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, as she lures and investigates Sam Little, the most prolific serial killer in American history. It consists of 5-episodes and premiered on April 18, 2021, on

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Plot

The series follows

, as she lures and investigates Sam Little, the most prolific serial killer in American history.

Episodes

Production

initially began writing a mystery novel, and while interviewing detective Mitzi Roberts of The Los Angeles Police Department she told Lauren: "Well, I’m proud of them all, but I did catch this serial killer Sam Little once. That was pretty cool." Lauren began writing a non-fiction book about Little, and spent more than 40 hours interviewing him, where he confessed to multiple murders and sent her drawings of his victims. In December 2018, Lauren wrote about her experiencing interviewing Little for '' The Cut''. Joe Berlinger read the article and thought it would be interesting for a feature-length film or documentary series and met with Lauren.

Release

The series had its world premiere with the first two episodes debuting at

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on March 16, 2021. It premiered in the United States on

on April 18, 2021.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 83% based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 8.33/10. On Metacritic, the series holds a rating of 55 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

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* {{Starz Shows 2021 American television series debuts 2021 American television series endings 2020s American television miniseries 2020s American documentary television series English-language television shows Television series based on actual events True crime television series Starz original programming Television series by Lionsgate Television