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American Murder: Gabby Petito
American Murder: Gabby Petito is a three-part Netflix true crime docuseries, premiered February 17, 2025, directed by Julia Willoughby Nason and Michael Gasparro, about the 2021 killing of vlogger Gabby Petito by Brian Laundrie.
American Nightmare (TV series)
American Nightmare is a 2024 Netflix three-part true-crime docuseries by Felicity Morris and Bernadette Higgins about the 2015 Vallejo kidnapping of Denise Huskins, dismissed by police as a Gone Girl-style hoax until Matthew Muller was caught.
Betrayal: Secrets & Lies
Betrayal: Secrets & Lies is a 2026 ABC true-crime docuseries adapted from iHeartPodcasts' Betrayal podcast, hosted by Andrea Gunning; eight weekly episodes each cover one betrayal story, streaming next day on Disney+ and Hulu.
Dancing for the Devil
Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult is a 2024 three-part Netflix docuseries by Derek Doneen about 7M Films and Shekinah Church, pastor Robert Shinn, and the Wilking sisters' family separation allegations.
Daughters of the Cult
Daughters of the Cult is a 2024 five-part ABC News Studios true-crime docuseries on Hulu, directed by Sara Mast, in which Anna and Celia LeBaron recount their father Ervil LeBaron's polygamous Mormon fundamentalist cult, its murders, and their escapes.
Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?
Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg? is a 2025 three-part ABC News Studios Hulu docuseries, directed by Nancy Schwartzman, about Philadelphia teacher Ellen Greenberg, found with 20 stab wounds in 2011, whose death was ruled homicide then suicide.
Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames Universe
Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames Universe is a 2023 Prime Video three-part docuseries, directed by Marina Zenovich and based on Alice Hines' Vanity Fair reporting, examining the Twin Flames Universe online community of Jeff and Shaleia Divine.
Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam
Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam is a 2024 Netflix three-part TIME Studios docuseries about Lou Pearlman, manager of Backstreet Boys and NSYNC and architect of a roughly $500 million Ponzi scheme, notable for its AI-generated Pearlman narration.
FBI True
FBI True is a Paramount+ true-crime docuseries premiering February 28, 2023, from FBI co-creator Craig Turk and retired agent Anne Beagan, in which real FBI agents recount cases like Waco and the Boston Marathon bombing in agent-to-agent conversations.
Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story
Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story is a 2024 Peacock three-part docuseries directed by Jamila Wignot about Joe Francis's soft-core porn empire, built on Scaachi Koul's nine-hour Mexico interview, covering its 1997 rise, 2013 bankruptcy, and abuse allegations.
Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer
Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer is a 2025 Netflix three-part docuseries directed by Liz Garbus about the Gilgo Beach murders, based on Robert Kolker's Lost Girls, covering the 2010 Ocean Parkway remains discovery, police corruption, and Rex Heuermann's 2023 arrest.
Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up
Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up is a Lifetime docuseries (premiered June 3, 2024; 2 seasons, 20 episodes) following Gypsy Rose Blanchard after her December 28, 2023 prison release, her marriage to Ryan Anderson, divorce, and daughter Aurora with Ken Urker.
Harlan Coben's Final Twist
Harlan Coben's Final Twist is a CBS true-crime docuseries hosted and executive produced by novelist Harlan Coben, premiering January 7, 2026, on CBS and Paramount+. Season 1 ran five weekly murder-case episodes; Season 2 premiered October 5, 2026, moving to Mondays at 10 PM ET/PT.
In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal (나는 신이다: 신이 배신한 사람들)
In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal (나는 신이다) is a 2023 MBC-produced Netflix true-crime docuseries, 8 episodes, directed by Jo Seong-hyeon, exposing four Korean cult leaders: JMS's Jeong Myeong-seok, Park Soon-ja, Kim Ki-soon, and Lee Jae-rock.
Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter
Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter is a 2024 two-part Netflix true crime documentary directed by Ryan White, following Cathy Terkanian's decade-long search for Aundria Bowman, the daughter she placed for adoption, whose adoptive father Dennis Bowman confessed to her 1989 murder.
Koose Munisamy Veerappan (கூஸ் முனிசாமி வீரப்பன்) (TV series)
Koose Munisamy Veerappan (கூஸ் முனிசாமி வீரப்பன்) is a 2023 ZEE5 Tamil docuseries, six episodes, directed by Sharath Jothi, built on Nakkheeran Gopal's unseen interview tapes with the bandit Veerappan; distinct from Netflix's The Hunt for Veerappan.
Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God
Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God is a 2023 three-part HBO docuseries by Hannah Olson about Amy Carlson, aka Mother God, leader of the Love Has Won cult, built from 2,700 livestreams and covering her 2021 death and mummified remains.
Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street
Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street is a 2023 four-part Netflix documentary series directed by Joe Berlinger about Bernie Madoff's $64 billion Ponzi scheme, its mechanics, co-conspirators, and regulatory failures.
MH370: The Plane That Disappeared
MH370: The Plane That Disappeared is a three-part Netflix documentary series directed by Louise Malkinson, released in 2023 on the ninth anniversary of the flight's 2014 disappearance.
Michael Jackson: The Verdict
Michael Jackson: The Verdict is a 2026 three-part Netflix docuseries, directed by Nick Green and produced by Candle True Stories, that revisits Jackson's 2005 criminal trial and acquittal on all 10 counts.
Monsters of God
Monsters of God is a 2026 five-part HBO documentary series by Eric Goode (Tiger King, Chimp Crazy) tracing the billion-dollar illegal reptile smuggling trade, based on Bryan Christy's The Lizard King, winner of the 2026 SXSW TV Premiere Audience Award.
Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal
Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal is a Netflix true-crime docuseries (2023, two seasons) by Jenner Furst and Julia Willoughby Nason on the Mallory Beach boat crash, the Maggie and Paul Murdaugh murders, and Alex Murdaugh's trial.
My Killer Father: The Green Hollow Murders
My Killer Father: The Green Hollow Murders is a 2026 Paramount+ three-part true-crime docuseries, also called the Monster of Green Hollow series, about Lucy Studey McKiddy's allegations that her father Donald Dean Studey killed 50 to 70 people in Iowa; excavations found no remains.
Paul T. Goldman
Paul T. Goldman is a 2023 Peacock docuseries directed by Jason Woliner in which Paul Finkelman reenacts his memoir Duplicity, claiming his ex-wife ran an international crime ring, while the show investigates his story.
Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini
Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini is a 2024 three-episode Hulu true-crime docuseries by Erin Lee Carr and Michael Beach Nichols about Sherri Papini's 2016 staged kidnapping near Redding, California and the six-year investigation that exposed it.
Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV
Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV is a 2024 Investigation Discovery docuseries, directed by Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz, exposing abuse on Nickelodeon sets, Drake Bell's revelation about Brian Peck, and Dan Schneider's defamation suit.
Ruby & Jodi: A Cult of Sin and Influence
Four-part 2025 Investigation Discovery docuseries, directed by Olivia Crist and streaming on HBO Max, examining Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt's child abuse case, ConneXions, and the December 2023 guilty pleas.
Should I Marry a Murderer?
Should I Marry a Murderer? is a 2026 three-part Netflix true-crime documentary directed by Josh Allott about pathologist Caroline Muirhead, who stayed engaged to Sandy McKellar after he confessed to killing cyclist Tony Parsons and helped police gather evidence.
Surviving Black Hawk Down
Surviving Black Hawk Down is a 2025 three-part Netflix documentary series, directed by Jack MacInnes and produced by Ridley Scott Associates, recounting the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu through interviews with American soldiers and Somali survivors.
The Curious Case of Natalia Grace
Investigation Discovery docuseries (2023–2025, three seasons plus Natalia Speaks) about Natalia Grace, a Ukrainian adoptee with dwarfism re-aged from 8 to 22 by Michael and Kristine Barnett, her abandonment, and the neglect cases.