| Netflix | Season Premiere Date: August 16, 2023 |
Summary:
The three-part docuseries directed by Emma Cooper features the testimony of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard side-by-side along with footage of social media and livestreamed commentary.
[Premiered originally in the UK on Channel 4 on 21 May 2023 and in the US on Netflix on 16 Aug 2023]
[Premiered originally in the UK on Channel 4 on 21 May 2023 and in the US on Netflix on 16 Aug 2023]
Genre(s):
Movie/Mini-Series, Documentary
Season 1 Episodes
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S1:E3. The Viral Verdict
Air Date: May 23, 2023
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S1:E2. Breaking the Internet
Air Date: May 22, 2023
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S1:E1. Truth on Trial
Air Date: May 21, 2023
The Telegraph
Aug 15, 2023
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Aug 15, 2023
The Times
Aug 15, 2023
A zippy threeparter that spliced their courtroom testimony to place their opposing stories side by side along with the partisan opinions of superfans watching, was a reminder that this was essentially a death match, a nihilistic duel with each participant blasting the other to pieces.
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Aug 15, 2023
As a work of entertainment, “Depp v. Heard” can’t miss, not with this subject matter, and director Emma Cooper does her best to be responsible in her choice of trial footage. But the filmmaker’s bias toward Heard leads her to mischaracterize the social media reaction as nothing but a misogynist feeding frenzy.
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Aug 15, 2023
This is one of the major drawbacks to the series: the failure to hold any of these commenters accountable, to even explain who they are beyond a simple graphic, to interview them after the fact and ask them how they feel about their performances, which were designed to gain as many “Likes” and Subscribers as possible.
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The Guardian
Aug 15, 2023
It is essentially a curated collage of courtroom footage, video and audio evidence, old press junket interviews with Depp and Heard, news reports and a torrent of YouTube and TikTok clips, alongside a running commentary from fans, amateur reporters, legal commentators and podcast hosts.
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Aug 25, 2023
Worth watching! Whatever you thought you knew about the trial, watch the documentaries before making your own conclusion.
1 of 2 users found this helpful11
Aug 18, 2023
It's funny seeing people calling out a non-existent agenda since the documentary series is free of commentary or interviews. Just a documentation of what happened. Maybe these people are embarrassed of seeing themselves in all the opportunistic clowns that commented on the trial.
0 of 6 users found this helpful06
Aug 17, 2023
A fascinating case study in how social media culture can distract us and divide us. This documentary has found a compelling, organized narrative buried in a convoluted mess of public vitriol and court proceedings, and it tells it concisely in three impactful episodes. 9/10.
1 of 6 users found this helpful15
Aug 19, 2023
Reinventing history is a popular writing trick that a lot of filmmakers turn to for creative ideas and inspiration; you can take a historical event and change it up in any way you'd like.
2 of 3 users found this helpful21
Aug 17, 2023
Clearly the director had a pro Amber (feminist) agenda, as she is reformulating the trial in a very amateurish way in depicting Amber as the innocent victims over the evil powerful men. Last time Ive checked she was declared guilty by in part women jury and a female judge.
6 of 11 users found this helpful65
Aug 30, 2023
Embers not yet cold
Resentful crones yearn
Another truth to be told.
Mendacity to be heard
Resentful crones yearn
Another truth to be told.
Mendacity to be heard
0 of 0 users found this helpful00
Aug 18, 2023
5 of 6 users found this helpful51
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Seasons & Episodes
- Series Overview
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Season 1
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: August 16, 2023
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S1:E3. The Viral Verdict
Air Date: May 23, 2023
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S1:E2. Breaking the Internet
Air Date: May 22, 2023
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S1:E1. Truth on Trial
Air Date: May 21, 2023
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Season 1 Overview