There is no dearth of true crime documentaries on Netflix. Most of these documentaries cover the ways in which the subject targeted women until the authorities finally tracked them down. Tinder Swindler, Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer, The Keepers, and The Ripper are some examples of true crime documentaries released by Netflix, and the streaming giant has somehow aced this form of content. Yet another addition to this genre is Liza Williams’ Can I Tell You a Secret, which chronicles the story of a man who cyberbullied countless women in his vicinity. This two-part documentary miniseries was released on February 21, 2024.
The documentary begins with Zoe, Abby, and Lia, the victims of the stalker, discussing in detail how a random stranger contacted them on their phone through Snapchat and Instagram and began to bully them. It began as a normal conversation, which turned into a nightmare for the...
The documentary begins with Zoe, Abby, and Lia, the victims of the stalker, discussing in detail how a random stranger contacted them on their phone through Snapchat and Instagram and began to bully them. It began as a normal conversation, which turned into a nightmare for the...
- 2/22/2024
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
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
Hindsight coverage of an event that was as widely covered (and still relatively recent) as the Boston Marathon Bombing is most successful when it provides fresh revelations or offers some sense of closure. Netflix’s American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing — created by director Floyd Russ (Malice at the Palace) and executive producer Tiller Russell — features a profound lack of both. The three-part docuseries falls just short of making any larger commentary about police interference, Islamophobia, or the impact of the event on the victims a decade later. Instead, it acts as a play-by-play, as those interviewed desperately search for somewhere to place blame without looking at the bigger picture.
- 4/12/2023
- by Brianna Wellen
- Primetimer
Waco: American Apocalypse premieres on Netflix on March 22. From director Tiller Russell (Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer), the three-part documentary series explores the definitive account of what happened in Waco, Texas in 1993 when cult leader David Koresh faced off against the federal government in a bloody 51-day siege. Kathy Schroeder, one of Koresh’s many wives, is featured prominently in the Netflix docuseries. Below are three quotes from Russell’s latest Netflix show that give some insight into what it was like living as a Branch Davidian.
[Spoiler Alert: Spoilers ahead regarding Waco: American Apocalypse.]
Kathy Schroeder | Netflix Hear from the people inside of and surrounding Mount Carmel in ‘Waco: American Apocalypse’
Each 50-minute episode of Waco: American Apocalypse is driven by intimate and revealing interviews with people from all sides of the conflict. These interviews include one of David Koresh’s spiritual wives, Schroeder. The docuseries also contains interviews with the...
[Spoiler Alert: Spoilers ahead regarding Waco: American Apocalypse.]
Kathy Schroeder | Netflix Hear from the people inside of and surrounding Mount Carmel in ‘Waco: American Apocalypse’
Each 50-minute episode of Waco: American Apocalypse is driven by intimate and revealing interviews with people from all sides of the conflict. These interviews include one of David Koresh’s spiritual wives, Schroeder. The docuseries also contains interviews with the...
- 3/22/2023
- by Lauren Anderson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Nobody came out of the 1993 Waco tragedy looking good. Not David Koresh, the messianic religious/cult leader who stockpiled illegal weapons and married underage girls in order to spread his seed for a coming apocalypse. Not the Atf, which went ahead with its raid on Koresh’s Branch Davidian compound despite knowing that they were expected, eliminating any element of surprise. And not the FBI, whose hostage rescue and negotiation teams were constantly at odds over both means and ends. In the end, 86 people – 82 Davidians and four Atf agents – were killed.
- 3/22/2023
- by Chris Vognar
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Netflix is exploring the story of the Boston Marathon bombing in a new docuseries.
The streamer has ordered three-part series American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing from director Floyd Russ and exec producer Tiller Russell.
The series will explore the tragedy, which saw terrorists bomb the marathon finish line. It will premiere on April 12, almost 10 years to the day of the attack.
The attack was carried about by brothers Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who planted two homemade pressure-cooker bombs that killed three people and injured hundreds.
The three-part series will dive into the terrifying days that followed the attacks, assembling a minute-by-minute recounting of the manhunt from thousands of hours of closed-circuit video, police radio and cell phone footage, as well as testimony from the police officers, FBI agents, and ordinary citizens whose heroics led to the killers’ capture. Tamerlan Tsarnaev died at a hospital shortly after his arrest.
The streamer has ordered three-part series American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing from director Floyd Russ and exec producer Tiller Russell.
The series will explore the tragedy, which saw terrorists bomb the marathon finish line. It will premiere on April 12, almost 10 years to the day of the attack.
The attack was carried about by brothers Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who planted two homemade pressure-cooker bombs that killed three people and injured hundreds.
The three-part series will dive into the terrifying days that followed the attacks, assembling a minute-by-minute recounting of the manhunt from thousands of hours of closed-circuit video, police radio and cell phone footage, as well as testimony from the police officers, FBI agents, and ordinary citizens whose heroics led to the killers’ capture. Tamerlan Tsarnaev died at a hospital shortly after his arrest.
- 3/15/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The official trailer for “Waco: American Apocalypse,” a new documentary series about one of the bloodiest shootouts in American history, was released by Netflix on Wednesday.
The three-part docuseries tells the story of David Koresh, a cult leader who took control of the Branch Davidians religious sect in the late ’80s, claiming to be its final prophet. Allegations about polygamy and child sexual abuse on Koresh’s part surfaced in the years that followed, prompting the federal government to raid Koresh’s Mount Carmel Center compound near Waco, Texas on February 28, 1993, in a bloody siege that lasted for 51 days. The standoff was breathlessly captured on live television and ended in the deaths of 86 people — 4 FBI agents and 82 members of the cult including Koresh — and the destruction of the compound in a fire.
Released to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the siege, “American Apocalypse” is described by Netflix as “immersive” and featuring “cutting-edge visual technology.
The three-part docuseries tells the story of David Koresh, a cult leader who took control of the Branch Davidians religious sect in the late ’80s, claiming to be its final prophet. Allegations about polygamy and child sexual abuse on Koresh’s part surfaced in the years that followed, prompting the federal government to raid Koresh’s Mount Carmel Center compound near Waco, Texas on February 28, 1993, in a bloody siege that lasted for 51 days. The standoff was breathlessly captured on live television and ended in the deaths of 86 people — 4 FBI agents and 82 members of the cult including Koresh — and the destruction of the compound in a fire.
Released to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the siege, “American Apocalypse” is described by Netflix as “immersive” and featuring “cutting-edge visual technology.
- 2/22/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
The announcement of winners for the ASCAP Screen Music Awards, being held virtually again for 2022 and announced Monday morning, included revealing the top vote-getters for several Composers’ Choice Awards, including the scores for “Encanto” and “The White Lotus.”
Germaine Franco prevailed for film score of the year for “Encanto.” Cristobal Tapia de Veer won two of these peer-voted awards, for television score of the year and television theme as well, for “The White Lotus. The video game score of the year honor went to Wataru Hokoyama for “Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart.” Triumphing in the documentary score of the year category was Amanda Jones for “Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street.”
Those five Composers’ Choice Awards come on top of ASCAP’s traditional Screen Music Awards, which collect date to honor the most-consumed music of the year in the fields of TV, film and video games, with dozens of winners cited.
Germaine Franco prevailed for film score of the year for “Encanto.” Cristobal Tapia de Veer won two of these peer-voted awards, for television score of the year and television theme as well, for “The White Lotus. The video game score of the year honor went to Wataru Hokoyama for “Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart.” Triumphing in the documentary score of the year category was Amanda Jones for “Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street.”
Those five Composers’ Choice Awards come on top of ASCAP’s traditional Screen Music Awards, which collect date to honor the most-consumed music of the year in the fields of TV, film and video games, with dozens of winners cited.
- 5/2/2022
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
This story about “Night Stalker” first appeared in the Race Begins issue of TheWrap’s Emmy magazine.
Making a documentary about sadistic serial killer Richard Ramirez, also known as the Night Stalker, was no easy feat for filmmaker Tiller Russell. The director/producer knew he would have to respect the victims’ trauma while showcasing Ramirez’s crimes, which were extremely violent in nature. By anchoring the story in the perspective of Gil Carrillo, one of the detectives who helped solve the case, he was able to carefully craft the Netflix docuseries, “Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer,” set to the tone of Hollywood noir.
“Had I not met Gil or Frank, I would’ve never done the story,” Russell said. “It was their experience of it that anchored me to it. Frank and Gil were this odd couple of detectives who had this journey which you can tell...
Making a documentary about sadistic serial killer Richard Ramirez, also known as the Night Stalker, was no easy feat for filmmaker Tiller Russell. The director/producer knew he would have to respect the victims’ trauma while showcasing Ramirez’s crimes, which were extremely violent in nature. By anchoring the story in the perspective of Gil Carrillo, one of the detectives who helped solve the case, he was able to carefully craft the Netflix docuseries, “Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer,” set to the tone of Hollywood noir.
“Had I not met Gil or Frank, I would’ve never done the story,” Russell said. “It was their experience of it that anchored me to it. Frank and Gil were this odd couple of detectives who had this journey which you can tell...
- 6/1/2021
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
The MTV Movie and TV Awards are back for the first time since 2019 after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. And the awards are making up for lost time with not one, but two ceremonies: one for scripted movies and TV shows on May 16, and another for reality programming on May 17. Scroll down for the complete list of reality nominees, and check out the scripted nominees here.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” is the most nominated reality series with four nominations: Best Competition Series, Best Reality Cast, Best Host (RuPaul Charles), and Best Fight (Kandy Muse vs. Tamisha Iman from “Untucked”). The UK version is also nominated for Best International Reality Series. This isn’t the first MTV recognition for “Drag Race.” It previously won Best Reality Competition in 2017 when scripted and unscripted shows were considered together in one ceremony.
Seemtv Movie and TV Awards are back! Nominations list includes ‘WandaVision,...
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” is the most nominated reality series with four nominations: Best Competition Series, Best Reality Cast, Best Host (RuPaul Charles), and Best Fight (Kandy Muse vs. Tamisha Iman from “Untucked”). The UK version is also nominated for Best International Reality Series. This isn’t the first MTV recognition for “Drag Race.” It previously won Best Reality Competition in 2017 when scripted and unscripted shows were considered together in one ceremony.
Seemtv Movie and TV Awards are back! Nominations list includes ‘WandaVision,...
- 4/20/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Much like the residents of Westview, MTV is under WandaVision‘s spell.
Nominees for the MTV Movie & TV Awards were announced on Monday, and Disney+’s inaugural Marvel Studios series led the pack with five nominations, including nods for actresses Elizabeth Olsen, Teyonah Parris and Kathryn Hahn. Meanwhile, Netflix’s Emily in Paris and Bridgerton, Amazon’s The Boys and VH1’s RuPaul’s Drag Race were among the other shows to net multiple nominations.
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Nominees for the MTV Movie & TV Awards were announced on Monday, and Disney+’s inaugural Marvel Studios series led the pack with five nominations, including nods for actresses Elizabeth Olsen, Teyonah Parris and Kathryn Hahn. Meanwhile, Netflix’s Emily in Paris and Bridgerton, Amazon’s The Boys and VH1’s RuPaul’s Drag Race were among the other shows to net multiple nominations.
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- 4/19/2021
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Photo: ‘This Is a Robbery: The World’s Greatest Art Heist’/Netflix Gentlemen, This Is a Robbery. Netflix has made a name for itself over the past five years releasing several hit-limited documentary true-crime series. From the eccentric, humorous Joe Exotic in the hit series ‘Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness’ to the darker, more intense subject matter in ‘Night Stalker: The Hunt For A Serial Killer’ audiences have been captivated by these informative documentary series that depict and tell the story of a real-life crime. ‘This Is a Robbery: The World’s Greatest Art Heist’ is the latest addition to Netflix’s true-crime catalog documenting the 1990 theft of thirteen works of art at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and the resulting search for the perpetrators and paintings. Related article: The Complete List of 2021 Oscar Nominations – Celebrations, Surprises & Snubs | The Show Must Go On Related article: April Movies Release Schedule:...
- 4/9/2021
- by Sean Aversa
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
True crime is a genre that has taken over, allowing many people who have found themselves curious by these cases have a sense of understanding.
With women being the predominant victims in these situations, watching this content allows them a sense of control.
It is almost like the more we know, the better prepared we can be.
The influx of documentaries also allows a bigger platform for certain stories that deserve to be heard.
And sometimes, it is just about you being in the mood to sit down and watch some true crime.
These are just a few true crime options worth the watch because they are truly fascinating watches or because of the conversations that started afterward.
With many more coming this year, it felt only right to get ready by looking back at some of the most fascinating so far.
But this is only the beginning, with the...
With women being the predominant victims in these situations, watching this content allows them a sense of control.
It is almost like the more we know, the better prepared we can be.
The influx of documentaries also allows a bigger platform for certain stories that deserve to be heard.
And sometimes, it is just about you being in the mood to sit down and watch some true crime.
These are just a few true crime options worth the watch because they are truly fascinating watches or because of the conversations that started afterward.
With many more coming this year, it felt only right to get ready by looking back at some of the most fascinating so far.
But this is only the beginning, with the...
- 3/12/2021
- by Yana Grebenyuk
- TVfanatic
It’s been a while since the women of Saturday Night Live have gotten together for one of their glossy song parodies. For the February 27th episode, Kate McKinnon, Melissa Villaseñor, Ego Nwodim, and Chloe Fineman admit that their solution for “self care” when they need to unwind is to binge true-crime shows such as Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel, Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer, Making a Murderer, and The Jinx.
“I’m gonna watch a murder show, murder show. I’m gonna watch a murder show,...
“I’m gonna watch a murder show, murder show. I’m gonna watch a murder show,...
- 3/1/2021
- by Jerry Portwood
- Rollingstone.com
In a rare week where no single program exceeded the 1 billion minute threshold, mystery police procedural “Criminal Minds,” a recurring top performer in Nielsen’s regular Weekly Top 10 list, towered over all other programs available on subscription-based streaming platforms with 0.98 million viewing minutes for Jan. 25 through the end of the month. The CBS cult-classic also ended up in the number one slot on Nielsen’s Weekly Top 10 Acquired Content.
In addition to the acquired content list, the global marketing research firm will also be pushing out weekly Top 10 lists that take into consideration original programming and movies in an effort to provide an expanded and more inclusive look at most streamed programs for that given week. First in originals was Shondaland’s first steamy scripted Netflix show “Bridgerton,” which garnered about 0.94 billion minutes of watch time across its only 8 episodes on Netflix. First on movies was 2010’s “The Next Three Days” on Netflix,...
In addition to the acquired content list, the global marketing research firm will also be pushing out weekly Top 10 lists that take into consideration original programming and movies in an effort to provide an expanded and more inclusive look at most streamed programs for that given week. First in originals was Shondaland’s first steamy scripted Netflix show “Bridgerton,” which garnered about 0.94 billion minutes of watch time across its only 8 episodes on Netflix. First on movies was 2010’s “The Next Three Days” on Netflix,...
- 2/25/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Henry Danger, a popular superhero show on Nickelodeon from 2014 to 2020, saw its first three seasons on Netflix land at No. 4 on Nielsen’s U.S. streaming rankings for January 18 to 24.
Bridgerton repeated at No. 1, collecting 1.06 billion minutes of viewing during the week, its fifth consecutive week past the 1 billion minute mark. Netflix, which again controlled all 10 spots in the rankings, has called the show its best-performing original of all time, and a second season of the Shonda Rhimes period drama is in the works.
Henry‘s strong showing, with 731 million minutes of viewing, comes just weeks before Nickelodeon parent ViacomCBS rebrands streaming service CBS All Access as Paramount+ in a high-profile streaming push. In fact, the show’s first four seasons have been available on CBS All Access, but the Netflix debut came on January 21.
Even as ViacomCBS nurtures ambitions for Paramount+, which will be showcased next week at an event for investors and press,...
Bridgerton repeated at No. 1, collecting 1.06 billion minutes of viewing during the week, its fifth consecutive week past the 1 billion minute mark. Netflix, which again controlled all 10 spots in the rankings, has called the show its best-performing original of all time, and a second season of the Shonda Rhimes period drama is in the works.
Henry‘s strong showing, with 731 million minutes of viewing, comes just weeks before Nickelodeon parent ViacomCBS rebrands streaming service CBS All Access as Paramount+ in a high-profile streaming push. In fact, the show’s first four seasons have been available on CBS All Access, but the Netflix debut came on January 21.
Even as ViacomCBS nurtures ambitions for Paramount+, which will be showcased next week at an event for investors and press,...
- 2/18/2021
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Bridgerton jumped back in front of Cobra Kai to retake the top spot in Nielsen’s U.S. streaming rankings for the week of January 11 to 17, with sci-fi movie Outside the Wire helping Netflix sweep the top 10.
The Shonda Rhimes-produced period romance drew just shy of 1.4 billion total minutes of viewing, outpacing Cobra Kai, which had 1 billion. Netflix has crowned Bridgerton its most-watched original ever, with 82 million global subscriber households sampling it in its first month on the service.
Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer came in third for the week, with 867 minutes of viewing despite the true-crime series having just four episodes. Outside the Wire, a sci-fi movie starring Anthony Mackie, drew 556 minutes of viewing, good for ninth place.
Netflix took up all spots on the top 10, ending a run of weeks where Disney broke through with weekly wins for Pixar film Soul and Star Wars spinoff series The Mandalorian.
The Shonda Rhimes-produced period romance drew just shy of 1.4 billion total minutes of viewing, outpacing Cobra Kai, which had 1 billion. Netflix has crowned Bridgerton its most-watched original ever, with 82 million global subscriber households sampling it in its first month on the service.
Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer came in third for the week, with 867 minutes of viewing despite the true-crime series having just four episodes. Outside the Wire, a sci-fi movie starring Anthony Mackie, drew 556 minutes of viewing, good for ninth place.
Netflix took up all spots on the top 10, ending a run of weeks where Disney broke through with weekly wins for Pixar film Soul and Star Wars spinoff series The Mandalorian.
- 2/12/2021
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney Plus’s reality-warping “WandaVision” was one of the 10 most-watched original shows on streaming platforms the week of its debut, according to Nielsen estimates — and with just two episodes released, the Marvel show outpaced the service’s hit “The Mandalorian.”
For the week of Jan. 11-17, Netflix’s “Bridgerton” from Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland, held the No. 1 spot on Nielsen’s original series streaming chart, followed by “Cobra Kai” on Netflix. Netflix true-crime docuseries “Night Stalker: The Hunt For a Serial Killer” bowed at No. 3.
The turnout for “WandaVision,” starring Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff and Paul Bettany as Vision, was impressive given that Disney Plus had released only the first two episodes as of Jan. 15. The show came in at No. 6, notching an estimated 434 million minutes viewed over its first three days — a promising sign for “WandaVision” to continue attracting a sizable audience over its nine-episode run.
Note that Nielsen...
For the week of Jan. 11-17, Netflix’s “Bridgerton” from Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland, held the No. 1 spot on Nielsen’s original series streaming chart, followed by “Cobra Kai” on Netflix. Netflix true-crime docuseries “Night Stalker: The Hunt For a Serial Killer” bowed at No. 3.
The turnout for “WandaVision,” starring Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff and Paul Bettany as Vision, was impressive given that Disney Plus had released only the first two episodes as of Jan. 15. The show came in at No. 6, notching an estimated 434 million minutes viewed over its first three days — a promising sign for “WandaVision” to continue attracting a sizable audience over its nine-episode run.
Note that Nielsen...
- 2/12/2021
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Photo: 'Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel'/Netflix ‘Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel’ series director and 2012 Oscar nominee Joe Berlinger delivers a magnetizing and jaw-dropping account of one of the most recent and terrifying mysteries that captured the world, with there still being obsessive subcultures of people trying to solve the case. Critically and commercially acclaimed executive producers and creative partners Ron Howard and Brian Grazer demonstrate their evolving creative success by trusting keen talent to steer important projects like this in the right direction. This Netflix docuseries is eerily gripping, incredibly fascinating, and masterfully directed and edited that elevates this show as one of Netflix’s best crime documentaries, which is high praise considering their wildly successful recent ‘Night Stalker: The Hunt For a Serial Killer’, centered on serial killer Richard Ramirez, which ‘Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel’ is almost directly...
- 2/11/2021
- by Armando Brigham
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
When Gil Carrillo joined the homicide division at the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in the early Eighties, his future partner Frank Salerno was already something of a celebrity. He had recently collared the so-called Hillside Strangler, a.k.a. cousins Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono Jr., a serial killer duo who terrorized the L.A. area in the late Seventies, raping, torturing, and killing 10 women.
“When I met Frank; he was going through the trial for the Hillside Strangler,” Carrillo tells Rolling Stone. “I asked him about it and he said,...
“When I met Frank; he was going through the trial for the Hillside Strangler,” Carrillo tells Rolling Stone. “I asked him about it and he said,...
- 2/10/2021
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
Some faces you just can't forget. That was the thought lurking in the back of our heads as we tried to figure out why the culprit at the heart of Netflix's Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer seemed so familiar to us. As true crime fans, we've consumed many hours of bone-chilling docu-series and fictional films about serial killers. Still, as we tuned into the Netflix docu-series for the first time, which dropped on Jan. 13, Richard Ramirez's face was eerily familiar to us. Before long, it hit us that season nine of American Horror Story had incorporated Ramirez's haunting murders into their narrative. So, it wasn't technically Ramirez who we were recognizing, it was the...
- 1/31/2021
- E! Online
UTA has signed true crime writer, director and producer Tiller Russell for representation.
Russell joins the Hollywood talent agency after his four-part documentary series Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer bowed on Netflix and another doc series he directed, The Last Narc, about the infamous cartel murder of DEA agent ‘Kiki’ Camarena debuted on Amazon Prime.
In February, Tiller’s thriller film Silk Road will be released by Lionsgate. The feature is about an illegal Dark Net website and its 29-year-old kingpin creator and stars Jason Clarke, Nick Robinson, Paul Walker Hauser and Alexandra Shipp.
Russell is also adapting a narrative feature ...
Russell joins the Hollywood talent agency after his four-part documentary series Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer bowed on Netflix and another doc series he directed, The Last Narc, about the infamous cartel murder of DEA agent ‘Kiki’ Camarena debuted on Amazon Prime.
In February, Tiller’s thriller film Silk Road will be released by Lionsgate. The feature is about an illegal Dark Net website and its 29-year-old kingpin creator and stars Jason Clarke, Nick Robinson, Paul Walker Hauser and Alexandra Shipp.
Russell is also adapting a narrative feature ...
- 1/29/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
UTA has signed true crime writer, director and producer Tiller Russell for representation.
Russell joins the Hollywood talent agency after his four-part documentary series Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer bowed on Netflix and another doc series he directed, The Last Narc, about the infamous cartel murder of DEA agent ‘Kiki’ Camarena debuted on Amazon Prime.
In February, Tiller’s thriller film Silk Road will be released by Lionsgate. The feature is about an illegal Dark Net website and its 29-year-old kingpin creator and stars Jason Clarke, Nick Robinson, Paul Walker Hauser and Alexandra Shipp.
Russell is also adapting a narrative feature ...
Russell joins the Hollywood talent agency after his four-part documentary series Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer bowed on Netflix and another doc series he directed, The Last Narc, about the infamous cartel murder of DEA agent ‘Kiki’ Camarena debuted on Amazon Prime.
In February, Tiller’s thriller film Silk Road will be released by Lionsgate. The feature is about an illegal Dark Net website and its 29-year-old kingpin creator and stars Jason Clarke, Nick Robinson, Paul Walker Hauser and Alexandra Shipp.
Russell is also adapting a narrative feature ...
- 1/29/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
An ambitions entrepreneur pioneers an online marketplace for drugs in the new trailer for Silk Road, set to open in select theaters and hit on-demand services February 19th.
Silk Road tells the story of the alleged founder of the titular website, Ross Ulbricht, and is based on the 2014 Rolling Stone story, “Dead End on Silk Road: Internet Crime Kingpin Ross Ulbricht’s Big Fall.” The film stars Nick Robinson as Ulbricht, and follows him as he turns his ingenious — if not also incredibly illegal — idea into a multi-million dollar underground marketplace.
Silk Road tells the story of the alleged founder of the titular website, Ross Ulbricht, and is based on the 2014 Rolling Stone story, “Dead End on Silk Road: Internet Crime Kingpin Ross Ulbricht’s Big Fall.” The film stars Nick Robinson as Ulbricht, and follows him as he turns his ingenious — if not also incredibly illegal — idea into a multi-million dollar underground marketplace.
- 1/26/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
In Stephen King’s novel The Shining, the Overlook Hotel is an expansive structure with a dark past, located in the remote Rocky Mountains. Despite its opulent beginnings, the hotel becomes a place where brutal murders occur, madness sets in, ghosts lurk, and evil itself is a permanent occupant.
Relocate King’s Overlook to Downtown Los Angeles’ Skid Row, and you have its closest real-world equivalent: the Cecil Hotel. The hotel’s checkered history, and lore involving curses and ghosts, has made it a dark tourism landmark situated at the crossroads of true crime and paranormal fascination. But despite lots of interest on the internet, the Cecil, since rebranded as Stay on Main Hotel, has never officially permitted cameras inside for a paranormal investigation.
Until now. Enter Zak Bagans.
(Disclaimer: I have previously worked with Zak Bagans on television shows, and currently appear as an expert on the Travel Channel series Paranormal Caught on Camera.
Relocate King’s Overlook to Downtown Los Angeles’ Skid Row, and you have its closest real-world equivalent: the Cecil Hotel. The hotel’s checkered history, and lore involving curses and ghosts, has made it a dark tourism landmark situated at the crossroads of true crime and paranormal fascination. But despite lots of interest on the internet, the Cecil, since rebranded as Stay on Main Hotel, has never officially permitted cameras inside for a paranormal investigation.
Until now. Enter Zak Bagans.
(Disclaimer: I have previously worked with Zak Bagans on television shows, and currently appear as an expert on the Travel Channel series Paranormal Caught on Camera.
- 1/22/2021
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
The latest true crime obsession is the 4-part docuseries on Netflix called Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer, which details the heinous crime spree of serial killer Richard Ramirez in the '80s. The docuseries is quite well-done and makes you second guess whether or not you locked your doors and windows at night but this latest story has made it intersect, oddly enough,…...
- 1/22/2021
- by Gaius Bolling
- JoBlo.com
I was nine years old in the summer of 1985, and it was scorchingly hot in San Diego — the kind of oppressive dry heat where you don’t sweat because it evaporates instantly. I sat very, very still with my parents in suffocating heat around the dining table at our neighbor’s house. All the doors and windows were open — air conditioning was a rarity then in San Diego — and my parents kept interrupting the meal to look out the window or to stand in the doorway. My father loomed, staring outside, my mother angling her head around him to also take a quick glance into the night.
My father wasn’t looking to cool off. It was because the former college basketball player — who is over six-and-a-half feet tall and more than 250 pounds — was worried about the Night Stalker. All the lights were on in our house, and the blinds...
My father wasn’t looking to cool off. It was because the former college basketball player — who is over six-and-a-half feet tall and more than 250 pounds — was worried about the Night Stalker. All the lights were on in our house, and the blinds...
- 1/13/2021
- by Ann Donahue
- Indiewire
To be a fan of true crime TV is to wonder why (or possibly how) anybody is still living in California after the ’70s and ’80s.
From the never-ending run of programming built around the Manson murders to HBO’s I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, with its chronicle of the Golden State Killer, to Netflix’s new four-parter Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer, there’s an impression that decades passed during which the entire state was in a sleepless limbo, balancing glamour by day and terror by night, existing on fumes laced with cocaine ...
From the never-ending run of programming built around the Manson murders to HBO’s I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, with its chronicle of the Golden State Killer, to Netflix’s new four-parter Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer, there’s an impression that decades passed during which the entire state was in a sleepless limbo, balancing glamour by day and terror by night, existing on fumes laced with cocaine ...
- 1/12/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
To be a fan of true crime TV is to wonder why (or possibly how) anybody is still living in California after the ’70s and ’80s.
From the never-ending run of programming built around the Manson murders to HBO’s I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, with its chronicle of the Golden State Killer, to Netflix’s new four-parter Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer, there’s an impression that decades passed during which the entire state was in a sleepless limbo, balancing glamour by day and terror by night, existing on fumes laced with cocaine ...
From the never-ending run of programming built around the Manson murders to HBO’s I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, with its chronicle of the Golden State Killer, to Netflix’s new four-parter Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer, there’s an impression that decades passed during which the entire state was in a sleepless limbo, balancing glamour by day and terror by night, existing on fumes laced with cocaine ...
- 1/12/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
By the time he passed away in 2013, serial killer Richard Ramirez, widely known as the Night Stalker, was linked to 14 gruesome murders across California. Along with Ted Bundy and other murderers, he's now part of Netflix's original true-crime library in a limited series called Night Stalker: The Hunt For a Serial Killer, which recalls the investigation to track him down. While Ramirez is connected to over a dozen known deaths, we may never know the true extent of his killing spree in the '80s.
Ramirez didn't have a consistent pattern of attacking people, other than the fact that he struck in the middle of the night by entering unlocked doors and windows. Using knives, guns, and more, he brutally assaulted and murdered people, often raping and burglarizing them as well. After his attacks, Ramirez, a devil worshiper, occasionally left Satanic symbols at his crime scenes. Most of Ramirez's...
Ramirez didn't have a consistent pattern of attacking people, other than the fact that he struck in the middle of the night by entering unlocked doors and windows. Using knives, guns, and more, he brutally assaulted and murdered people, often raping and burglarizing them as well. After his attacks, Ramirez, a devil worshiper, occasionally left Satanic symbols at his crime scenes. Most of Ramirez's...
- 1/12/2021
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
Richard Ramirez’s spree of terror through the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Areas in 1984 and 1985 made for a psyche-shredding media fixation: The so-called “Night Stalker’s” rapaciousness — targeting people seemingly at random and with an appetite for violence that set him apart even among the history of psychopaths — provided insatiable fodder for television reports, a side effect that both burnished Ramirez’s legend and increased the effects of his reign of terror. Over and above his grievous crimes, Ramirez was creating an atmosphere of fear and mistrust that overlay an unhappy period for California.
This, at least, is the case made by “Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer,” a four-episode documentary series on Netflix. As an analysis of social madness, “Night Stalker,” directed by Tiller Russell, makes some interesting points; those, though, tend to be studded within a project that gives itself away to mania more frequently.
This, at least, is the case made by “Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer,” a four-episode documentary series on Netflix. As an analysis of social madness, “Night Stalker,” directed by Tiller Russell, makes some interesting points; those, though, tend to be studded within a project that gives itself away to mania more frequently.
- 1/12/2021
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix dives into one of the most horrifying cases of multiple murders with its eyes wide open in Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer. The documentary is told from the perspective of the investigators at the heart of the case, particularly a veteran homicide detective and his young, enthusiastic partner. They had nothing going into the case, and when they did dig out the clues, they often lost what they had because of its newsworthiness. The series works because it treats the audience the same way as the cops were treated: infuriatingly.
Every clue, setback, and recalculation in Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer is satisfyingly frustrating. We all know the story by now, so director Tiller Russell can leisurely fill in the plot. We don’t even get the name of the serial killer until the end of the third episode. It’s not in the title,...
Every clue, setback, and recalculation in Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer is satisfyingly frustrating. We all know the story by now, so director Tiller Russell can leisurely fill in the plot. We don’t even get the name of the serial killer until the end of the third episode. It’s not in the title,...
- 1/11/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Netflix is adding a total of 18 new movies and TV series to its library over the next seven days. While that’s not the biggest haul of fresh additions ever, especially after everything that dropped on the platform during the first week of January, it still contains a bunch of must-see titles, including both original content and newly licensed films, that you’ll want to check out.
Monday kicks things off with hard-hitting documentary Crack and French comedy-drama The Intouchables. On Tuesday, meanwhile, the fourth season of British series Last Tango in Halifax debuts. Wednesday then delivers a couple of titles for crime enthusiasts – 2017 thriller An Imperfect Murder (also known as The Private Life of a Modern Woman) starring Sienna Miller and Alec Baldwin and documentary Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer.
For more, check out the full list of what we can expect to arrive on Netflix...
Monday kicks things off with hard-hitting documentary Crack and French comedy-drama The Intouchables. On Tuesday, meanwhile, the fourth season of British series Last Tango in Halifax debuts. Wednesday then delivers a couple of titles for crime enthusiasts – 2017 thriller An Imperfect Murder (also known as The Private Life of a Modern Woman) starring Sienna Miller and Alec Baldwin and documentary Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer.
For more, check out the full list of what we can expect to arrive on Netflix...
- 1/10/2021
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
January is often considered a poor month for new releases, but there are still plenty of incoming chills to keep you company through the winter. And below, we’ll pick out some of the highlights for you to keep an eye on.
First up, thriller series Insomnia (which is now available) sees a group of strangers injected with a fatal drug where sleep means death, and must hunt each other down while wealthy spectators bet on the winner, and 30 Coins (also already released) has an exiled exorcist uncover a conspiracy involving the titular Roman currency paid to Judas Iscariot for his betrayal of Jesus, cursed as supernatural WMDs.
Elsewhere, The Devil’s Light (January 8th) sees the Vatican open exorcism schools to combat rising demonic possessions, and a nun barred from tutoring seeks alternative means to gain the knowledge, and Horizon Line (January 12th) follows a separated couple travelling to a wedding on a private island,...
First up, thriller series Insomnia (which is now available) sees a group of strangers injected with a fatal drug where sleep means death, and must hunt each other down while wealthy spectators bet on the winner, and 30 Coins (also already released) has an exiled exorcist uncover a conspiracy involving the titular Roman currency paid to Judas Iscariot for his betrayal of Jesus, cursed as supernatural WMDs.
Elsewhere, The Devil’s Light (January 8th) sees the Vatican open exorcism schools to combat rising demonic possessions, and a nun barred from tutoring seeks alternative means to gain the knowledge, and Horizon Line (January 12th) follows a separated couple travelling to a wedding on a private island,...
- 1/6/2021
- by Andrew Marshall
- We Got This Covered
1. “Pretend It’s a City”
Why Should I Watch? “Pretend It’s a City” is a Martin Scorsese-directed documentary series about Fran Lebowitz. Honestly, that’s all you need to know. Enjoy.
Bonus Reason: Ok, fine. The seven-episode limited series is Scorsese’s second documentary on Lebowitz, the famed New York author and public speaker, except this one is nearly four times as long — and arriving in the nick of time. Framed as a guide book to the city through the eyes of two true locals, “Pretend It’s a City” is like a long walk through the Big Apple, pre-covid of course. If it so happens to frame the essayist’s life, as well, all the better. With Scorsese in the driver’s seat, there’s bound to be excitement around every corner.
2. “Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer”
Why Should I Watch? This winter, Netflix wants to send...
Why Should I Watch? “Pretend It’s a City” is a Martin Scorsese-directed documentary series about Fran Lebowitz. Honestly, that’s all you need to know. Enjoy.
Bonus Reason: Ok, fine. The seven-episode limited series is Scorsese’s second documentary on Lebowitz, the famed New York author and public speaker, except this one is nearly four times as long — and arriving in the nick of time. Framed as a guide book to the city through the eyes of two true locals, “Pretend It’s a City” is like a long walk through the Big Apple, pre-covid of course. If it so happens to frame the essayist’s life, as well, all the better. With Scorsese in the driver’s seat, there’s bound to be excitement around every corner.
2. “Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer”
Why Should I Watch? This winter, Netflix wants to send...
- 1/3/2021
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
The first month of a new year is a good time to make a new impression. And that’s just what Netflix seems set on doing with its list of new releases for January 2021.
The streamer is coming out strong with a third season of Cobra Kai, formerly of YouTube Premium. The next installment in Daniel Larusso and Johnny Lawrence’s story is set to arrive…eventually. Netflix has not unveiled a released date yet but it will be during this month. While Cobra Kai is the highlight among Netflix’ original series, it’s not the only one by a long shot. Last year’s fun Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous returns for a second season on Jan. 22 and it will be accompanied by Fate: The Winx Saga. Also, if you’re a fan of things that will one day be .gif’ed to death, the Nicolas Cage-hosted History of Swear Words drops on Jan.
The streamer is coming out strong with a third season of Cobra Kai, formerly of YouTube Premium. The next installment in Daniel Larusso and Johnny Lawrence’s story is set to arrive…eventually. Netflix has not unveiled a released date yet but it will be during this month. While Cobra Kai is the highlight among Netflix’ original series, it’s not the only one by a long shot. Last year’s fun Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous returns for a second season on Jan. 22 and it will be accompanied by Fate: The Winx Saga. Also, if you’re a fan of things that will one day be .gif’ed to death, the Nicolas Cage-hosted History of Swear Words drops on Jan.
- 1/1/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
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