The Innocent Man (2018 TV series)

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The Innocent Man
GenreDocumentary
Created by
  • Ross M. Dinerstein
  • Clay Tweel
Directed byClay Tweel
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Running time42–52 minutes
Production companies
  • Campfire
  • The Gernert Company
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseDecember 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)

The Innocent Man is an American true crime documentary television series based on John Grisham's 2006 book The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town . [1] [2] The six-episode first season debuted on Netflix on December 14, 2018. [3]

Contents

Like Grisham's nonfiction book, the series follows two murder cases in Ada, Oklahoma, between 1982 and 1984. [4] [5] The cases examine the potential false confessions of Ron Williamson, Dennis Fritz, Tommy Ward, and Karl Fontenot. [1] [6]

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Debbie and Denice"December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)
2"In Dreams"December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)
3"Rotten to the Core"December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)
4"Corpus Delicti"December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)
5"Smoking Guns"December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)
6"Snow Storm"December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)

Reception

Upon its release, the show received mixed reviews from critics. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series has a 69% approval rating based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 7.0 out of 10. The site's critical consensus says, "The Innocent Man will satisfy true crime aficionados looking for a slickly packaged mystery, but viewers seeking a more probing deconstruction of the justice system may come away disappointed." [7] On Metacritic, the series has a weighted score of 57 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [8]

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