Trial by Media
2020 · TV Series · TV-MA · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · 78% critics
This true crime docuseries revisits high-profile courtroom cases and looks at how news coverage, public opinion, and televised attention may have influenced the path to a verdict. Each episode explores the overlap between legal proceedings, media pressure, and society’s reaction.
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Streaming on Netflix.
6 hours to watch · 6 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-05-11
- Network
- Netflix
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (40 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy true crime that questions public judgment and the justice system, especially alongside Lorena or I Am a Killer; Not for you if you want a sharper media-focused critique.
Pros: compelling cases; balanced perspectives; thought-provoking questions | Cons: uneven focus; tiring episodes; limited media critique
Themes
- manipulation of the media
- courtroom
- true crime
- mass media
- media criticism
- media power
- judgment call
- judicial system
- observational documentary
- judgment by social media
- media studies
- crime documentary
Cast & crew
Directed by Skye Borgman, Brian McGinn, Sierra Pettengill +3 more
Created by George Clooney
Episodes1 season · 6 episodes
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