The fascination with crime accompanies the viewer on the different streaming platforms, however it was NETFLIX the one that imposed a focus on its productions in a more sustainable way that is sustained today. The format true crime, derived from the world of literature, addresses the genre of real crimes with the greatest impact and their resolution process. Within the various styles in the construction of the story we can find testimonies, recreations and images from archives.
However, the appeal of these contents has a wide spectrum that ranges from the morbid to the absurd. Starting from the development of the investigations or the testimonial reconstruction of the facts. The impact is given in the atmosphere that surrounds the audience and keeps the intrigue on edge.
The format of miniseries, of three or five episodes, enables a specific dynamic in the narrative rhythm. It favors, without having to extend into excessive seasons and durations, the handling of suspense, but without deviating from the focus or the premise. A paramount feature in true crime recommendations that can be viewed episodically, without wasting the day.
Evil Genius NETFLIX (4 episodes)
The most unusual bank robbery in American history was carried out when a pizza delivery man entered the suburbs of a marginal town with a homemade bomb strapped to his neck. The beginning of this 1993 robbery attempt that ends with the explosion of the delivery, becomes a strange investigation in which the most extravagant and eccentric inhabitants of the county find themselves in the crosshairs.
The four-episode miniseries is developed by the duplass brothers. Those responsible for wild wild country They carry out a very interesting testimonial and archival investigation.
NETFLIX Night Stalker (4 episodes)
Flirting with film noir, the documentary follows the investigation of a brutal crime spree that began in 1984 through mid-1985 to capture the infamous serial killer, dubbed “The Night Stalker.” The one responsible for killing at least 14 people and attacking many more, had a media impact that led him to be compared to other famous criminals such as Charles Manson either “the son of sam“.
Focusing on investigators from the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, Frank Salerno Y Gil Carillothe miniseries deals with the testimonies as a way for the visual recreation of the facts.
The Yorkshire Ripper NETFLIX (4 episodes)
Yorkshire Police find themselves on one of the biggest manhunt in British history. Seeking Peter Sutcliffe, murderer of 13 women, between 1975 and 1981, demonstrates the shortcomings and corruption of the English police system. Conservative politics and economic segregation condenses the entire fascinating portrait of the period into 4 episodes.
Compared to Jack the Ripper, the famous London serial killer, television images are the material that brings to light the investigative procedure and its shortcomings. Although, also, the unusual way in which the criminal is caught.
Sophie. A murder in Cork. NETFLIX (3 episodes)
Rural Ireland in the 1990s. There, in 1996, a French woman has been found murdered before Christmas. The mysterious death of Sophie Toscan dePlantiera woman who on December 23, 1996, is the kick to tour the idyllic town of West Cork. Directed by John Dowerthe plot expresses the contrasts of the past, from the fact to the present, in a space where the relatives of the victim and his murderer coexist on a daily basis.
Crime scene: disappearance at the Cecil Hotel. NETFLIX (5 episodes)
Created by Joe Berlingerdirector of “Blair Witch Project 2“, the miniseries focuses on an event that was all the rage on social networks. The enigmatic registration of an elevator reveals the disappearance of a Canadian tourist, of Asian origin, who seems to be running away from someone. The story, however, focuses on the past of the hotel.His trajectory is determining in the investigation and in the search for the woman.
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