True crime
‘Monster’: What Critics and Viewers Are Saying About the Ed Gein-Centric Season
As the show recently hit Netflix and sits at No. 2 on the streamer's top 10 ranking, The Hollywood Reporter rounds up the discourse from viewers upon watching.
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39 True-Crime Series to Binge Right Now
From 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story' to 'The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox,' here are some of the most popular true-crime shows and movies of the last few years.
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True-Crime Horror Film ‘Dorothea’ Gets Halloween Release and Trailer (Exclusive)
Susan Priver stars as real-life grandmother and 1980s serial killer Dorothea Puente in director Chad Ferrin's film that is set to hit theaters from Dread.
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Why Amy J. Berg Returned to Her Adnan Syed Docuseries 6 Years Later — and Does She Believe He’s Innocent?
The director discusses all of that, as well as what happened to this new episode’s previously announced 2023 release date.
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‘Devil in Disguise’ Trailer Sees Michael Chernus’ John Wayne Gacy Lure His Victims
Michael Angarano portrays Sam Amirante, a lawyer who struggles with defending the murderer in the eight-episode Peacock series.
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‘P.I. Moms’ Was a Train Wreck for Lifetime. Now It’s a ‘Trainwreck’ on Netflix
The Hollywood Reporter tracked down filmmaker Phil Bowman to talk about the hit cable series that never was.
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‘Amy Bradley Is Missing,’ But the Netflix Docuseries Filmmakers Think They Know Where She Is
Ari Mark and Phil Lott share their educated theories about what happened to Bradley after she went missing from a cruise ship in 1998.
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Amazon’s Idaho College Murders Documentary Is Better Than Peacock’s — Except in the Ways It Isn’t
A pair of docs about the 2022 University of Idaho student murders were released within eight days of each other — and within nine days of the killer’s shocking guilty plea.
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First Look at Michael Chernus as John Wayne Gacy in True-Crime Series ‘Devil in Disguise’
The 'Severance' star makes his debut as the serial killer in the teaser trailer for Peacock's forthcoming binge, set for this fall.
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Following Karen Read’s Trial Verdict, Here’s How to Rewatch ID Docuseries ‘A Body in the Snow’
Stream Investigation Discovery's five-part true crime series, which was released just ahead of Read's retrial.
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Following Her Not Guilty Verdict, How to Rewatch Karen Read’s ‘Impact x Nightline’ Retrial Episode
Stream the 30-minute docuseries episode, which first aired on April 24, 2025, online for free.
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How to Stream ‘The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets,’ New True Crime Produced by 50 Cent
The three-part docuseries explores the series of Long Island murders that took place over an 18 year span.
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