Miniseries · Netflix
The Confession Killer
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Confession Killer actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Confession Killer reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
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.
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
Henry Lee Lucas rose to infamy when he confessed to hundreds of unsolved murders. This docuseries examines the truth -- and horrifying consequences.
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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
- Taki OldhamExecutive Producer
- Robert KennerExecutive Producer
Direction
- Taki OldhamDirector
- Robert KennerDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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