Miniseries · Netflix
The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez
A tragedy that outraged a community. A failure that shocked the system.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez 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
A boy’s brutal murder and the public trials of his guardians and social workers prompt questions about the system’s protection of vulnerable children.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
A Shock to the System
S01E02
Evil in this Courtroom
S01E03
Failure at All Levels
S01E04
Death Has Got Him by the Hand
S01E05
Improper Regard or Indifference
S01E06
Gabriel's Voice
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.
Direction
- Brian KnappenbergerDirector
Cinematography
- Jay VisitDirector of Photography
- Nicola B. MarshDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
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- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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