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Murder 101

2026 · 1 season

A sobering, slow-burn plunge into a cold case, seen through the eyes of teenagers who make it feel urgent again.

Created by
Stacey Lee
Genres
Documentary, Crime
Tagline
A class in cold cases.
Overview
Part teen drama, part masterclass, and part edge-of-your-seat crime investigation, follow a high school sociology class in rural Tennessee who help revive a decades-old case into a present-day hunt for a killer.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
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Created by
Stacey Lee
Genres
Documentary, Crime
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • justice
  • death
  • grief
  • class
Places
  • small town
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
documentary, crime
Created by
Stacey Lee
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes
Network
Prime Video
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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