgess and her investigations at the FBI into serial killers and their victims.{{cite web|url=https://press.hulu.com/shows/mastermind-to-think-like-a-killer/|title=Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer|website=Hulu Publicity|access-date=June 9, 2024}}
Production
In April 2023, it was announced Abby Fuller would direct and executive produce alongside Elle Fanning and Dakota Fanning a documentary series revolving around Ann Burgess for Hulu, with Burgess serving as a consulting producer.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/hulu-mastermind-documentary-campfire-studios-dakota-elle-fanning-lewellen-pictures-1235598045/|title=Hulu Announces 'Mastermind' Documentary from Campfire Studios and Dakota and Elle Fanning's Lewellen Pictures|website=Variety|first=BreAnna|last=Bell|date=April 28, 2023|access-date=June 9, 2024}}
References
{{Reflist}}