Miniseries · Netflix
The Keepers
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Keepers actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Keepers reads strongest on Bingeability, Tension and Character Depth.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
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
This docuseries examines the decades-old murder of Sister Catherine Cesnik and its suspected link to a priest accused of abuse.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
The School
Now grown, survivors describe sexual abuse at the hands of a predatory priest and how his actions may have led to Sister Catherine's murder.
- Directed by Ryan White
S01E07
The Conclusion
As survivors and victims' families seek closure, they face frustrating law enforcement bureaucracy and a legislative fight with their archdiocese.
- Directed by Ryan White
S01E06
The Web
As Catherine's younger sister joins the cause, the group tries to get straight answers from authorities and additional potential suspects.
- Directed by Ryan White
S01E05
The Suspects
A tip line yields compelling stories that point the group's investigation to two more men who might have been involved in Sister Catherine's murder.
- Directed by Ryan White
S01E04
The Burial
In 1994, two former students file charges against the accused priest, but they face intimidation and powerful resistance from their archdiocese.
- Directed by Ryan White
S01E03
The Revelation
In 1992, one survivor finds the strength to face the abuse she suffered and to disclose an appalling threat that frightened her into silence.
- Directed by Ryan White
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
- Ben CotnerExecutive Producer
- Ryan WhiteExecutive Producer
- Lisa NishimuraExecutive Producer
- Jason Spingarn-KoffExecutive Producer
- Jessica HargraveExecutive Producer
- Josh BraunExecutive Producer
Direction
- Ryan WhiteDirector
Cinematography
- John BenamDirector of Photography
Music
- Blake NeelyOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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