Now we've finally finished binging on Making A Murderer: Part 2, we need Netflix to bring us a new docuseries to get hooked on. Good job that's exactly what we're getting next month then, innit.
The Innocent Man is a brand new series about two Oklahoma murderers, based on John Grisham's best-selling non-fiction book, set to be released on 14 January.
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Grisham's book, The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town, brought international attention to two murders which took place in the town of Adam Oklahoma in the 1980s, as well as the unusual events that followed.
The six-part series is directed by Finders Keepers' Clay Tweel, and much like Making A Murderer, features interviews from the victims' friends and families, as well as residents from the rural town, journalists and other people who were involved in the case.
Grisham appears as an expert on the case, along with attorney Barry Scheck, co-director of the Innocence Project.
Author Grisham described the documentary as 'gripping, compelling, and ultimately just as heartbreaking as the book'.
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He added: "Though I know the story well, I can't wait to watch it again."
Tweeting the trailer for the chilling docuseries, the author - who usually writes fictional books, told his followers: "If I wrote The Innocent Man as a novel, folks probably wouldn't believe it."
The docuseries, developed by Tweel and Ross Dinerstein, mixes new footage with archived videos and images taken in the 1980s, which again is similar to that of Making A Murderer.
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It is produced by Maura Anderson and Shannon Riggs, who will also work as executive producers alongside Tweel and Dinerstein.
Tweel said: "As a filmmaker, I often find that the best stories are the ones we tell ourselves. But what surprised me was the extent to which that idea also permeates the criminal justice system. By re-examining these old cases, I hope that viewers will identify the biases involved, even their own."
It sounds like exactly what we need to follow up Making A Murderer 2, which made a very welcome return to Netflix last month.
The first season, which aired all the way back in 2015, told the story of Steven Avery and his wrongful conviction for sexual assault, before looking into his second charge - the murder of Theresa Halbach. Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey were both convicted of the murder of Halbach.
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The second season has picked up where the last left off and introduced us all to Kathleen Zellner, Avery's new lawyer, who is working to get his conviction overturned.
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