Sasha Reid and the Midnight Order

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Sasha Reid and the Midnight Order
Genre Documentary
Directed by Nancy Schwartzman
Starring
  • Sasha Reid
  • Anjali Arora
  • Ayah Ellithy
  • Hana Georgoulis
  • Marina Jarenova
  • Hasti Pourriahi
  • Florence Tang
Music byNick Sena
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • Nancy Schwartzman
  • Maija Norris
  • Bryn Mooser
  • Justin Lacob
  • Kathleen Flood
Producers
  • Amy Darling
  • Jasmine Luoma
Cinematography
  • Patrick McLaughlin
  • Jay Ferguson
Editors
  • Joe Langford
  • Nick Piotrowski
  • Mel Mel Sukekawa-Mooring
  • Mara Wollong
  • Martina Boyeras
  • Darshan Kembhavi
  • Alexander Meyers
Production companies
  • XTR
  • Sunset Park Pictures
Original release
Network Freeform
ReleaseJuly 9, 2024 (2024-07-09) 
present

Sasha Reid and the Midnight Order is a true crime documentary series directed and produced by Nancy Schwartzman. It follows Dr. Sasha Reid, and her society of young women who band together to work outside the system to protect the vulnerable, dive into the minds of killers, and solve cold cases across Canada.

Contents

It premiered on July 9, 2024, on Freeform. [1]

Premise

Dr. Sasha Reid and her society of young women band together to protect the vulnerable, dive into the minds of killers, and solve cold cases. [2]

Cast

Midnight Order

Episodes

No.Title [3] [4] Directed byOriginal air date [3] [4] U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"I Think My Ex-Husband is a Serial Killer"Nancy SchwartzmanJuly 9, 2024 (2024-07-09)TBD
2"Stalking the Lone Wolf"Nancy SchwartzmanJuly 16, 2024 (2024-07-16)TBD
3"The Butcher of Port Coquitlam"Nancy SchwartzmanJuly 23, 2024 (2024-07-23)TBD
4"Nightmare at Piggy's Palace"Nancy SchwartzmanJuly 30, 2024 (2024-07-30)TBD
5"Let the Evidence Lead"Nancy SchwartzmanAugust 6, 2024 (2024-08-06)TBD

Production

In September 2023, it was announced Nancy Schwartzman had directed the series, with XTR set to produce, and Freeform to distribute. [5]

Reception

Melissa Camacho for Common Sense Media gave the series three out of five stars writing: "This true crime docuseries combines intellectually-driven sleuthing efforts with Hollywood-like style in an attempt to create a series that's as entertaining as it is smart, but the significance behind who they are and what they do sometimes gets lost, thanks to the lighting and camera work used to amp up the drama as they work a case." [6] Joel Keller of Decider.com suggested streaming the series, writing: "Sasha Reid And The Midnight Order doesn’t need to be a slickly-made to communicate what Reid and her team do to help solve cold cases. But if you can get through that slick stuff, there’s a lot of good sleuthing to watch." [7]

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