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Kelly) to deep dives into smaller cases ( Making A Murderer, How to Fix a Drug Scandal, The Staircase). Farrow, Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer, Surviving R. And that’s not to mention the near-daily debut of new specials on broadcast and cable that examine true crime in some way, shape or form.įor this roundup, though, we’ve decided to focus on the true-crime docuseries that dig a little deeper into cases both famous and relatively unknown, from examinations into well-known public figures ( Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, Allen v. Peacock gets in on the action with John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise, which premieres on March 25 IMDb TV will stream five-part docuseries Moment Of Truth, about the murder of basketball legend Michael Jordan’s father James, starting on April 2 This Is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist drops on Netflix on April 7 and on April 18, Starz unleashes Confronting a Serial Killer from Joe Berlinger (Emmy winner for 1996 documentary film Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills).

Netflix, Hulu, and HBO Max are already frequent contributors to the true-crime discourse, and the trend isn’t slowing. So today, instead of mega-popular TV newsmagazines like Dateline and other shows holding down the true-crime fort, we also have podcasts, streaming services, and even entire networks devoted to in-depth reporting on real-life cases. The National Enquirer became popular when it printed gruesome details from criminal cases, and the macabre appeal of not only learning about horrific crimes, but also examining the psychology of those who perpetrate them and honoring the victims is more popular than ever. While it might seem like the proliferation of true-crime in pop culture has been a trend of the last five or ten years, in reality the genre has been a staple for at least the last 100.

(Photo by Netflix) The 50 Best True-Crime Docuseries

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