Killing Fields: Season 1

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Discovery Channel | Season Premiere Date: January 5, 2016

Summary: Retired Louisiana detective Rodie Sanchez re-opens the 1987 case of the body of LSU graduate student Eugenie Boisfontaine with Aubrey St. Angelo, a young detective with Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division.

Genre(s): Drama, Reality, Documentary, Science, Tech & Gaming

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S1:E2. Buried Secrets
Air Date: January 12, 2016

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Tirdad Derakhshani

Jan 4, 2016

This is the kind of story that builds over time, so it's difficult to tell--Discovery made only one episode available--whether the rest of the series will stay as compelling as the pilot. But it's a doozy of an episode. Read full review

David Wiegand

Jan 4, 2016

[Rodie Sanchez is] so magnetic you’ll forget that this is an unscripted series.... Discovery sent one episode to critics, but it was enough to suggest that The Killing Fields should appeal to fans of both true-crime documentaries and fictionalized police procedurals. Read full review

Amy Amatangelo

Jan 4, 2016

Fontana and Levinson probably couldn’t write a better TV character than Sanchez or create a better TV setting than Iberville Parish.... What’s really missing is something Serial, The Jinx and Making a Murderer all had: a suspect.... In any case, Killing Fields at least generates anxiety and a desire to see what happens next. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Jan 4, 2016

An interesting mystery is hampered by over-production, scripted interview scenes and other signs of a show trying to please instead of just letting the action unfold. Read full review

Lenika Cruz

Jan 5, 2016

The people are real, the case is real, the place is real, and yet Killing Fields has the veneer of fiction to it--partly due to the natural tendency of human beings to view themselves as characters in their own stories, but also due to some unfortunately heavy-handed production choices. Read full review

Mike Hale

Jan 4, 2016

Killing Fields relies on the kind of obviously staged or at least partly artificial action that typifies the reality-TV end of true crime. Read full review

Margaret Lyons

Jan 5, 2016

Killing Fields certainly didn't create this [reality TV] environment, but it does exist in it, albeit clumsily. Yes, these are real people, but so much of it feels phony. Read full review

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arabellablu

Mar 1, 2017

Killing Fields is one of the best shows on this year. I just happened to catch the first episode and I was hooked. The two main detectives are so dedicated to solving their cases you just can't help but root for them every step of the way. I truly hope to see this show on for seasons to come.

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Clutchman

Feb 21, 2016

My wife and I have watched this show from the very beginning and every episode keeps us on the edge of our chairs. The only thing we hate is having to wait a whole week to watch the next episode. Hopefully Rodie can finally solve this case and begin his retirement. Great show Discovery!!

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Lorraine33

Feb 4, 2016

I jut discovered this program about 3 weeks ago and really like it. I like to watch programs like this with "real" people and situations. I caught up with all the episodes on ON DEMAND and can't wait for Tuesday's to come around to I can watch it. Then later in the week I watch it again,I jut discovered this program about 3 weeks ago and really like it. I like to watch programs like this with "real" people and situations. I caught up with all the episodes on ON DEMAND and can't wait for Tuesday's to come around to I can watch it. Then later in the week I watch it again, because there might have been something I missed the first go around. It has become one of my favourites. Hope to see more programs like this on the Discovery Channel in the future!… Expand

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Honeybeelane

Feb 26, 2016

Rodie is just one of those cops you have to like...gritty, real and has lived a life bigger than most of us will ever know--and he won't give up...watched it from the very first episode and am hooked. Sad the series is over! Make more episodes!!

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Justmyopinion25

Apr 21, 2016

Detective Sanchez could be a character straight out of movie. With his ice blue eyes and his laid back Louisiana expression he is simply captivating. The contrast between detective Sanchez and detective St. Angelo brings the best of old school versus new school investigation technique. TheDetective Sanchez could be a character straight out of movie. With his ice blue eyes and his laid back Louisiana expression he is simply captivating. The contrast between detective Sanchez and detective St. Angelo brings the best of old school versus new school investigation technique. The exotic yet eerie landscape of Iberville Parish, Lousiana makes for the perfect setting to solve an all but buried cold case murder. After watching the first episode my only thought is that these characters and this cold case needs to be brought to the attention of Hollywood. Amidst a plethora of multiple murders and multiple serial killers in that area over the years, there would be plenty to draw from. I can see Johnny Depp playing detective St. Angelo but it would be a hard find to fill detective Sanchez's shoes. The man is compelling to watch.… Expand

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killerfanatic

Feb 1, 2017

I would rate this show a 10 if they would quit repeating themselves over and over and over and over and over. If they don't have enough material for the whole season, just shorten the season, quit repeating yourselves and get on with the show. It could be a very interesting show if it wasI would rate this show a 10 if they would quit repeating themselves over and over and over and over and over. If they don't have enough material for the whole season, just shorten the season, quit repeating yourselves and get on with the show. It could be a very interesting show if it was directed right.… Expand

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shoulderoforion

Jan 19, 2016

Couldn't make it through 20 minutes of this god awful show, the main protagonist is a cop you want to wipe off the bottom of your shoe, and he's supposed to be the hero/good guy. 59? Those people must have gotten a junket to New Orleans with hookers & coke to rate this like that.

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Series Overview
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: January 4, 2018
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: January 3, 2017
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 5, 2016
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  S1:E2. Buried Secrets
  Air Date: January 12, 2016