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Making a Murderer

★ 8.5 109K votes 2015–2018 2 seasons · 20 episodes Ended Netflix
True crimeReal cases, told as documentary or drama.This show: 10/10DocuseriesNonfiction storytelling across episodes.This show: 10/10CynicalDeeply distrustful of institutions and human motives.This show: 9/10Social commentaryDeliberate critique of how society works.This show: 8/10Emotionally heavyDemands real emotional stamina from the viewer.This show: 8/10Built to bingeMade for the streaming binge model.This show: 7/10BleakGrim and heavy, with little easy relief. These shows sit with suffering instead of softening it.This show: 7/10UnsettlingA creeping sense of unease and wrongness that gets under your skin.This show: 7/10
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About

"A true crime case that indicts the system itself"

This documentary series follows Steven Avery, a Wisconsin man exonerated after 18 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, only to be arrested again in a new murder case shortly after filing a lawsuit against the county. It plays out like a slow-burn legal thriller, methodically building doubt about the investigation and prosecution through courtroom footage, interviews, and archival material. The pace is deliberate and detail-heavy, less about shocking twists than accumulating unease about how the justice system actually functions. It sparked huge public debate and real-world consequences, which adds weight to the viewing experience.

Watch it for

the meticulous unraveling of a small-town investigation that raises real doubts about guilt.

Maybe skip if

you dislike ambiguous endings or get frustrated by cases with no tidy resolution.

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All Seasons

Part 12015
8.417K1010h 8m
Part 22018
8.110K1010h 37m

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Steven Avery Self
Dolores Avery Self, Self - Steven's Mother
Laura Nirider Self, Self - Brendan's Postconviction Lawyer
Allan Avery Self - Steven's Father, Self
Jerry Buting Self - Steven's Defense Lawyer, Self, Self - Steven's Lawyer
Dean Strang Self - Steven's Defense Lawyer, Self, Self - Steven's Lawyer
Kathleen Zellner Self
Barb Tadych Self, Self - Brendan's Mother
Ken Kratz Self - Special Prosecutor, Self
Brendan Dassey Self - Steven's Nephew, Self

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