Fall River (TV series)

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Fall River
Genre Documentary
Directed by James Buddy Day
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
CinematographyAndreas Burgess
Editors
  • Wendy Lee Wallace
  • Craig A. Colton
  • Randall Boyd
  • Ulf Buddensieck
  • Motoshi Wakabayashi
Production companies
Original release
Network Epix
ReleaseMay 16 (2021-05-16) 
May 30, 2021 (2021-05-30)

Fall River is an American documentary television miniseries directed and produced by James Buddy Day. Jason Blum serves as an executive producer under his Blumhouse Television banner. It follows the Fall River murders in Fall River, Massachusetts by a satanic cult. It consists of 4-episodes and premiered on May 16, 2021, on Epix. [1]

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Plot

The series follows the Fall River murders in Fall River, Massachusetts by a satanic cult. The leader of the cult, Carl Drew was sentenced to life in prison. Twenty years later, the lead investigator re-investigates the case after inconsistencies begin to haunt him.

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byOriginal air date [2] U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"My Soul To Keep" James Buddy Day May 16, 2021 (2021-05-16)N/A
2"Deal With the Devil"James Buddy DayMay 23, 2021 (2021-05-23)N/A
3"Mark of the Beast"James Buddy DayMay 30, 2021 (2021-05-30)N/A
4"Into Hell"James Buddy DayMay 30, 2021 (2021-05-30)N/A

Production

In February 2021, it was announced James Buddy Day had directed a 4-part series revolving around the Fall River murders with Jason Blum set to executive producer under his Blumhouse Television banner, with MGM Television set to produce and distribute internationally, while Epix will distribute in the United States. [3] [4]

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References

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