The Confession Tapes
2017 · TV Series · TV-MA · 42 min · ★ 7.0 · 95% critics
This true-crime series examines murder cases in which convicted people say their confessions were false, coerced, or given under pressure. Each episode looks at how interrogations, evidence, and the justice system can shape what ends up being treated as the truth.
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Streaming on Netflix.
8 hours to watch · 11 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2017–2019
- Release date
- 2017-09-08
- Network
- Netflix
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 42 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (62 votes)
About
If you’re drawn to unsettling justice-system documentaries like The Innocence Files or I Am a Killer, this is likely to hook you; Not for you if you want light viewing or firmly balanced perspectives.
Pros: thought-provoking cases; eye-opening subject; gripping and important | Cons: can feel biased; upsetting real-life content; one-sided for some
Themes
- wrongful conviction
Cast & crew
- EK
Elena Kagan
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Kelly Loudenberg
Created by Kelly Loudenberg
Episodes2 seasons · 11 episodes
Season 17 episodes
- S1E1True East Part 142mNetflix
- S1E2True East Part 242mNetflix
- S1E3A Public Apology42mNetflix
- S1E4Trial by Fire42mNetflix
- S1E58th and H42mNetflix
- S1E6The Labor Day Murders42mNetflix
- S1E7Down River42mNetflix
Season 24 episodes
- S2E1Gaslight42mNetflix
- S2E2Joyride42mNetflix
- S2E3Deep Down42mNetflix
- S2E4Marching Orders42mNetflix