Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders

Name: Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders
Genre: Drama
Released: September 26, 2017
Rating: 57
Cast: Edie Falco, Miles Gaston Villanueva, Gus Halper

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NBC | Release Date: September 26, 2017

Starring: Edie Falco, Miles Gaston Villanueva, Gus Halper

Summary: Dick Wolf expands his Law & Order franchise with the true crime series focusing on the 1996 murders by the Menendez brothers and murder trial that included their defense attorney Leslie Abramson (Edie Falco).

Genre(s): Drama

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S1:E8. Episode 8
Air Date: November 14, 2017
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S1:E7. Episode 7
Air Date: November 7, 2017
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S1:E6. Episode 6
Air Date: October 31, 2017

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Lily Moayeri

Sep 26, 2017

Season 1 Review: When these murders took place in real life, they shook the world with horror and disbelief. Those feelings are reignited with the deliciously morbid quality of The Menendez Murders, literally like a slow motion retroactive murder you can't take your eyes off. Read full review

IndieWire Ben Travers

Sep 21, 2017

Season 1 Review: What results is an oddly watchable combination of “Law & Order” and “American Crime Story.” The Menendez Murders borrows so heavily from both, its only identity comes from a new true crime story (that younger viewers may not know the ending to) and Lesli Linka Glatter’s tense, observant direction. Read full review

Jeff Korbelik

Sep 25, 2017

Season 1 Review: The story, like it did in early 1990s, grabs your attention. The actors are the reason it keeps it. Read full review

Kelly Lawler

Sep 25, 2017

Season 1 Review: Ultimately, with a sensational story and a strong lawyer championing her cause, there's plenty here to sustain Law & Order fans. Even if they already know how this trial ends. Read full review

Danette Chavez

Sep 26, 2017

Season 1 Review: A promising premiere gives way to a duller second episode that forgets its pulpy nature, becoming the TV equivalent of a patrolman’s beat. There’s enough here to warrant further investigation, though, including a great cast led by Edie Falco. Read full review

Josh Bell

Sep 21, 2017

Season 1 Review: The most successful shows of the current true-crime boom do more than just lay out the facts, but there isn’t much indication that True Crime will be more than a competently produced eight-part Law & Order episode. Read full review

Daniel Fienberg

Sep 26, 2017

Season 1 Review: Mostly, either the Menendez story was ill-suited for an eight-hour miniseries or the Law & Order approach was ill-suited to telling the story, because although there's absolutely an aspect to the case that is notable and distinctive, through the two hours sent to critics, Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders is mainly a lot of wigs and rich kids behaving badly. ... This didn't need to be an eight-hour miniseries. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 26, 2017
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  S1:E8. Episode 8
  Air Date: November 14, 2017
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  S1:E7. Episode 7
  Air Date: November 7, 2017
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  S1:E6. Episode 6
  Air Date: October 31, 2017
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  S1:E5. Episode 5
  Air Date: October 24, 2017
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  S1:E4. Episode 4
  Air Date: October 17, 2017
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: October 10, 2017
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: October 3, 2017
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: September 26, 2017