Hamilton's Jonathan Groff Set to Star in Mindhunter for Netflix

Broadway favorite Jonathan Groff has been tapped to star in Netflix’s upcoming series Mindhunter, according to TVLine. The drama is created and co-executive produced by Gone Girl director David Fincher. No word yet on who the Hamilton standout will play.

Fincher will executive produce alongside Charlize Theron. Joe Penhall, a playwright whose works include Sunny Afternoon, Birthday, Dumb Show and Blue/Orange, will pen the project.

Groff, who plays King George in Hamilton, won three Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards and was nominated for a Tony Award for playing Melchoir in Spring Awakening. Other stage credits include Hair, The Bacchae, The Submission, The Singing Forest, Prayer for My Enemy, A New Brain, Deathtrap and Red. Groff starred in the HBO series Looking and will appear in the upcoming feature-length conclusion.

The series is based on the 1996 non-fiction book Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker, which followed Douglas’ numerous investigations as he chased notorious serial killers and rapists.