This is an interesting true crime series that doesn't drag or get too repetitious. It lasted 5 seasons, and all episodes are available to watch with a subscription to discovery + streaming service. (In late May 2023, discovery + will become part of HBO MAX.) What makes this series different from other crime ones is it tries to capture the time period, too, by showing newsreels and photos. It also starts off with a fictional narrator who lived during that time. It might be a neighbor or a friend or an acquaintance of the victim or killer.
The reenactments are like watching a TV show, as opposed to being choppy snippets. Some episodes are spiced up with sex scenes, that are too explicit at times, and smoking cigarettes is very, very prevalent. Some of the dead bodies are a bit too graphic for my tastes, too. The episode "Last Night Stand" showed the woman's dead body way too long. It was graphic and gross and one had to wonder why the film makers did so. (I'm taking off two stars from my rating.)
At the end of each episode, the beginning narrator makes some type of philosophical comment about the crime and time, and photos of the real individuals involved are shown during the credits. So far, it has been easy to find info online on the cases, and obviously not all facts about the cases are real on the show. For example, the person who blew up the plane did not exactly have the type of childhood described. Thus, if you are a stickler for facts, this show might irk you with the fact liberties it takes.
The reenactments are like watching a TV show, as opposed to being choppy snippets. Some episodes are spiced up with sex scenes, that are too explicit at times, and smoking cigarettes is very, very prevalent. Some of the dead bodies are a bit too graphic for my tastes, too. The episode "Last Night Stand" showed the woman's dead body way too long. It was graphic and gross and one had to wonder why the film makers did so. (I'm taking off two stars from my rating.)
At the end of each episode, the beginning narrator makes some type of philosophical comment about the crime and time, and photos of the real individuals involved are shown during the credits. So far, it has been easy to find info online on the cases, and obviously not all facts about the cases are real on the show. For example, the person who blew up the plane did not exactly have the type of childhood described. Thus, if you are a stickler for facts, this show might irk you with the fact liberties it takes.