Sins of Our Mother
2022 · Miniseries · TV-14 · ★ 7.0 · 90% critics
This true-crime docuseries follows the investigation after a mother’s children disappear, uncovering a web of suspicious deaths, extreme religious beliefs, and urgent questions about warning signs that were missed. It traces how a seemingly ordinary life spiraled into a deeply unsettling case.
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Streaming on Netflix.
2 hours to watch · 3 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-09-14
- Network
- Netflix
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (67 votes)
About
If you’re drawn to unsettling real-life cases like Murder Among the Mormons or American Murder: Laci Peterson, this is a gripping pick; Not for you if child-focused true crime or intense religious extremism is too upsetting.
Pros: gripping from the start; shocking true story; easy-to-follow series | Cons: extremely disturbing subject; limited deeper background; may feel anti-religion
Themes
- child murder
- fbi
- homicide
- idaho
- murder
- miniseries
- true crime
- doomsday
- evil
- mormon
- religious cult
- murder trial
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Lori Vallow Daybell
as Self (archive footage)
- CD
Chad Daybell
as Self (archive footage)
Colby Ryan
as Self - Lori's Son
Kelsee Ryan
as Self - Colby's Wife
Episodes1 season · 3 episodes
Season 13 episodes
- S1E1The 144,00050mNetflix
- S1E2Dark Spirits51mNetflix
- S1E3A Mother Knows40mNetflix