Netflix Announces 'Making a Murderer' Season 2 Premiere Date, Details
The case is not closed yet for "Making a Murderer" on Netflix.
The streaming service announced the premiere date for the highly anticipated second season of the Emmy-winning docu-crime series, which follows the journey of Steven Avery as he was exonerated from one crime and then convicted, along with his nephew Brendan Dassey, of another.
Season 2 will bow on Friday, October 19. The 10 new episodes provide an in-depth look at the high-stakes post-conviction process, exploring the emotional toll the process takes on all involved.
The show will introduce Avery's new lawyer, Kathleen Zellner, as she looks to prove that Avery was wrongly convicted. Zellner has reversed more wrongful convictions than any other private attorney in the country. Dassey's post-conviction lawyers Laura Nirider and Steven Drizin will also be featured as they fight to prove that his confession was involuntary.
"Steven and Brendan, their families and their legal and investigative teams have once again graciously granted us access, giving us a window into the complex web of American criminal justice,” said filmmakersLaura Ricciardi and Moira Demos in a statement.
“Building on Part 1, which documented the experience of the accused, in Part 2, we have chronicled the experience of the convicted and imprisoned, two men each serving life sentences for crimes they maintain they did not commit. We are thrilled to be able to share this new phase of the journey with viewers.”
"Making a Murderer" was a phenomenon when it first streamed on Netflix in December 2015 and helped set off a wave of true crime television shows. Avery and Dassey's cases have been well-covered in the media since then; the Supreme Court declined to hear the latter's case in June.