In the late ’70s in Great Britain, Yorkshire and Manchester were terrorized by a serial killer who came to be known as the Yorkshire Ripper. This four-episode docuseries brings viewers in on the hunt for the violent criminal, who was named as such because of his similarities to that other legendary English murderer. Chances are that you’ll devour Wild Wild Country, the docuseries about the religious Rajneeshpuram community and their standoff with their Oregon neighbors, in a single sitting. Such is the magnetic and menacing presence of Ma Anand Sheela, the vengeful personal assistant of the late guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, who is far and away the star of the show. In 2018, Netflix acquired the older episodes of a show that is considered by many to be a blueprint for the true crime docuseries as we know it, and also debuted three brand new ones. The Staircase follows the case against Michael Peterson, a North Carolina man accused of murdering his wife, who he claimed died due to a freak accident in their home. Originally debuting in 2004 on French television, the series documents the strange twists and turns of the mystery across almost two decades. But you can digest all of it in just one weekend.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb For more easily binged shows in other genres, check out 13 Netflix Shows You Can Watch From Start to Finish This Weekend. The Keepers is an appropriately named documentary series, as its ultimate focus is on the women—former high school students of murdered nun Sister Cathy Cesnik—who seek justice for her and keep the teacher’s memory alive. They suspect that Cesnik was killed to silence her, and the depth of the crimes she may have uncovered are as heartbreaking as they are shocking. The Devil Next Door reaches back into history, specifically the case of John Demjanjuk, a Cleveland resident who was thought by some to be a notorious Nazi guard known as “Ivan the Terrible,” living under a new identity. For more recommendations sent right to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. Could the man who robbed an Erie, Pennsylvania bank in 2003 with a bomb strapped to his person have been forced by someone else to commit the crime? That’s what Evil Genius aims to discover. And it dips into some dark places in the process. “It’s a saga that involves death and obsession and illness and rejection: all the puzzle pieces you’d expect to go into a story befitting this one’s title,” the IndieWire review of the docuseries reads. Aaron Hernandez had been playing for the New England Patriots for three years when he was arrested for the 2013 murder of a man named Odin Lloyd. Killer Inside examines the turn that the late former NFL player’s life took and how chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE caused by injuries sustained while playing the sport may have contributed to the emergence of his violent tendencies. For what to watch on HBO’s streaming service, here are 14 TV Shows You Can Watch on HBO Max From Start to Finish This Weekend. Making a Murderer was one of the first true crime Netflix shows to catch the attention of amateur sleuths. Across two seasons and 20 episodes, the documentary investigates the murder of Teresa Halbach and the possibility that the two men convicted for it may not have been responsible. If you missed the Tiger King phenomenon when it premiered on Netflix early in the pandemic and everyone seemed to be watching it, it’s never too late to check it out. The frequently jaw-dropping docuseries centers around a man who calls himself Joe Exotic and the controversial/not-always-legal world of big cat collecting. But trust us when we say that that synopsis barely scratches the surface of what you’ll see. And if you already watched this one, check out 13 Documentaries “Tiger King” Fans Should Watch Right Now. Ava DuVernay’s dramatization of the ordeal endured by the falsely accused and wrongfully convicted Central Park Five was nominated for 11 Emmy Awards and ranked on many best-of-the-year lists in 2019. After you finish all four episodes of the series, you can check out the special Oprah Winfrey Presents When They See Us Now, which is also on Netflix, to hear from the real, exonerated subjects in their own words.
