True crime is one of the most popular forms of storytelling there is right now. It’s also one of the most difficult to get right. After all, when a TV show or a movie is recreating and using real crimes to tell a story, how does it do so without exploiting the real-life victims involved or disregarding them in favor of focusing more on their attackers? A delicate balance between sensitivity and compelling drama must be found. Sometimes it is. Sometimes it isn’t.
No TV show in recent memory walks that difficult tightrope better than Unbelievable. The acclaimed Netflix miniseries premiered five years ago this week after receiving very little promotion from its streaming platform. As a result, Unbelievable flew almost completely under the radar in the weeks following its release. That was frustrating to witness in 2019, and it’s still just as disappointing five years later.
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