The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness
2021 · Miniseries · TV-MA · ★ 7.0 · 50% critics
A notorious New York murder case becomes a decades-long fixation for a journalist who believes the crimes may connect to a wider group. As the investigation stretches on, the series follows the search for answers and the toll that chasing a bigger theory can take.
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Streaming on Netflix.
4 hours to watch · 4 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-05-05
- Network
- Netflix
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 50/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (135 votes)
About
If you enjoy true-crime deep dives that question the official story, this may hook you, especially if you liked Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer; Not for you if you want firm answers and minimal conspiracy talk.
Pros: gripping early case recap; intriguing theory threads; lots of period detail | Cons: evidence feels thin; overly long pacing; leans into speculation
Themes
- new york city
- 1970s
- cult
- serial killer
- true crime
- devil worship
- son of sam
Cast & crew
- MT
Maury Terry
as Self (archive footage)
Paul Giamatti
as Self - Narrator / Maury Terry (voice)
David Berkowitz
as Self (archive footage)
Episodes1 season · 4 episodes
Season 14 episodes
- S1E1Hello from the Gutters58mNetflix
- S1E2Catch .4462mNetflix
- S1E3The Ultimate Evil58mNetflix
- S1E4Rabbit Hole62mNetflix