''No One Saw a Thing'' is an American
documentary television series that was first shown on
SundanceTV
Sundance TV (formerly known as Sundance Channel) is an American pay television channel owned by AMC Networks that launched on February 1, 1996. The channel is named after Robert Redford's character in ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' and, w ...
on August 1, 2019.
Production
On February 27, 2018, it was announced that
SundanceTV
Sundance TV (formerly known as Sundance Channel) is an American pay television channel owned by AMC Networks that launched on February 1, 1996. The channel is named after Robert Redford's character in ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' and, w ...
had given a six-episode series order to ''No One Saw a Thing'', a new documentary television series directed by
Avi Belkin. The series was executive produced by Belkin, Alexandra Shiva, Jason Blum, Jeremy Gold, and Marci Wiseman. Production companies include Blumhouse Television.
Premise
''No One Saw a Thing'' examines "an unsolved and mysterious death in the American Heartland and the effects of vigilantism in small town America. The case garnered international attention in the early 1980s after a resident,
Ken Rex McElroy
Ken Rex McElroy (June 1, 1934 – July 10, 1981) was an American criminal and convicted attempted murderer who resided in Skidmore, Missouri, United States. He was known as "the town bully", and his unsolved killing became the focus of internati ...
, was shot dead in front of almost 60 townspeople. These witnesses deny having seen anything, to this very day."
Episodes
Reception
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Decider
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'' called it "amazing", where "Belkin does a good job of revisiting a case that captured the nation's — if not the world's — attention in the 1980s and brings some fresh perspective to it" by comparing the town's reactions via past archival shots and present interviews.
See also
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''In Broad Daylight'' (book)
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''In Broad Daylight'' (1991 film)
References
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2019 American television series debuts
2010s American documentary television series
American English-language television shows
Sundance TV original programming
True crime television series
Television shows set in Missouri