Trial 4: Limited Series

2020

Charged as a teen in the 1993 killing of a Boston cop, Sean K. Ellis fights to prove his innocence... More

Charged as a teen in the 1993 killing of a Boston cop, Sean K. Ellis fights to prove his innocence while exposing police corruption and systemic racism in this limited docuseries.

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Where to watch Trial 4: Limited Series

Trial 4: Limited Series is available to stream in New... More Zealand now on Netflix.

Trial 4: Limited Series episodes

Episode 1

In 1993, the execution-style killing of a Boston police officer... More sets off a frantic citywide search for suspects.

Episode 2

Police home in on a suspect, a 19-year-old named Sean... More K. Ellis. Boston journalists and cops recall another murder case that fanned racial tensions.

Episode 3

As Ellis and his lawyers recount his first jury trial,... More former jurors share their decision processes. A witness's statements are put to the test.

Episode 4

Journalists expose corruption in the Boston Police Department, inspiring Ellis... More to seek a new trial and perhaps a new lawyer.

Episode 5

Ellis' attorney, Rosemary Scapicchio, remains dogged in her pursuit of... More the missing documents that may hold the key to her client getting a new trial.

Episode 6

Knowing it's his last chance, Ellis nervously prepares for a... More fourth murder trial. Also, an investigator searches for an old witness.

Episode 7

As the voters of Suffolk County prepare to elect their... More next district attorney, Scapicchio digs into who funded the reward for Ellis' conviction.

Episode 8

The election of a new district attorney gives Ellis reason... More to hope. Later, a hush-hush press conference puts everyone on edge.

Trial 4: Limited Series | Ratings & Reviews

"Ever since Netflix helped launch the modern true-crime docuseries craze with "Making a Murderer" five years ago, networks and services have been seeking stories with similar heft. Trial 4 fits that bill -- dealing with police misconduct, systemic racism and a miscarriage of justice -- without quite reaching those levels, mostly due to stretching the project over a few-too-many parts."

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CNN

"Clearly, there’s a lot to admire about “Trial 4,” but it suffers from a common problem in recent docuseries (looking at you, “The Vow”) in that there’s a five or six-episode version of this story that feels more urgent. The story of Sean Ellis should rage with righteous anger, but the length of this project allows that to dissipate more than it needed to. Still, I won’t forget this story, and anyone who commits eight hours of their life to it will likely feel the same."

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RogerEbert.com

"Fans of either work [“Murder on a Sunday Morning” and “The Staircase,”] will find much to like in the legal labyrinths and behavioral complexities of “Trial 4.”"

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