Fatal Attraction (2013 TV program)

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Fatal Attraction
Genre
Directed by
  • Chad Cunningham
  • Jeffrey Woods
  • Steven Wesley Miller
  • Wesley Caylor
  • Brian Peery
  • Robert Ivkovic
Presented by
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons15
No. of episodes443
Production
Executive producers
  • Tia A. Smith (151 episodes, 2013-2019)
  • Todd Moss (25 episodes, 2013-2020)
  • Stephen Land (20 episodes, 2013-2014)
  • Allison Wallach (13 episodes, 2015-2020)
  • Eric Wetherington (9 episodes, 2013-2023)
Running time40-60 minutes
Production company Jupiter Entertainment
Original release
ReleaseJune 3, 2013 (2013-06-03) 
present (present)

Fatal Attraction is an American true crime television program that airs on TV One. [1] The series debuted on June 3, 2013, and is produced by Jupiter Entertainment. [1] On January 24, 2019, TV One announced it was renewing the program for an eighth season which premiered on January 28, 2019. [2] On January 10, 2020, it was announced that the ninth season would premiere on January 13, 2020. [3]

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Overview

The program features non-fiction narratives of crimes committed by a partner in an abusive relationship. [1] The program is edited in a documentary style, using a central voice-over narration by Malikha Mallette, as well as interviews with people who have first-hand knowledge of the case, including law-enforcement officials, lawyers, journalists, friends and family members of both the victims and the accused. The first season was narrated by Lynn Whitfield. [1]

In 2014, a subject in one of the shows claimed he had been unfairly depicted as a killer, and filed suit for defamation against TV One and Jupiter in Maryland District Court, seeking $650,000 in damages. [4] The lawsuit was dismissed. [5]

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References

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