Miniseries · Netflix
Unbelievable
Based on true events no one believed.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Kaitlyn Dever
Marie Adler
8 eps
Toni Collette
Detective Grace Rasmussen
8 eps
Merritt Wever
Detective Karen Duvall
8 eps
Charlie McDermott
Ty
3 eps
Brent Sexton
Al
3 eps
Nick Searcy
Detective Harkness
1 eps
Bridget Everett
Colleen Doggett
3 eps
Shane Paul McGhie
Connor
3 eps
Elizabeth Marvel
Judith
4 eps
Patricia Fa'asua
Becca
4 eps
Brooke Smith
Dara Kaplan
1 eps
Aaron Staton
Curtis McCarthy
2 eps
John Billingsley
Judge Brent Gordon
1 eps
Eric Lange
Detective Robert Parker
8 eps
Austin Hébert
Max Duvall
5 eps
Bill Fagerbakke
Detective Pruitt
8 eps
Dale Dickey
RoseMarie
6 eps
Blake Ellis
Chris McCarthy
7 eps
Jon Beavers
Officer Curran
1 eps
Rif Hutton
Sergeant Rheinhart
1 eps
Aaron Ikeda
Barlow
1 eps
Deborah Puette
Rose
1 eps
Michael Shen
Investigator
1 eps
Nancy Wetzel
Discharge Nurse
1 eps
Jamila Allen
Jolene
2 eps
Tess Aubert
Maddie
2 eps
Steven Briggs
Rowey
1 eps
Jennipher Foster
Neighbor 2
1 eps
David Futernick
Tom Diefenbach
1 eps
Ed Larson
Neighbor 3
1 eps
Meghan Lennox
Sexual Assault Support Team Member
1 eps
Aisha Lomax
Lola Hawkins
1 eps
Jay Seals
Detective Wilson
1 eps
Olivia Scott Welch
Amelia
2 eps
Tate Ellington
Stephen Graham
2 eps
Aubrey Fuller
Rosie
2 eps
Gatsby Coram
Sergeant Ditwell
2 eps
Sally Shamrell
Reporter
2 eps
Hendrix Yancey
Daisy
2 eps
Allius Barnes
Remy
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Unbelievable actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Unbelievable reads strongest on Serialized, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
After a young woman is accused of lying about a rape, two female detectives investigate a spate of eerily similar attacks.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E08
Episode 8
A call from Colorado sets in motion a chain of events that will change Marie's life. Meanwhile, Karen and Grace prepare for a pivotal day in court.
- Directed by Susannah Grant
- Written by Susannah Grant
S01E07
Episode 7
Suddenly faced with two suspects instead of one, the team races to ID the rapist and make an arrest. Marie's new counselor tries to win her trust.
- Directed by Susannah Grant
S01E02
Episode 2
Marie struggles with the fallout from her retraction. Three years later, in Colorado, Detective Karen Duvall investigates a strikingly similar attack.
- Directed by Lisa Cholodenko
- Written by Susannah Grant
S01E03
Episode 3
As Karen and Grace Rasmussen compare notes on their cases, they consider an alarming possibility. In Washington, Marie's name is leaked to the press.
- Directed by Lisa Cholodenko
- Written by Susannah Grant
S01E04
Episode 4
After meeting with another victim, Karen and Grace reach out to the FBI for help connecting the dots. Marie finds herself in a legal nightmare.
- Directed by Michael Dinner
- Written by Michael Chabon, Ayelet Waldman
S01E05
Episode 5
As the team juggles small breakthroughs and mounting frustrations, a fresh lead takes Karen across state lines. Marie faces new problems at work.
- Directed by Michael Dinner
- Written by Jennifer Schuur
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E02
Episode 2
- Directed by Lisa Cholodenko
- Written by Susannah Grant
S01E03
Episode 3
- Directed by Lisa Cholodenko
- Written by Susannah Grant
S01E04
Episode 4
- Directed by Michael Dinner
- Written by Michael Chabon, Ayelet Waldman
S01E05
Episode 5
- Directed by Michael Dinner
- Written by Jennifer Schuur
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Susannah Grant
Showrunner
Michael Chabon
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Richard Tofel
Executive producer
Katie Couric
Executive producer
Ira Glass
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Ayelet Waldman
Executive producer
Lisa Cholodenko
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Marie
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Robyn Semien
Executive producer
Sarah Timberman
Executive producer
Carl Beverly
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Neil Barsky
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Jennifer Schuur
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Becky Mode
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Chris LeanzaProducer
- T. Christian MillerProducer
- Michael ChabonExecutive Producer
- Richard TofelExecutive Producer
- Katie CouricExecutive Producer
- Ira GlassExecutive Producer
Writing
- Jennifer SchuurWriter
- Michael ChabonWriter
- Becky ModeWriter
- Ayelet WaldmanWriter
- Susannah GrantWriter
Direction
- Michael DinnerDirector
- Lisa CholodenkoDirector
- Susannah GrantDirector
Cinematography
- John LindleyDirector of Photography
- Xavier GrobetDirector of Photography
- Quyen TranDirector of Photography
Music
- Will BatesOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
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