''The Killing Season'' is an American
true crime
True crime is a nonfiction literary, podcast, and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people associated with and affected by criminal events.
The crimes most commonly include murder; about 40 per ...
documentary television series which debuted on November 12, 2016, on
A&E. Executive produced by
Alex Gibney
Philip Alexander Gibney (; born October 23, 1953) is an American documentary film director and producer. In 2010, ''Esquire'' magazine said Gibney "is becoming the most important documentarian of our time".
Gibney's works as director include '' ...
, the series follows documentarians
Joshua Zeman and Rachel Mills as they explore the case of the
Long Island serial killer
The Long Island serial killer (also referred to as LISK, the Gilgo Beach Killer, the Manorville Butcher, and the Craigslist Ripper) is an unidentified suspected serial killer who is believed to have murdered between 10 and 18 people over a p ...
and other unsolved cases such as the
Eastbound Strangler, and the victims and investigations that have been connected to the cases. Some new investigating and interviewing is done during the series, including contacting internet amateur crime investigation group
Websleuths.com group members, and following-up on Websleuths activities.
Series producers found sex worker serial killings to be a bigger problem than they expected and they look for obstacles that law enforcement has in solving the murders.
Production
A&E announced in September 2016 that the series would premiere on November 5, 2016, however the premiere was later delayed by one week. The theme music for the series is the 1979 recording of "
Bela Lugosi's Dead
"Bela Lugosi's Dead" is a song by the English post-punk band Bauhaus. It was the band's first single, released on 6 August 1979 by record label Small Wonder. It is often considered the first gothic rock record.
History
"Bela Lugosi's Dead" was ...
" by
Bauhaus
The Staatliches Bauhaus (), commonly known as the Bauhaus (), was a German art school operational from 1919 to 1933 that combined crafts and the fine arts.Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 4th edn., 200 ...
.
Reception
''The Killing Season'' has received generally positive reviews from critics. On
Metacritic
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, it has a score of 63 out of 100 based on four reviews.
Episodes
See also
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Peaches (murder victim)
Peaches (also known as "The Girl with the Peach Tattoo" or as Jane Doe No. 3) is an unidentified female whose torso was discovered on June 28, 1997, in Lakeview, New York, near Hempstead Lake State Park. The cause of the woman's death is listed a ...
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2010s American documentary television series
2016 American television series debuts
2016 American television series endings
A&E (TV network) original programming
Long Island
True crime television series