The Devil Next Door
2019 · Miniseries · TV-MA · 46 min · ★ 7.1 · 79% critics
A quiet American grandfather is suddenly thrust into an international courtroom battle when he’s accused of being a notorious wartime camp guard. As the trial unfolds, survivors, lawyers, and officials revisit painful memories and disputed evidence, raising hard questions about identity, justice, and what can be proven decades later.
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-11-04
- Network
- Netflix
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 46 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (137 votes)
About
If you like courtroom-driven true-crime docs that wrestle with conflicting testimony and moral weight, this may hook you, especially if you enjoyed The Innocent Man or Catching Killers; Not for you if you want light viewing or clear-cut answers.
Pros: gripping true-crime trial; moving survivor accounts; thought-provoking questions | Cons: feels rushed at times; repetitive for some; disputed historical details
Themes
- germany
- israel
- holocaust (shoah)
- world war ii
- nazi
- trial
- miniseries
- war crime
- cleveland, ohio
Awards & recognition
- Hollywood Music in Media Awards · 2020 · nominated
Cast & crew
- JD
John Demjanjuk
as Self (Archival Footage)
Directed by Daniel Sivan, Yossi Bloch
Episodes1 season · 5 episodes
Season 15 episodes
- S1E1The Devil Lives in Cleveland44mNetflix
- S1E2Nightmares of Treblinka44mNetflix
- S1E3The Conspiracy44mNetflix
- S1E4Facing the Hangman44mNetflix
- S1E5The Final Twist44mNetflix