The series "Dahmer: An American Cannibal" has been making a resounding success with the audience, but this is not the first Netflix production that turns very real crime cases into fiction.
Despite carrying a huge collection of documentaries in the True Crime genre, or Real Crimes, Netflix also has some productions that, like “Dahmer”, present us with a fictionalized version of crimes.
Ryan Murphy himself, creator of “Dahmer”, owns one of the productions based on true crimes most famous in the world: “American Crime Story”. Previously available on Netflix, both seasons focused on the stories of OJ Simpson and Gianni Versace's killer, respectively. However, the production has already left the streaming catalogue.
But “American Crime Story” is not the only Netflix series based on true crimes, and other great hits are in the streaming catalog. So Technology Refugee will list some of them below!
MINDHUNTER
Starring Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany, “Mindhunter” is one of the most famous and acclaimed series of the genre. It is based on a book written by Mark Olshaker and John Douglas, an FBI agent who shares their journey to decipher the minds of serial killers.
The series takes place in the 1970s, and follows two FBI agents as they conduct interviews with dozens of serial killers – many of them based on real criminals – to understand their minds, which began the study of criminal psychology.
Manhunt: Unabomber
The Unabomber was a serial killer who terrorized the United States between 1978 and 1995, and began a manhunt that would last decades and cost the US government a hefty sum.
The killer's story was turned into fiction in the series "Manhunt: Unabomber", which dramatizes the story of the professor who killed and maimed people, and spread panic around the world. The series stars Sam Worthington and Paul Bettany.
Unbelievable
“Unbelievable” picks up on the actual events narrated by the Pulitzer Prize-winning article, “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” written by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong.
The series features episodes directed by Oscar-nominated directors Susannah Grant and Lisa Cholodenko, and follows a teenager named Marie Adler (Kaitlyn Dever) who files a police report alleging she was sexually abused in her home by an intruder. However, investigators and people close to her doubt her story.
But doubts begin to dissolve when, hundreds of kilometers away, detectives Grace Rasmussen and Karen Duvall (played by Toni Collette and Merritt Wever, respectively) meet while investigating similar cases. They then form a partnership to try to capture a potential serial rapist.
eyes that condemn
Based on a true story that shocked America, "Condemning Eyes" presents the notorious case of the five black and Latino teenagers known as the "Central Park Five" - Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise – who were convicted of a rape they didn't commit.
The series is divided into four parts, and begins in 1989, starting with the first interrogation of the quintet. The production spans a 25-year history, up until his exoneration in 2002 and the New York City settlement in 2014.
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inventing Anna
The series “Inventando Anna”, Netflix's ratings success, is inspired by the article “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York's Party People”, published by New York Magazine and authored by Jessica Pressler.
“Inventing Anna” tells the story of Anna Sorokin, a scammer who posed as Anna Delvey, a famous woman on Instagram who would be a German heiress, part of New York high society, and a reporter who needs to prove herself and starts to investigate the young socialite. Recently, the scammer who inspired the series was released on bail in the United States.
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