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Making a Murderer
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Making a Murderer actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Making a Murderer reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Tension.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The story
What it's about
Filmed over 10 years, this real-life thriller follows a DNA exoneree who, while exposing police corruption, becomes a suspect in a grisly new crime.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E09
Friday Nite
A witness comes forward with new information about Teresa's car. Kathleen attempts to build the timeline of what happened to Teresa on Oct. 31, 2005.
S02E10
Trust No One
Kathleen makes two of the biggest discoveries of the case. Brendan's lawyers take his case to the next level.
S02E08
Special Care
Kathleen uncovers evidence about one of the State's star witnesses. Brendan's case takes another unexpected turn.
S02E07
Item FL
Kathleen runs new tests on the bullet believed to have killed Teresa Halbach and tracks Teresa's movements on the day she disappeared.
S01E02
Turning the Tables
As Steven starts creating a new life for himself, he pursues a lawsuit against Manitowoc County law enforcement officials for corruption in his case.
S02E02
Words and Words Only
Brendan's lawyers work to prove his conviction was based on a coerced confession. Kathleen tests Steven in new ways and visits the alleged crime scene.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E03
A Legal Miracle
S02E05
What + Why = Who
S02E01
Number 18
S02E02
Words and Words Only
S02E04
Welcome to Wisconsin
S02E06
Everything Takes Time
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Moira DemosExecutive Producer
- Laura RicciardiExecutive Producer
- Adam Del DeoExecutive Producer
- Lisa NishimuraExecutive Producer
Writing
- Moira DemosWriter
- Laura RicciardiWriter
Direction
- Moira DemosDirector
- Laura RicciardiDirector
Cinematography
- Moira DemosDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
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