Making a Murderer: Part 1

2015
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Emmy-winning true-crime docuseries filmed over 10 years, following the case of a DNA exoneree who, while exposing police corruption, becomes... More

Where to watch Making a Murderer: Part 1

Making a Murderer: Part 1 is available to stream in... More New Zealand now on Netflix.

Making a Murderer: Part 1 episodes

Episode 1.1

Eighteen Years Lost

When Steven Avery is freed from a wrongful conviction, his... More search for justice raises questions about the authorities who put him behind bars.

Episode 1.2

Turning the Tables

As Steven starts creating a new life for himself, he... More pursues a lawsuit against Manitowoc County law enforcement officials for corruption in his case.

Episode 1.3

Plight of the Accused

Steven is back in jail, charged with murder, but there... More are troubling questions about how he was arrested and why.

Episode 1.4

Indefensible

An unexpected confession casts doubt on Steven's role in the... More murder case, but the new suspect gives conflicting accounts of what occurred.

EPISODE 1.5

The Last Person to See Teresa Alive

As Steven's trial begins, his attorneys argue that law enforcement... More officials framed him and were negligent in not pursuing other leads in the case.

EPISODE 1.6

Testing the Evidence

Steven's attorneys cross-examine forensic experts about contaminated evidence and the... More absence of proof linking Steven to the crime.

EPISODE 1.7

Framing Defense

As the murder trial continues, Steven's attorneys present their case... More that law enforcement officials planted evidence to frame him.

EPISODE 1.8

The Great Burden

After two long days of closing arguments, the jury deliberates.... More Steven's fate hinges on whether the jury believes police misconduct may have occurred.

EPISODE 1.9

Lack of Humility

Steven's trial is over, but a new one is just... More beginning. Will the jury find the suspect's confession or his conflicting statements more believable?

EPISODE 1.10

Fighting for their Lives

In the years after Steven and Brendan's very public trials,... More the various members of the Avery family struggle to mend their broken lives.

Making a Murderer: Part 1 | Ratings & Reviews

"The twists and turns on Making a Murderer are so crazy and real that the series stands on its own."

New York PostNew York Post

"It is so determinedly not flashy that it may be too dry for some viewers—it’s ten hours of one case, in the end--but Making a Murderer illuminates so many issues with violations of authority, failures in our legal system and, ultimately, what could be genuine evil..."

RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.com

"Episodes build to key revelations or legal turning points and they sometimes exceed the standard hour boundaries and as propulsive as episodes are, they feel substantive, but also still trimmable. The series has an urgency, but in that urgency there's also an occasional sloppiness."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

"It’s worth observing that while Making a Murderer is more detached than those other docuseries—with a very uncinematic, nonfiction, brass-tacks style—the series also can’t help but evoke some other critically acclaimed series of the past few years."

SalonSalon

"“Riveting” is an overused, even lazy, term in criticism, but it’s hard to think of one that better applies to Making a Murderer, Netflix’s stunning 10-part documentary."

VarietyVariety

"It's a sprawling small-town saga that, nonetheless, feels lived-in and intimate. And even as it succumbs to some of true crime's greatest faults, it's always less interested in the gruesomeness of the crime than in the impossibility of finding the truth, something that serves it well. This is grim television, but it's also necessary television."

VoxVox

"As far as longform journalism goes, it’s something of a masterstroke."

We Got This CoveredWe Got This Covered

"It's as engrossing as they come, impactful and devastating, and it left me with a hollowed-out despondence generally treatable only with alcohol and ranting."

VultureVulture

"Judging by the first four episodes, though, it’s not only a gripping true-crime story, it’s also the most moral one I’ve seen in a long time."

Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly

Making a Murderer: Part 1 | Details

Award winner
Outstanding Documentary Series, Directing, Writing and Picture Editing, Primetime Emmy Awards 2016
Genre
Documentary
Country of origin
USA

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