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Making a Murderer 

TV-14 | | Documentary, Crime | TV Series (2015– )
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Filmed over a 10-year period, Steven Avery, a DNA exoneree who, while in the midst of exposing corruption in local law enforcement, finds himself the prime suspect in a grisly new crime.

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Dolores Avery, Steven Avery, Ken Kratz | See full cast & crew »
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Top Rated TV #99 | Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 9 wins & 12 nominations. See more awards »

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Cast

Series cast summary:
Dolores Avery Dolores Avery ...  Herself 10 episodes, 2015
Steven Avery ...  Himself 10 episodes, 2015
Ken Kratz ...  Himself 10 episodes, 2015
Brendan Dassey ...  Himself 8 episodes, 2015
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Filmed over a 10-year period, Steven Avery, a DNA exoneree who, while in the midst of exposing corruption in local law enforcement, finds himself the prime suspect in a grisly new crime.

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small town | police corruption | justice system | archive footage | judgmental | See All (64) »

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Documentary | Crime

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 December 2015 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Making a Murderer Part 2 See more »

Filming Locations:

Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA

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Synthesis Films See more »
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Color

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1.78 : 1
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Before meeting with Netflix, Demos and Ricciardi met with executives at PBS and HBO, but neither network was interested in the project. See more »

Quotes

Ken Kratz: Reasonable doubt is for the innocent.
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Connections

Referenced in Good Game: Self Abuse (But Not the Fun Kind) (2017) See more »

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Unbelievable true story.
12 September 2018 | by mactbc – See all my reviews

After watching this I will never set foot in the State of Wisconsin. What was done to this man was a fate worse than death. I am normally a supporter of the police but not in WI.
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