The Innocent Man (2018 TV series)

The Innocent Man is an American true crime documentary television series based on John Grisham's 2006 book The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town.[1][2] The six-episode first season debuted on Netflix on December 14, 2018.[3]

For the South Korean TV series with the same name, see The Innocent Man (2012 TV series).
The Innocent Man
GenreDocumentary
Created by
  • Ross M. Dinerstein
  • Clay Tweel
Directed byClay Tweel
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Running time42–52 minutes
Production company(s)
  • Campfire
  • The Gernert Company
DistributorNetflix
Release
Original networkNetflix
Original releaseDecember 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)
External links
Official website

Like Grisham's nonfiction book, the series follows two murder cases in Ada, Oklahoma, between 1982 and 1984.[4][5] The cases examine the potential false confessions of Ron Williamson, Dennis Fritz, Tommy Ward, and Karl Fontenot.[1][6]

Episodes
No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Debbie and Denice"December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)
2"In Dreams"December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)
3"Rotten to the Core"December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)
4"Corpus Delicti"December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)
5"Smoking Guns"December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)
6"Snow Storm"December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)

Reception

Upon its release, the show received mixed reviews from critics. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series has a 69% approval rating based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 7.0 out of 10. The site's critical consensus says, "The Innocent Man will satisfy true crime aficionados looking for a slickly packaged mystery, but viewers seeking a more probing deconstruction of the justice system may come away disappointed."[7] On Metacritic, the series has a weighted score of 57 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[8]

See also

References
  1. Chitwood, Adam (2018-12-17). "'The Innocent Man' Review: Netflix True Crime Series Digs Deep into the Criminal Justice System". Collider. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  2. "John Grisham's 'The Innocent Man' Becomes Netflix Docuseries". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  3. Nolan, Emma (2018-12-03). "The Innocent Man on Netflix release date, cast, trailer: When is the docu-series out?". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  4. Schedeen, Jesse (2018-12-14). "Netflix's The Innocent Man: Season 1 Review". IGN. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  5. Keaney, Quinn. "A Comprehensive Timeline of the Murder Cases at the Heart of Netflix's The Innocent Man". POPSUGAR Entertainment. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  6. "Refinery29 Binge Club: "The Innocent Man" Recaps". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  7. "The Innocent Man: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  8. "The Innocent Man Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 18, 2018.


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