TV series

Confronting a Serial Killer

2021 · 1 season

A chilling, slow-burn plunge into a killer's mind and the investigator's race to name his victims.

Created by: Joe Berlinger
Genres: Documentary, Crime
Starring: Jillian Lauren

Tagline: The truth about his lies.
Overview: The timely story of the unprecedented relationship between acclaimed New York Times best-selling author and memoirist Jillian Lauren and the most prolific serial killer in American history, Samuel Little, and her race against time to identify his victims before it's too late. As she slips deeper into his sordid world, Jillian realizes that she may become, psychologically, Little's last victim.

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Created by: Joe Berlinger
Genres: Documentary, Crime
Starring: Jillian Lauren

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
obsession
deception
violence
justice
Places: big city
prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Humour	1
Realism	10
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Tension	7
Darkness	9
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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