Two days ago, TheWrapbroke the newsthatQuentin Tarantinohad cast Australian actorDamon HerrimanasCharles MansoninOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood, but sources say he wasn’t the first auteur to have that idea, as Collider has exclusively learned thatDavid Fincheralready cast Herriman as Manson in the upcoming second season of Netflix’sMindhunter.
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Sources say that while Herriman will appear as a 1969-era Manson in the Tarantino film, his appearance inMindhunterwill be in the ’80s, when Manson was already behind bars. That lines up with previous reports that the second season will feature the Atlanta Child Murders, which took place between 1979 and 1981. Other serial killers expected to appear include theSon of Samand, of course, theBTK Killer, who popped up throughout the first season, though he was never mentioned by name.
Sources say that while Herriman’s casting in the Tarantino film was announced first, he was actually cast inMindhuntermuch earlier, and in fact, already shot his scenes in July. Either way, the fact that he booked projects from Fincher and Tarantino back-to-back should speak highly of his take on Manson. I mean, when masters of casting like Fincher and Tarantino vouch for you, who else do you need to impress in this town?
There’s no release date yet for the second season ofMindhunter, so it’s unclear whether it will debut beforeOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodon July 29, 2025. The first season ofMindhunterdebuted in October 2017, so while Netflix could try to have the series out by early summer, a more likely possibility may be a return in the fall. The two-year wouldn’t bethatmuchlonger than the wait between the first and second seasons of HBO’sTrue Detective, and that show didn’t have to release of its episodes all at once.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywoodboasts an impressive ensemble includingLeonardo DiCaprio,Brad Pitt,Margot RobbieandAl Pacino. While it does feature the murder ofSharon Tate, the film is hardly focused on Charles Manson, and the same can be said for the second season ofMindhunter, which is expected to spread the love, so to speak.
Herriman has already played a notorious criminal – Lindbergh baby kidnapperBruno HauptmanninClint Eastwood’sJ. Edgar. Best known for TV’sJustified, his feature credits includeRussell Crowe’s directorial debutThe Water Diviner,Julius Avery’s underrated gemSon of a GunandJosh Lawson’s acclaimed Aussie comedyThe Little Death. Herriman will soon be seen inJennifer Kent’sThe Nightingale, which is about to premiere at the Venice Film Festival. He also co-stars in the indieJudy and PunchoppositeMia Wasikowska. Herriman is represented by APA, Art/Work Entertainment and Australia’s LMCM.
