Perfect timing for a binge watching too.
Finished Narcos? Laughed your head off at Big Mouth? Seen all of the Coen Brothers western saga The Ballad of Buster Scruggs?
Well, we’ve got good news for you because Netflix have a brand new true crime documentary series arriving very soon and just like Part One of Making A Murderer, it’s being released just in time for a Christmas binge.
In a story that gained national attention with John Grisham’s (The Client, The Firm) best-selling non-fiction book, The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town, Netflix’s new six-part documentary series The Innocent Man focuses on two murders that shook the small town of Ada, Oklahoma, in the 1980s — and the controversial chain of events that followed.
Directed by Clay Tweel (Finders Keepers, Gleason, Out of Omaha), The Innocent Man includes interviews with victims’ friends and families, Ada residents, attorneys, journalists, and others involved in the cases. Grisham also appears, as does attorney Barry Scheck, co-director of the Innocence Project.
Ahead of its release, director Clay Tweel has said: “As a filmmaker I often find that the best stories are the ones we tell ourselves, but what surprised me was the extent to which that idea also permeates the criminal justice system. By re-examining these old cases I hope that viewers will identify the biases involved, even their own.”
Executive producer John Grisham commented: “The documentary series of The Innocent Man is gripping, compelling, and ultimately just as heart-breaking as the book. Though I know the story well, I can’t wait to watch it again.”
The Innocent Man is released on Netflix on 14 December an with a team this good behind it, it’s bound to be the next addiction for fans of the true crime genre.
Christmas binge watch? Netflix has you sorted.
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