It might seem contradictory that the rise of short video clip popularity coincided with the popularity of long form journalism, but Netflix may be the common factor. The streaming network didn’t invent true crime documentation, but it helped shape the style, and keeps a vast repository of the hottest cold cases.
Real-life crime stories are riveting, whether the watcher is concerned about avoiding such events or solving them. There is something for every taste, from feature-length documentaries to full series. Not all crimes are equal under the laws of public opinion, but these are some of the most dangerously addictive true crime offerings currently available on Netflix.
Making a Murderer (2015)
Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi’s 10-part documentary on Steven Avery catapulted Netflix to the top of the True Crime streaming game. Making a Murderer spurred the fascination with the genre more than any other series. Avery served 18 years...
Real-life crime stories are riveting, whether the watcher is concerned about avoiding such events or solving them. There is something for every taste, from feature-length documentaries to full series. Not all crimes are equal under the laws of public opinion, but these are some of the most dangerously addictive true crime offerings currently available on Netflix.
Making a Murderer (2015)
Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi’s 10-part documentary on Steven Avery catapulted Netflix to the top of the True Crime streaming game. Making a Murderer spurred the fascination with the genre more than any other series. Avery served 18 years...
- 9/8/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
A retired detective from Wisconsin who sued Netflix for defamation after their depiction of him in Making a Murderer has lost his case. On Friday, according to the Associated Press, a judge ruled that the filmmakers behind the Netflix hit did not defame Andrew Colborn in the 2015 docu-series.
U.S. District Judge Brett Ludwig said that the documentary edits kept the gist of Colborn’s testimony and that he “failed to show that the streaming service or the filmmakers acted with malice toward him,” per the AP. An attorney for...
U.S. District Judge Brett Ludwig said that the documentary edits kept the gist of Colborn’s testimony and that he “failed to show that the streaming service or the filmmakers acted with malice toward him,” per the AP. An attorney for...
- 3/14/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
An unlicensed “Making a Murderer” musical is set to have its world premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland next month – without Netflix’s involvement.
“Making a Murderer: The Musical” is based on the story of Steven Avery, who is also the subject of Netflix docuseries “Making a Murderer.” The musical is written by BAFTA-winning writer Phil Mealey (“The Royle Family”), who admits he was inspired by the Netflix documentary.
“When I watched the documentary, like many others I was outraged at the way the system seemed stacked against Steven and his nephew Brendan,” said Mealey. “As a writer I saw so many astonishing twists and turns and intriguing characters that if this were written as an original story no-one would believe it was plausible.”
“Our intention is to highlight and parody the inconsistencies in the case where people with power have not used that power fairly or effectively.
“Making a Murderer: The Musical” is based on the story of Steven Avery, who is also the subject of Netflix docuseries “Making a Murderer.” The musical is written by BAFTA-winning writer Phil Mealey (“The Royle Family”), who admits he was inspired by the Netflix documentary.
“When I watched the documentary, like many others I was outraged at the way the system seemed stacked against Steven and his nephew Brendan,” said Mealey. “As a writer I saw so many astonishing twists and turns and intriguing characters that if this were written as an original story no-one would believe it was plausible.”
“Our intention is to highlight and parody the inconsistencies in the case where people with power have not used that power fairly or effectively.
- 7/15/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
“Making a Murderer” subject Steven Avery has been denied a new trial by the Wisconsin Court of Appeal.
According to court documents released Wednesday and obtained by TheWrap, the court affirmed the Circuit Court’s decision to deny motions to vacate his conviction for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach.
“Avery raises a variety of alternative theories about who killed Halbach and how, but as the State correctly notes, a Wis. Stat. § 974.06 motion is not a vehicle to retry a case to a jury,” the court decision read. “We express no opinion about who committed the crime: the jury has decided this question, and our review is confined to whether the claims before us entitle Avery to an evidentiary hearing.”
Avery’s attorney, Kathleen Zellner, tweeted on Wednesday: “Not deterred by the appellate court decision — it pointed out the specific doors that are still open for Mr. Avery’s quest for freedom.
According to court documents released Wednesday and obtained by TheWrap, the court affirmed the Circuit Court’s decision to deny motions to vacate his conviction for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach.
“Avery raises a variety of alternative theories about who killed Halbach and how, but as the State correctly notes, a Wis. Stat. § 974.06 motion is not a vehicle to retry a case to a jury,” the court decision read. “We express no opinion about who committed the crime: the jury has decided this question, and our review is confined to whether the claims before us entitle Avery to an evidentiary hearing.”
Avery’s attorney, Kathleen Zellner, tweeted on Wednesday: “Not deterred by the appellate court decision — it pointed out the specific doors that are still open for Mr. Avery’s quest for freedom.
- 7/28/2021
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
There are a lot of true-crime documentaries on Hulu, Netflix and HBO right now. Click through the gallery to find your next binge-worthy doc.
“The Keepers” (Netflix)
Ryan White’s documentary series debuted in 2017, and explores murder of Sister Catherine Cesnik, who disappeared in November 1969 and whose body was discovered in January of 1970. The documentary investigates whether Father Joseph Maskell had Sister Cathy killed because she was about to expose him and others for sexual abusing teenage students at Archbishop Keough High School.
“Abducted in Plain Sight” (Netflix)
In maybe one of the craziest stories ever, Jane Broberg is kidnapped by her neighbor, a family friend, on two separate occasions, and how he was able to infiltrate a family.
“The Staircase” (Netflix)
“The Staircase” follows the trial of Michael Peterson in the case after he reported in December 2001 that his wife had fallen down the stairs and died. However, there...
“The Keepers” (Netflix)
Ryan White’s documentary series debuted in 2017, and explores murder of Sister Catherine Cesnik, who disappeared in November 1969 and whose body was discovered in January of 1970. The documentary investigates whether Father Joseph Maskell had Sister Cathy killed because she was about to expose him and others for sexual abusing teenage students at Archbishop Keough High School.
“Abducted in Plain Sight” (Netflix)
In maybe one of the craziest stories ever, Jane Broberg is kidnapped by her neighbor, a family friend, on two separate occasions, and how he was able to infiltrate a family.
“The Staircase” (Netflix)
“The Staircase” follows the trial of Michael Peterson in the case after he reported in December 2001 that his wife had fallen down the stairs and died. However, there...
- 3/18/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
“Making a Murderer” lawyers Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin, who have represented Brendan Dassey in his conviction for the murder of Teresa Halbach, will be hosting a true-crime podcast titled “Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions.”
Nirider and Drizin, co-directors at Northwestern University’s Center on Wrongful Convictions, will host the podcast that will focus on 12 true stories of false confessions. “Making a Murderer” fans will know the theories surrounding Dassey’s conviction, that he was coerced into a false confession.
Using real interrogation audio, the podcast will chronicle real stories. Nirider says: “We bring you inside the fight to exonerate these innocent people.”
Also Read: 'Making a Murderer' Subject Brendan Dassey Is Denied Clemency
Each episode will start with a tragic crime and follow the investigation that commenced. Stories range from a Brooklyn teen who falsely confessed to killing his own mother, to an innocent New Zealander who was...
Nirider and Drizin, co-directors at Northwestern University’s Center on Wrongful Convictions, will host the podcast that will focus on 12 true stories of false confessions. “Making a Murderer” fans will know the theories surrounding Dassey’s conviction, that he was coerced into a false confession.
Using real interrogation audio, the podcast will chronicle real stories. Nirider says: “We bring you inside the fight to exonerate these innocent people.”
Also Read: 'Making a Murderer' Subject Brendan Dassey Is Denied Clemency
Each episode will start with a tragic crime and follow the investigation that commenced. Stories range from a Brooklyn teen who falsely confessed to killing his own mother, to an innocent New Zealander who was...
- 2/19/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
It’s been about 12 years since Brendan Dassey was sentenced to life in prison for his alleged participation in the 2005 death of 25-year-old photographer Teresa Halbach and three years since Making a Murderer the docuseries that explored his case, was released on Netflix. Dassey’s story continues to unfold as Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin recently denied him clemency.
In October, Dassey’s legal team campaigned for him to receive clemency. According to the New York Times, A petition signed by tens of thousands of people was submitted as well as an open letter signed by hundreds of national legal and psychological experts, former police officials and prosecutors and clemency experts.
In an unsigned letter dated December 17, the Governer’s pardon advisory board said that Dassey’s letter would not be considered because he was not eligible for a pardon because it had not been at least five years since he completed his sentence.
In October, Dassey’s legal team campaigned for him to receive clemency. According to the New York Times, A petition signed by tens of thousands of people was submitted as well as an open letter signed by hundreds of national legal and psychological experts, former police officials and prosecutors and clemency experts.
In an unsigned letter dated December 17, the Governer’s pardon advisory board said that Dassey’s letter would not be considered because he was not eligible for a pardon because it had not been at least five years since he completed his sentence.
- 12/23/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Making a Murderer subject Brendan Dassey’s “best shot” at a release from prison has been denied after Wisconsin governor Tony Evers declined a request to pardon him. The Pardon Advisory Board notified Dassey and his attorneys of the governor’s decision this week.
“Unfortunately, we are unable to consider your application for pardon because you do not meet one or more of the required eligibility conditions,” the Pardon Advisory Board wrote (via NBC15). “In addition, the governor is not considering requests for commutation.”
In October, the legal team for...
“Unfortunately, we are unable to consider your application for pardon because you do not meet one or more of the required eligibility conditions,” the Pardon Advisory Board wrote (via NBC15). “In addition, the governor is not considering requests for commutation.”
In October, the legal team for...
- 12/21/2019
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Amanda Knox is among almost 250 people who have signed an open letter to Governor Tony Evers supporting the petition for clemency for “Making a Murderer” subject Brendan Dassey.
“We write this letter to express our sincere hope that you will extend executive clemency, in the form of either a pardon or a commutation, to Brendan Dassey,” the letter, obtained by Fox 11 News and dated October 24, read. “Some of us are psychologists, including leading experts in the psychology of interrogations and confessions. Some of us are experts on juvenile justice; some of us are disability experts. Some of us are academics who study miscarriages of justice in Wisconsin and abroad. Some of us are exonerees who have ourselves been convicted of crimes we did not commit and who were later cleared by DNA evidence. Still others simply wish to lend our names and voices in support of Brendan.”
The letter continued:...
“We write this letter to express our sincere hope that you will extend executive clemency, in the form of either a pardon or a commutation, to Brendan Dassey,” the letter, obtained by Fox 11 News and dated October 24, read. “Some of us are psychologists, including leading experts in the psychology of interrogations and confessions. Some of us are experts on juvenile justice; some of us are disability experts. Some of us are academics who study miscarriages of justice in Wisconsin and abroad. Some of us are exonerees who have ourselves been convicted of crimes we did not commit and who were later cleared by DNA evidence. Still others simply wish to lend our names and voices in support of Brendan.”
The letter continued:...
- 10/24/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Close to 250 political and legal experts have signed an open letter urging Wisconsin's governor to grant clemency to Brendan Dassey, the subject of Netflix's hit true-crime documentary series Making a Murderer.
The names include former prosecutors and senior U.S. government officials, juvenile justice experts, law enforcement authorities, psychologists who specialize in the study of false confessions and more than two dozen exonerees.
Among them are Sister Helen Prejean, the Catholic nun and anti-death penalty advocate portrayed by Susan Sarandon in 1995's Dead Man Walking, and Barry Scheck, director of the Innocence Project (and a member of O....
The names include former prosecutors and senior U.S. government officials, juvenile justice experts, law enforcement authorities, psychologists who specialize in the study of false confessions and more than two dozen exonerees.
Among them are Sister Helen Prejean, the Catholic nun and anti-death penalty advocate portrayed by Susan Sarandon in 1995's Dead Man Walking, and Barry Scheck, director of the Innocence Project (and a member of O....
- 10/24/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Kathleen Zellner, the lawyer for “Making a Murderer” subject Steven Avery, has filed a new brief at the Wisconsin Appeals court to grant Avery a new trial or evidentiary hearing in the murder case of Teresa Halbach.
According to Wbay, the attorney filed the 135-page document with the Wisconsin Appeals Court District II on Monday. In the brief, she presented 10 “complex legal issues” that she asked the court to consider, including that the circuit court “abused its discretion” in hearing Avery’s requests for additional scientific testing, that it failed to address Avery’s claims that he had ineffective counsel at trial, and that they made a mistake by not granting Avery’s supplemental motion regarding the human bones found in the Manitowoc County gravel pit. The entire brief can be read here.
“We are thrilled to have Steven’s brief filed and we look forward to the first unbiased,...
According to Wbay, the attorney filed the 135-page document with the Wisconsin Appeals Court District II on Monday. In the brief, she presented 10 “complex legal issues” that she asked the court to consider, including that the circuit court “abused its discretion” in hearing Avery’s requests for additional scientific testing, that it failed to address Avery’s claims that he had ineffective counsel at trial, and that they made a mistake by not granting Avery’s supplemental motion regarding the human bones found in the Manitowoc County gravel pit. The entire brief can be read here.
“We are thrilled to have Steven’s brief filed and we look forward to the first unbiased,...
- 10/14/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Lawyers for Brendan Dassey, one of the two men convicted in the murder featured in the Netflix docuseries Making a Murderer, announced Wednesday that they will seek clemency from the Wisconsin governor for their client.
“We’re filing a petition for executive clemency with Governor Tony Evers of Wisconsin,” Dassey’s attorney Laura Nirider told CBS News. “This is his best shot, and the moment is now. The moment is now for Brendan to come home.” If the governor grants clemency, Dassey will be released.
In December 2017, an appeals court...
“We’re filing a petition for executive clemency with Governor Tony Evers of Wisconsin,” Dassey’s attorney Laura Nirider told CBS News. “This is his best shot, and the moment is now. The moment is now for Brendan to come home.” If the governor grants clemency, Dassey will be released.
In December 2017, an appeals court...
- 10/2/2019
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Brendan Dassey, one of the subjects of “Making a Murderer,” is seeking clemency after almost 13 years in prison for the murder of photographer Teresa Halbach.
According to the New York Times, his legal team on Wednesday launched a campaign to persuade the governor of Wisconsin Tony Evers to grant him clemency. According to the petition, Dassey is either asking for a pardon, which would result in his release from prison, or a commutation of his remaining sentence. This is one of the last remaining legal options available to Dassey.
While one of Dassey’s attorneys, Laura Nirider, hasn’t responded to TheWrap’s request for comment, she told Nyt that “It’s really a coalition of voices that are calling on the governor just to take a close review of this case — watch the videotapes, read the records.”
Also Read: 'Making a Murderer': Supreme Court Declines to Hear...
According to the New York Times, his legal team on Wednesday launched a campaign to persuade the governor of Wisconsin Tony Evers to grant him clemency. According to the petition, Dassey is either asking for a pardon, which would result in his release from prison, or a commutation of his remaining sentence. This is one of the last remaining legal options available to Dassey.
While one of Dassey’s attorneys, Laura Nirider, hasn’t responded to TheWrap’s request for comment, she told Nyt that “It’s really a coalition of voices that are calling on the governor just to take a close review of this case — watch the videotapes, read the records.”
Also Read: 'Making a Murderer': Supreme Court Declines to Hear...
- 10/2/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
A documentary filmmaker says a “notable” convicted killer in Wisconsin claims to have killed Teresa Halbach, the woman whose death drew national attention after being featured in the Netflix docuseries “Making a Murderer” in 2016.
“We haven’t confirmed the legitimacy of the confession,” filmmaker Shawn Rech said in an interview with Newsweek, “but seeing as it was given by a notable convicted murderer from Wisconsin, we feel responsible to deliver any and all possible evidence to law enforcement and legal teams.”
In a follow-up interview with USA Today, Rech said that he doesn’t know whether or not the confession will bear out because the convict — who was free at the time of Halbach’s murder — is a “proven liar.” He has declined to name the individual but says it was neither Steven Avery nor Brendan Dassey, the two men who have been jailed for the crime and are featured in “Making a Murderer.
“We haven’t confirmed the legitimacy of the confession,” filmmaker Shawn Rech said in an interview with Newsweek, “but seeing as it was given by a notable convicted murderer from Wisconsin, we feel responsible to deliver any and all possible evidence to law enforcement and legal teams.”
In a follow-up interview with USA Today, Rech said that he doesn’t know whether or not the confession will bear out because the convict — who was free at the time of Halbach’s murder — is a “proven liar.” He has declined to name the individual but says it was neither Steven Avery nor Brendan Dassey, the two men who have been jailed for the crime and are featured in “Making a Murderer.
- 9/24/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
A Wisconsin circuit court judge rejected Making a Murderer subject Steven Avery’s bid for a new trial Thursday. The legal team for Avery, whose conviction for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach is the focus of the hit Netflix docuseries, argued that investigators mishandled bone evidence related to the case, the Associated Press reports.
In 2011, authorities gave the bones to Halbach’s family without notifying the defense, who only informed of the bones’ status in 2018. Tests performed on the bones were unable to conclusively determine whether they were human or animal.
In 2011, authorities gave the bones to Halbach’s family without notifying the defense, who only informed of the bones’ status in 2018. Tests performed on the bones were unable to conclusively determine whether they were human or animal.
- 8/10/2019
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Spencer Mullen Mar 1, 2019
Making a Murderer, Avengers: Endgame, Alaska Airlines, and more in today's daily Link Tank!
Scientists have discovered an ancient tattoo tool hidden at a museum.
"In the summer of 2017, University of Washington Ph.D. candidate Andrew Gillreath-Brown inventoried 64 museum boxes full of dusty artifacts. He and a peer were charged with reorganizing the Turkey Pen collection — materials that were excavated in 1972 from the Greater Bears Ears Landscape in southeastern Utah. As he went to pick up and sift through yet another bag, he saw something he had never seen before — an artifact nearly four inches long, with cactus spines stained black."
Read more at Inverse.
Making A Murderer's Steven Avery has won his appeal.
"Developing news in the Steven Avery story: According to his lawyer, Kathleen Zellner, his case will be re-examined by a Wisconsin Court—something that rarely happens. For those who have been following the...
Making a Murderer, Avengers: Endgame, Alaska Airlines, and more in today's daily Link Tank!
Scientists have discovered an ancient tattoo tool hidden at a museum.
"In the summer of 2017, University of Washington Ph.D. candidate Andrew Gillreath-Brown inventoried 64 museum boxes full of dusty artifacts. He and a peer were charged with reorganizing the Turkey Pen collection — materials that were excavated in 1972 from the Greater Bears Ears Landscape in southeastern Utah. As he went to pick up and sift through yet another bag, he saw something he had never seen before — an artifact nearly four inches long, with cactus spines stained black."
Read more at Inverse.
Making A Murderer's Steven Avery has won his appeal.
"Developing news in the Steven Avery story: According to his lawyer, Kathleen Zellner, his case will be re-examined by a Wisconsin Court—something that rarely happens. For those who have been following the...
- 3/1/2019
- Den of Geek
Steven Avery, the subject of the Netflix docu-series “Making a Murderer,” has won the right to appeal his murder conviction stemming from the 2005 death of photographer Teresa Halbach, the BBC reports.
Avery, who is currently serving a life sentence for Zellner’s murder, won a motion to appeal due to suspected human bones that were found in a gravel pit. Avery’s attorney, Kathleen Zellner, contended in a motion that the bones were given to Halbach’s family, and were not tested for DNA, in violation of the law.
“It Is Ordered that this appeal is remanded forthwith to the circuit court to permit Steven A. Avery to pursue a supplemental postconviction motion raising ‘claims for relief in connection with the State’s violation of Wis. Stat. § 968.205 and Youngblood v. Arizona,'” paperwork filed Monday in the Wisconsin Court of Appeals reads.
Bone fragments believed to be Halbach’s were...
Avery, who is currently serving a life sentence for Zellner’s murder, won a motion to appeal due to suspected human bones that were found in a gravel pit. Avery’s attorney, Kathleen Zellner, contended in a motion that the bones were given to Halbach’s family, and were not tested for DNA, in violation of the law.
“It Is Ordered that this appeal is remanded forthwith to the circuit court to permit Steven A. Avery to pursue a supplemental postconviction motion raising ‘claims for relief in connection with the State’s violation of Wis. Stat. § 968.205 and Youngblood v. Arizona,'” paperwork filed Monday in the Wisconsin Court of Appeals reads.
Bone fragments believed to be Halbach’s were...
- 2/27/2019
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Kathleen Zellner, the attorney for “Making a Murderer” subject Steven Avery, says she received a voicemail that shows the State of Wisconsin is “trying to deceive” her about the status of a pelvic bone found in a gravel pit.
Zellner sent a letter to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Wednesday explaining that the “State has continuously represented to undersigned counsel since 2016 that the State was in possession of the pelvic bone.” She then explained that she received new ledger sheets on Feb. 8 that showed the pelvic bone, listed as Item #9, as being “only human.” A 2011 police report indicated that all human bones were separated from the non-human bones found in the gravel pit, and all the human bones were then returned to the family of Teresa Halbach, who was murdered in 2005 and for which Avery is in prison.
Assistant Attorney General Thomas Fallon “has consistently represented to the undersigned...
Zellner sent a letter to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Wednesday explaining that the “State has continuously represented to undersigned counsel since 2016 that the State was in possession of the pelvic bone.” She then explained that she received new ledger sheets on Feb. 8 that showed the pelvic bone, listed as Item #9, as being “only human.” A 2011 police report indicated that all human bones were separated from the non-human bones found in the gravel pit, and all the human bones were then returned to the family of Teresa Halbach, who was murdered in 2005 and for which Avery is in prison.
Assistant Attorney General Thomas Fallon “has consistently represented to the undersigned...
- 2/15/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Kathleen Zellner, the attorney for “Making a Murderer” subject Steven Avery, is challenging Sgt. Andrew Colborn to re-create a theory he presented during trial to convict Avery of the murder of Teresa Halbach.
“Sgt. Colborn Challenge: We invite you to our law offices to reenact the bookcase story you told the jury,” Zellner tweeted Thursday. “We have identical key & bookcase. Show us how your trial testimony is true and we will drop claim that it is not. 10 day offer.”
In the first season of “Making a Murderer,” Halbach’s Rav4 car key was found laying near a bookcase in Avery’s home after Colborn moved the bookcase, long after the initial police search took place where no key was found. At trial, Colborn said during the second search, the key must have fallen from the bookcase where Avery had hidden it after he allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered the photographer.
“Sgt. Colborn Challenge: We invite you to our law offices to reenact the bookcase story you told the jury,” Zellner tweeted Thursday. “We have identical key & bookcase. Show us how your trial testimony is true and we will drop claim that it is not. 10 day offer.”
In the first season of “Making a Murderer,” Halbach’s Rav4 car key was found laying near a bookcase in Avery’s home after Colborn moved the bookcase, long after the initial police search took place where no key was found. At trial, Colborn said during the second search, the key must have fallen from the bookcase where Avery had hidden it after he allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered the photographer.
- 1/17/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has denied Steven Avery’s December 17th motion requesting to use new “rapid DNA identification” testing on “suspected human skeletal remains” that were recovered but never identified during the original investigation into Teresa Halbach’s 2005 murder. Avery’s attorney, Kathleen Zellner, isn’t discouraged, however; she tells Rolling Stone that the court simply wants to resolve the many other issues in the Making a Murderer case that have already been raised on appeal, and that the decision doesn’t preclude such testing in the future.
- 1/2/2019
- by Amelia McDonell-Parry
- Rollingstone.com
Will our obsession with true crime ever end? Probably not. Will Netflix keep producing amazing true crime content every month to keep us happy? We sure hope so. Will our latest Netflix true crime obsession, The Innocent Man, return for a second season? For the moment, this question remains unanswered, but if this six-part docuseries follows in the footsteps of Making a Murderer - which continued the story of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey in its second season - then this story (or at least part of this story) might just have enough fodder for a second installment.
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Based on John Grisham's 2006 book, The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town, this latest series recounts two murders that took place just a few years apart in Ada, Ok, in the 1980s...
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- 12/21/2018
- by Corinne Sullivan
- Popsugar.com
On December 17th, Andrew Colborn, a former officer with the Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office, filed a lawsuit against Netflix and the filmmakers behind Making a Murderer, seeking unspecified damages for defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence. Colborn was involved in the investigation of the 2005 murder of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach, and testified against Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey, who were found guilty at separate trials. The first season of the Netflix docuseries brought worldwide attention to the case, and over the course of 10 episodes, raised serious questions about...
- 12/19/2018
- by Amelia McDonell-Parry
- Rollingstone.com
A retired Wisconsin sheriff’s detective, Andrew Colborn, is suing Netflix for defamation, alleging that the hit docu-series Making a Murderer falsely claims he planted evidence to frame Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey for murder, Variety reports.
The suit, filed in Manitowoc County Circuit Court in Wisconsin, alleges that the series and its filmmakers “omitted, distorted, and falsified material and significant facts in an effort to portray [Colborn] as a corrupt police officer who planted evidence to frame an innocent man. Defendants did so with actual malice and in order to...
The suit, filed in Manitowoc County Circuit Court in Wisconsin, alleges that the series and its filmmakers “omitted, distorted, and falsified material and significant facts in an effort to portray [Colborn] as a corrupt police officer who planted evidence to frame an innocent man. Defendants did so with actual malice and in order to...
- 12/18/2018
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Former Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Detective Andrew Colborn filed a lawsuit Monday against Netflix and Making a Murderer filmmakers Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos claiming that the docuseries defamed him.
In the lawsuit filed today in Wisconsin Circuit Court (read it here), Colborn says that the docuseries was edited to make it appear that he and other law enforcement officers planted evidence to frame Steven Avery and his 16-year-old nephew, Brendan Dassey for the 2005 murder of 25-year-old freelance photographer Teresa Halbach.
The suit also goes on to state that “At no time during plaintiff’s employment at [Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office] did [Colborn] serve as a spokesperson for the department. Declining dozens of media requests for interviews, plaintiff has refrained from public comment and has in no other way injected himself into the controversy surrounding the Avery case and the release of [Making a Murderer]. As such, he is neither a “public figure” nor a ‘limited purpose public figure,...
In the lawsuit filed today in Wisconsin Circuit Court (read it here), Colborn says that the docuseries was edited to make it appear that he and other law enforcement officers planted evidence to frame Steven Avery and his 16-year-old nephew, Brendan Dassey for the 2005 murder of 25-year-old freelance photographer Teresa Halbach.
The suit also goes on to state that “At no time during plaintiff’s employment at [Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office] did [Colborn] serve as a spokesperson for the department. Declining dozens of media requests for interviews, plaintiff has refrained from public comment and has in no other way injected himself into the controversy surrounding the Avery case and the release of [Making a Murderer]. As such, he is neither a “public figure” nor a ‘limited purpose public figure,...
- 12/18/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Andrew Colburn, a former police sergeant in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, has sued the filmmakers of “Making a Murderer” as well as Netflix, for defamation over his portrayal in the docuseries.
“Making a Murderer” examines the 2007 convictions of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey for the murder of Teresa Halbach, casting doubts on Avery’s guilt, which hinged on evidence collected at the family’s auto salvage yard in Manitowoc County. Notably, it pursues a theory that law enforcement may have held a grudge and was looking to settle a score with Avery after he was released from prison earlier after a sexual assault charge was disproven by DNA testing.
Colburn’s suit, filed Monday in Manitowoc County circuit court, says that Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos, the two filmmakers behind the series, wrongfully accused Colburn of framing Avery and Dassey for Halbach’s murder. Representatives for Ricciardi and Demos did not...
“Making a Murderer” examines the 2007 convictions of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey for the murder of Teresa Halbach, casting doubts on Avery’s guilt, which hinged on evidence collected at the family’s auto salvage yard in Manitowoc County. Notably, it pursues a theory that law enforcement may have held a grudge and was looking to settle a score with Avery after he was released from prison earlier after a sexual assault charge was disproven by DNA testing.
Colburn’s suit, filed Monday in Manitowoc County circuit court, says that Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos, the two filmmakers behind the series, wrongfully accused Colburn of framing Avery and Dassey for Halbach’s murder. Representatives for Ricciardi and Demos did not...
- 12/18/2018
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Kathleen Zellner, the attorney for “Making a Murderer” subject Steven Avery, said Monday that she filed a motion to test the bones left in a Manitowoc County gravel pit to prove that Avery was framed in the murder of Teresa Halbach.
“We are pleased to announce that one of the world’s leading DNA experts, Dr. Richard Selden @drrichardselden, is willing to test the bones in the Manitowoc County Gravel Pit with new Rapid DNA ID,” Zellner tweeted on Monday. “If this testing is allowed, we believe the bones will be Ms. Halbach’s.”
She added, “This will prove the murder and mutilation occurred in the Manitowoc County Gravel Pit and the bones were planted in Mr. Avery’s burn pit to frame him.”
Also Read: 'Making a Murderer' Attorney Kathleen Zellner Shares New Info 'You Didn't See in the Show'
Bone fragments believed to be Halbach’s were found in Avery’s burn pit,...
“We are pleased to announce that one of the world’s leading DNA experts, Dr. Richard Selden @drrichardselden, is willing to test the bones in the Manitowoc County Gravel Pit with new Rapid DNA ID,” Zellner tweeted on Monday. “If this testing is allowed, we believe the bones will be Ms. Halbach’s.”
She added, “This will prove the murder and mutilation occurred in the Manitowoc County Gravel Pit and the bones were planted in Mr. Avery’s burn pit to frame him.”
Also Read: 'Making a Murderer' Attorney Kathleen Zellner Shares New Info 'You Didn't See in the Show'
Bone fragments believed to be Halbach’s were found in Avery’s burn pit,...
- 12/18/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Andrew Colborn, who earlier this year retired from the police force in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, on Monday filed a defamation lawsuit over his portrayal in the celebrated Netflix docuseries Making a Murderer.
Colborn is targeting Netflix, producers and the filmmakers involved in exploring the 2007 convictions of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey for the murder of Teresa Halbach.
Avery's conviction hinged on evidence collected at the family's auto savage yard in Manitowoc County. Making a Murderer raises doubts that Avery was culpable and pursues theories that law enforcement may have been looking to settle a score after ...
Colborn is targeting Netflix, producers and the filmmakers involved in exploring the 2007 convictions of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey for the murder of Teresa Halbach.
Avery's conviction hinged on evidence collected at the family's auto savage yard in Manitowoc County. Making a Murderer raises doubts that Avery was culpable and pursues theories that law enforcement may have been looking to settle a score after ...
- 12/17/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Kathleen Zellner, the attorney for “Making a Murderer” subject Steven Avery, took to Twitter to reveal new information about Teresa Halbach’s murder that, according to her, fans didn’t see in the second season of the Netflix show. Zellner pointed fingers at Brendan Dassey’s brother, Bobby.
“‘Making a Murderer’ watchers, listen up,” she tweeted on Thursday morning. “I’m going to walk you through what I’ve learned through my investigation that you didn’t see in the show.”
Zellner then started a 20-tweet thread, in which she constantly mentioned “our suspect,” while laying out a timeline of what transpired in 2005. She said Halbach was followed (while Avery was in his trailer) after she left the Avery Salvage Yard on Oct. 31, 2005, and that he got Halbach to pull over. “She opened the car’s rear cargo door to retrieve her camera, was knocked to the ground and struck with an object.
“‘Making a Murderer’ watchers, listen up,” she tweeted on Thursday morning. “I’m going to walk you through what I’ve learned through my investigation that you didn’t see in the show.”
Zellner then started a 20-tweet thread, in which she constantly mentioned “our suspect,” while laying out a timeline of what transpired in 2005. She said Halbach was followed (while Avery was in his trailer) after she left the Avery Salvage Yard on Oct. 31, 2005, and that he got Halbach to pull over. “She opened the car’s rear cargo door to retrieve her camera, was knocked to the ground and struck with an object.
- 11/15/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
One of the biggest flips in the midterm elections — at least for the stars of Netflix’s “Making a Murderer” Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey — may have come in the state of Wisconsin.
Governor Scott Walker and Attorney General Brad Schimel, both republican incumbents, lost their bids for re-election on Tuesday. Described as “the top two elected officials most determined to keep Avery and Dassey convicted,” the officials were topped by democrats Tony Evers and Josh Kaul respectively, who represent fresh hope for Wisconsin’s celebrity prisoners.
There’s also some speculation as to whether the October release of “Making a Murderer” season 2 might have swayed the election out of the duo’s favor.
Season two of Netflix’s hit docuseries, which premiered Oct. 19, chronicled the Avery and Dassey’s attorney’s attempts to facilitate their release from prison for what they claim are wrongful convictions for the murder of...
Governor Scott Walker and Attorney General Brad Schimel, both republican incumbents, lost their bids for re-election on Tuesday. Described as “the top two elected officials most determined to keep Avery and Dassey convicted,” the officials were topped by democrats Tony Evers and Josh Kaul respectively, who represent fresh hope for Wisconsin’s celebrity prisoners.
There’s also some speculation as to whether the October release of “Making a Murderer” season 2 might have swayed the election out of the duo’s favor.
Season two of Netflix’s hit docuseries, which premiered Oct. 19, chronicled the Avery and Dassey’s attorney’s attempts to facilitate their release from prison for what they claim are wrongful convictions for the murder of...
- 11/9/2018
- by Margeaux Sippell
- Variety Film + TV
The midterm election results are in, and in addition to winning control of the House of Representatives, Democratic candidates managed to unseat Republican incumbents in other key positions — including “the top two elected officials most determined to keep [Steven Avery] and [Brendan Dassey] convicted.”
That’s how defense attorney Jerry Buting described Wisconsin’s now former Governor Scott Walker and Attorney General Brad Schimel, who both lost their respective bids for reelection to their democratic challengers. Walker was defeated by Tony Evers, while Schimel will be replaced by Josh Kaul...
That’s how defense attorney Jerry Buting described Wisconsin’s now former Governor Scott Walker and Attorney General Brad Schimel, who both lost their respective bids for reelection to their democratic challengers. Walker was defeated by Tony Evers, while Schimel will be replaced by Josh Kaul...
- 11/8/2018
- by Amelia McDonell-Parry
- Rollingstone.com
Making A Murderer 2 is still relatively new on Netflix, but people are already talking about a possible third season. The second season was added to Netflix on October 19, 2018, and fans have been talking about Steven Avery’s murder case and Brendan Dassey’s fight against the Wisconsin legal system once again. As of right now, Netflix hasn’t confirmed the third season. However, that doesn’t mean it won’t happen. Making A Murderer 2 wasn’t announced until two years after the first season was added to Netflix, and it would take another year for the episodes to be uploaded. In November 2017, […]
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- 11/6/2018
- by Mary Jane
- Monsters and Critics
Rosie Fletcher Nov 4, 2018
Making A Murderer co-director Laura Ricciardi on Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey and the possibility of a season 3
The following contains spoilers for Making a Murderer Season 2.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
“I refer to it as a cautionary tale!” laughs Laura Ricciardi, one half of the team (with Moira Demos) who created Netflix sensation Making a Murderer - a project that spanned more than a decade with no guarantee, at the outset, of the show ever being broadcast at all. A cautionary tale that paid off, then.
“We hope our project can be an example for emerging filmmakers, emerging artists in general, and just people in general because we did take a leap of faith but I really believed in Moira.
“I think that after we’d gone out and sort of explored the idea of maybe following the story for about a week,...
Making A Murderer co-director Laura Ricciardi on Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey and the possibility of a season 3
The following contains spoilers for Making a Murderer Season 2.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
“I refer to it as a cautionary tale!” laughs Laura Ricciardi, one half of the team (with Moira Demos) who created Netflix sensation Making a Murderer - a project that spanned more than a decade with no guarantee, at the outset, of the show ever being broadcast at all. A cautionary tale that paid off, then.
“We hope our project can be an example for emerging filmmakers, emerging artists in general, and just people in general because we did take a leap of faith but I really believed in Moira.
“I think that after we’d gone out and sort of explored the idea of maybe following the story for about a week,...
- 11/4/2018
- Den of Geek
It’s getting colder outside and Netflix seems to be more appealing than ever. Perhaps the streaming service knows that we are eagerly waiting for new shows that will have us glued to the television because they are releasing some amazing new shows for us all. We’ve gathered the best Netflix shows that are currently on the streaming service below, and we’ve included some older shows that may just be worth your while. Making A Murderer On October 19, 2018, the second season of Making A Murderer was released. The show follows the case of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey, two men who […]
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- 10/29/2018
- by Mary Jane
- Monsters and Critics
True-crime hub Investigation Discovery (ID) has renewed “Breaking Homicide” for Season 2, and production is already underway.
“Breaking Homicide” follows veteran police detective and private investigator Derrick Levasseur in his pursuit of cold cases around the nation, answering the pleas of families desperate for help investigating the unsolved murders of their loved ones.
Levasseur and producers are current reviewing cases for the upcoming season, which will run in Summer 2019 on ID. You can submit your own for consideration by emailing BreakingHomicide@gmail.com with an outline.
Don’t even think about it, Steven Avery.
Also Read: 'Making a Murderer' Season 2: Brendan Dassey's Favorite TV Show Is 'Lethal Weapon'
Each episode of “Breaking Homicide” provides fresh perspective and new hope to those who never gave up on the search for justice, per ID’s own description. Chasing down new clues and reviewing old ones, Levasseur re-examines...
“Breaking Homicide” follows veteran police detective and private investigator Derrick Levasseur in his pursuit of cold cases around the nation, answering the pleas of families desperate for help investigating the unsolved murders of their loved ones.
Levasseur and producers are current reviewing cases for the upcoming season, which will run in Summer 2019 on ID. You can submit your own for consideration by emailing BreakingHomicide@gmail.com with an outline.
Don’t even think about it, Steven Avery.
Also Read: 'Making a Murderer' Season 2: Brendan Dassey's Favorite TV Show Is 'Lethal Weapon'
Each episode of “Breaking Homicide” provides fresh perspective and new hope to those who never gave up on the search for justice, per ID’s own description. Chasing down new clues and reviewing old ones, Levasseur re-examines...
- 10/22/2018
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
As you buckle in to watch “Making a Murderer Part 2,” there’s something Ken Kratz would like you to keep in mind: He still thinks Steven Avery is guilty as sin.
Since “Making a Murderer” made him famous nearly three years ago, the former Wisconsin prosecutor hasn’t been shy about defending his work in the 2005 murder prosecution of Avery and Brendan Dassey. Soon after the original documentary’s release, TheWrap reached out to him about suggestions in the Netflix docu-series that his office railroaded two innocent defendants.
Also Read: 'Making a Murderer' Part 2: 37 Updates Since the Series' Debut (Photos)
In an email, Kratz strongly rejected the criticisms, saying the documentary series got it wrong. He concluded by saying Netflix should “either provide an opportunity for rebuttal, or alert the viewers that this series was produced by and For the defense of Steven Avery, and contains only...
Since “Making a Murderer” made him famous nearly three years ago, the former Wisconsin prosecutor hasn’t been shy about defending his work in the 2005 murder prosecution of Avery and Brendan Dassey. Soon after the original documentary’s release, TheWrap reached out to him about suggestions in the Netflix docu-series that his office railroaded two innocent defendants.
Also Read: 'Making a Murderer' Part 2: 37 Updates Since the Series' Debut (Photos)
In an email, Kratz strongly rejected the criticisms, saying the documentary series got it wrong. He concluded by saying Netflix should “either provide an opportunity for rebuttal, or alert the viewers that this series was produced by and For the defense of Steven Avery, and contains only...
- 10/20/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Near the end of “Making a Murderer” Season 2, Steven Avery’s father, Allan, walks into his kitchen and has a telling series of reactions to five thick stacks of paper on his table. Initially, he’s horrified at the sight of these updated evidentiary documents, collected over 400 days by his son’s attorney and filed with the court house that morning. The looming tower of reports represents every bit of information that might prove relevant to freeing his imprisoned boy. Along with the rest of his family, Allan has been wrestling with disputed facts and supported theories about Steven’s actions for decades, and for a moment, it looks like the daunting sight of their summation might be too much for him to take.
But then Allan hears his son’s voice on the phone. His spirits pick up, and a gap-toothed smile cracks his face. Suddenly, he’s hopeful,...
But then Allan hears his son’s voice on the phone. His spirits pick up, and a gap-toothed smile cracks his face. Suddenly, he’s hopeful,...
- 10/19/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Before you dive into Making a Murder Part 2, let’s look back to see how the first season of “Making a Murderer” changed the case of Steven Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey, who were convicted for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach.
Making a Murderer Gets Released
The documentary was released on Dec. 18, 2015. At first, it received an approval rating of 87 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
Ken Kratz was Bashed on Yelp
A week after the doc aired, doc fans took to Yelp to warn potential new clients checking his law practice’s Yelp page against hiring him.
“Mr. Kratz is a seasoned sexual harasser, with deep knowledge of abuse victims which he took advantage of. He has a long experience in evidence fabrication, and has the required strategic thought skills to send innocent men to jail for forged crimes,” one man wrote in a Yelpreview posted Sunday. “When you think of garbage think of Mr.
Making a Murderer Gets Released
The documentary was released on Dec. 18, 2015. At first, it received an approval rating of 87 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
Ken Kratz was Bashed on Yelp
A week after the doc aired, doc fans took to Yelp to warn potential new clients checking his law practice’s Yelp page against hiring him.
“Mr. Kratz is a seasoned sexual harasser, with deep knowledge of abuse victims which he took advantage of. He has a long experience in evidence fabrication, and has the required strategic thought skills to send innocent men to jail for forged crimes,” one man wrote in a Yelpreview posted Sunday. “When you think of garbage think of Mr.
- 10/19/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
It has been nearly three years since the first season of Netflix's mega-hit documentary series, Making a Murderer, turned everyone and their grandmother into a true-crime obsessed sleuth. After becoming a watercooler hit for the streaming giant, the decades-long investigation into Teresa Halbach's slaying and sexual assault took on a new life, reframed around an alleged setup and shady maneuvering done by local officials to bring a case against defendants Steven Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey.
In "Part Two" of the docuseries — debuting Oct. 19 on Netflix — co-creators Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi examine the ...
In "Part Two" of the docuseries — debuting Oct. 19 on Netflix — co-creators Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi examine the ...
- 10/19/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Netflix’s “Making a Murderer” Season 2 and Blumhouse’s “Halloween” both came out Friday, so how does one choose which to watch? Well, James Corden just combined the two into one true-crime series/horror flick crossover, “Making a Halloween Murderer,” so maybe start with that.
In the Thursday “Late Late Show” sketch, Corden’s Michael Myers has been locked up four 40 years when he implores a group of documentarians to shed light on his appeal, and to seek out some of his buddies as character witnesses. Cut to: Jason Voorhees, who totally vouches for the guy.
“The only thing Mike ever killed is on the dance floor,” the “Friday the 13th” baddie says. “The guy can move.”
Also Read: 'Making a Murderer' Season 2: Brendan Dassey's Favorite TV Show Is 'Lethal Weapon'
Later, when presented with some violent film footage from the (alleged) crime, Myers...
In the Thursday “Late Late Show” sketch, Corden’s Michael Myers has been locked up four 40 years when he implores a group of documentarians to shed light on his appeal, and to seek out some of his buddies as character witnesses. Cut to: Jason Voorhees, who totally vouches for the guy.
“The only thing Mike ever killed is on the dance floor,” the “Friday the 13th” baddie says. “The guy can move.”
Also Read: 'Making a Murderer' Season 2: Brendan Dassey's Favorite TV Show Is 'Lethal Weapon'
Later, when presented with some violent film footage from the (alleged) crime, Myers...
- 10/19/2018
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
When it landed on Netflix in 2015, the documentary series “Making a Murderer” was a near-instant sensation, with both the internet commentariat and the national media expressing strong views about the case of Steven Avery and his unfortunate nephew, Brendan Dassey, two Wisconsin men convicted of a 2005 murder. The show became, for a while, something bigger than a hit show; it was, at least for some weeks, the nation’s central discussion topic, sitting at a nexus of high-toned entertainment and real-world horror.
Filmmakers Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi, in the opening moments of their second installment of “Making a Murderer,” show just how familiar they are with the impact of their own work. The season begins with a montage of news and entertainment programs discussing the show and its aftereffects, including petitions pleading that Avery and Dassey be freed. The dissent gets its voice too, including a protester shouting “Don...
Filmmakers Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi, in the opening moments of their second installment of “Making a Murderer,” show just how familiar they are with the impact of their own work. The season begins with a montage of news and entertainment programs discussing the show and its aftereffects, including petitions pleading that Avery and Dassey be freed. The dissent gets its voice too, including a protester shouting “Don...
- 10/19/2018
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
It took Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos more than a decade to shoot, produce, and edit “Making A Murderer” before it reached the Netflix audience in late 2015. The sequel took just three years to make — but Ricciardi and Demos said they came back with even more material to edit. The difference? Money.
While shooting Part 1, Ricciardi and Demos were struggling filmmakers slowly piecing together the story of accused murderer Steven Avery while holding down day jobs. But then came Netflix, and the “Making A Murderer” phenomenon that became one of the streaming service’s biggest early success stories.
“With Part 2, Netflix was a partner from the outset, and so the project was fully financed from the start,” Ricciardi said. “That meant we were in production and post-production simultaneously the entire time. We were actually shooting longer this time, which I think most people would be surprised to read. We were shooting for two years,...
While shooting Part 1, Ricciardi and Demos were struggling filmmakers slowly piecing together the story of accused murderer Steven Avery while holding down day jobs. But then came Netflix, and the “Making A Murderer” phenomenon that became one of the streaming service’s biggest early success stories.
“With Part 2, Netflix was a partner from the outset, and so the project was fully financed from the start,” Ricciardi said. “That meant we were in production and post-production simultaneously the entire time. We were actually shooting longer this time, which I think most people would be surprised to read. We were shooting for two years,...
- 10/18/2018
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
It’s been nearly three years since Netflix’s Making a Murderer brought international attention to Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, and had just about everyone talking about whether Steven Avery and his teenage nephew, Brendan Dassey, had been framed for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach. The 10-part docuseries — created by filmmakers Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos — covered the police investigation, the defense teams’ trial preparations, and the eventual convictions of both Avery and Dassey, provoking major doubts as to their guilt along the way. There was backlash too, from both Wisconsin law enforcement and some critics,...
- 10/18/2018
- by Amelia McDonell-Parry
- Rollingstone.com
Few were as surprised at the eruption that followed the release of the first season of Netflix’s documentary “Making a Murderer” as the filmmakers, Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi. They had set out to recount a tale of social justice — or injustice, depending on your point of view — as they traced the case of accused killer Steven Avery, who’d been exonerated on a separate, unrelated charge after spending 18 years behind bars. “It’s a window into the American criminal justice system that we haven’t seen before,” Ricciardi tells Variety. “We wanted to know how that happened and what would be happening to him as an accused in the system.”
The first season, which detailed the 2005 trial and convictions of Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey for the murder of Teresa Halbach, ignited a firestorm. Advocates on either side argued vociferously over the men’s guilt or innocence...
The first season, which detailed the 2005 trial and convictions of Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey for the murder of Teresa Halbach, ignited a firestorm. Advocates on either side argued vociferously over the men’s guilt or innocence...
- 10/17/2018
- by Debra Birnbaum
- Variety Film + TV
Have you been dying to find out what will happen to Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey post-conviction as the two men begin to serve their sentences? Have you been waiting for nearly three years to find out whether the Avery family might triumph in their fight for exoneration?
The wait is almost over, because the second installment of Netflix's wildly popular true crime series Making a Murderer will be dropping very soon. Although Netflix hasn't officially announced the exact moment, it's likely that part two will premiere on Oct. 19 at 3 a.m. Et/midnight Pt, the time Netflix makes the majority of its original series releases available for streaming. Who's ready for an all-nighter?
Emmy Award-winning filmmakers Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos will continue the story where they left off in December 2015, introducing Kathleen Zellner, Steven Avery's new lawyer. It has been rumored that Zellner will make a case...
The wait is almost over, because the second installment of Netflix's wildly popular true crime series Making a Murderer will be dropping very soon. Although Netflix hasn't officially announced the exact moment, it's likely that part two will premiere on Oct. 19 at 3 a.m. Et/midnight Pt, the time Netflix makes the majority of its original series releases available for streaming. Who's ready for an all-nighter?
Emmy Award-winning filmmakers Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos will continue the story where they left off in December 2015, introducing Kathleen Zellner, Steven Avery's new lawyer. It has been rumored that Zellner will make a case...
- 10/16/2018
- by Corinne Sullivan
- Popsugar.com
"The convictions were only beginning." Prepare to make a major indent on your couch this weekend as Making a Murderer Part 2 finally premieres on Netflix on Friday, bringing binge-watchers back to Manitowoc County to follow the post-conviction legal battles of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey, who were both sentenced to life in prison for the Halloween murder of Teresa Halbach in 2005. Since Making a Murderer premiered in 2015 and helped to kick off the true crime trend in pop culture, the Internet has become filled with arm-chair detectives and prosecutors, with almost everyone having an opinion on the handling of the case and the two men's innocence. Filled with "How is this happening?!"...
- 10/15/2018
- E! Online
Welcome back to Tune In: our weekly newsletter offering a guide to the best of the week’s TV.
Each week, Variety’s TV team combs through the week’s schedule, selecting our picks of what to watch and when/how to watch them. This week, “The Conners” debuts sans Roseanne and “Daredevil” returns for Season 3
“The Conners,” ABC, Tuesday, 8 p.m.
In the series premiere of the now Roseanne-less comedy, a sudden turn of events forces the Conners to face the daily struggles of life in Lanford in a way they never have before.
“The Kids Are Alright,” ABC, Tuesday, 8:30 p.m.
Inspired by the life of series creator Tom Doyle, this ensemble comedy starring Michael Cudlitz and Mary McCormack follows a traditional Irish-Catholic family, the Clearys, as they navigate big and small changes during the 1970s.
“The Rookie,” ABC, Tuesday, 10 p.m.
Nathan Fillion stars as middle-aged small-town guy John Nolan who,...
Each week, Variety’s TV team combs through the week’s schedule, selecting our picks of what to watch and when/how to watch them. This week, “The Conners” debuts sans Roseanne and “Daredevil” returns for Season 3
“The Conners,” ABC, Tuesday, 8 p.m.
In the series premiere of the now Roseanne-less comedy, a sudden turn of events forces the Conners to face the daily struggles of life in Lanford in a way they never have before.
“The Kids Are Alright,” ABC, Tuesday, 8:30 p.m.
Inspired by the life of series creator Tom Doyle, this ensemble comedy starring Michael Cudlitz and Mary McCormack follows a traditional Irish-Catholic family, the Clearys, as they navigate big and small changes during the 1970s.
“The Rookie,” ABC, Tuesday, 10 p.m.
Nathan Fillion stars as middle-aged small-town guy John Nolan who,...
- 10/15/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Welcome to “Remote Controlled,” a podcast from Variety featuring the best and brightest in television, both in front of and behind the camera.
In this week’s episode, Variety’s executive editor of TV, Debra Birnbaum, speaks with the filmmakers behind “Making a Murderer,” Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos, about Season 2 of the hit documentary, which returns to Netflix on Oct. 19.
Listen to this week’s podcast for free below and at Apple Podcasts:
The first season, which chronicled Teresa Halbach’s 2005 murder trial and the convictions of Steven Avery as well as his nephew Brendan Dassey, ignited a firestorm, with advocates on either side arguing vociferously over the men’s guilt or innocence — and the filmmakers say they had plenty of material worth exploring for a second season.
“We knew that this story wasn’t over,” Demos says. Adds Ricciardi, “In part two, we wanted to look at the...
In this week’s episode, Variety’s executive editor of TV, Debra Birnbaum, speaks with the filmmakers behind “Making a Murderer,” Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos, about Season 2 of the hit documentary, which returns to Netflix on Oct. 19.
Listen to this week’s podcast for free below and at Apple Podcasts:
The first season, which chronicled Teresa Halbach’s 2005 murder trial and the convictions of Steven Avery as well as his nephew Brendan Dassey, ignited a firestorm, with advocates on either side arguing vociferously over the men’s guilt or innocence — and the filmmakers say they had plenty of material worth exploring for a second season.
“We knew that this story wasn’t over,” Demos says. Adds Ricciardi, “In part two, we wanted to look at the...
- 10/12/2018
- by Debra Birnbaum
- Variety Film + TV
The wait is almost over! Nexflix docu-series Making a Murderer became a worldwide phenomenon following its release in December 2015. The twisted story surrounding Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey — who were convicted of murdering Teresa Halbach in 2005 — has audiences torn over whether or not Avery committed the murder or if he was framed by local police. Now, the new trailer for Season 2 is here, and you better believe we'll be clearing our schedule on Oct. 19. Check it out: Netflix VP of original content, Cindy Holland, told USA Today last January: "The story is still ongoing, so you will see new episodes coming sometime this year as this story continues to unfold." Meanwhile, production is officially underway for Convicting a Murderer, a follow-up to Making a Murder. The new series — directed by documentary filmmaker Shawn Rech — is not a sequel but rather a follow-up Rech and his longtime filmmaking partner, attorney Andrew Hale,...
- 10/11/2018
- by Megan Heintz
- In Touch Weekly
Making a Murderer: Part 2 Trailer Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos‘ Making a Murderer: Part 2 TV show trailer stars Kathleen Zellner, Steven Avery, Brendan Dassey, and Laura Nirider. Making a Murderer: Part 2‘s plot synopsis: “Part 2 introduces viewers to Kathleen Zellner, Steven Avery’s hard-charging postconviction lawyer, in her fight to prove that Avery was [...]
Continue reading: Making A Murderer: Part 2 TV Show Trailer: Attorney Kathleen Zellner Tries to Free Steven Avery [Netflix]...
Continue reading: Making A Murderer: Part 2 TV Show Trailer: Attorney Kathleen Zellner Tries to Free Steven Avery [Netflix]...
- 10/10/2018
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
From the looks of things, “Making a Murderer” Season 2 — or Part 2, in the show’s official parlance — is aware that many people are already familiar with the case at the show’s core. Steven Avery’s conviction, one of the surprise elements of the series’ opening episodes from back in 2015, still ripples through the Wisconsin county of Manitowoc.
After announcing late last month that the show would be returning for a new season of episodes, Netflix unveiled the first look at the documentary series’ tracking of the new developments in the case. Creators and directors Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos return to Manitowoc, following the efforts of attorney Kathleen Zellner to overturn Avery’s conviction. In addition to Avery, this will also provide updates on the involvement of Avery’s nephew, Brendan Dassey.
It seems that process will incorporate many of the hallmarks of other true crime series: a discussion...
After announcing late last month that the show would be returning for a new season of episodes, Netflix unveiled the first look at the documentary series’ tracking of the new developments in the case. Creators and directors Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos return to Manitowoc, following the efforts of attorney Kathleen Zellner to overturn Avery’s conviction. In addition to Avery, this will also provide updates on the involvement of Avery’s nephew, Brendan Dassey.
It seems that process will incorporate many of the hallmarks of other true crime series: a discussion...
- 10/9/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
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