

We've rounded up some of the most worthy of your next binge watch, streaming on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, HBO Max, and beyond.

Today, practically every streaming service has a trove of true crime shows, which will stay in your mind. Other true crime shows, like HBO's Atlanta's Missing and Murdered, defy easy answers, and linger in the pain of the crime itself. Website is owned and published by Immediate Media Company Limited. The Confession Tapes, also on Netflix, looks at the phenomenon of false confessions. Ava DuVernay's Netflix series When They See Us, for example, revisits the racially charged dynamics that led to the conviction of five young men of color for a crime for which they were, decades later, found innocent. A rookie cold-case detective investigating the brutal stabbing death of a bullied teenager notices a clue in an old crime scene photo that may help solve the 27-year-old case. Included: rape cases and a 16-year-old murder. Get push notifications with news, features and more. Cases in which evidence kits and DNA testing are used to bring about justice. These documentaries simultaneously focus on a single story and examine the entire criminal justice system. Her slaying, as police describe in an exclusive clip from Monday night’s Cold Case Files, was a shock to the community. The 2015 Netflix show Making a Murdereris among the works credited with kickstarting our current obsession, still raging to this day.īut many of these true crime shows are about more than the cases themselves. Currently, the pop culture landscape remains saturated with true crime podcasts, books, and even fictional takes on devastating stories. Every few months, a documentary comes around and ignites a sensation, like Tiger King, a deep dive into the world of the U.S.'s big cat collectors, and Netflix's controversial (and chilling) serial killer doc Night Stalker. Can't get enough of true crime? You're not alone.
