Making a Murderer

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Season 2
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 18, 2015
Season #: 2, 1
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8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 175 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 12 out of 175
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  1. joebotz
    Oct 22, 2018
    10
    A great continuation of the story. glued to every episode and watching how the justice system works and doesn't work,
  2. Vheissu
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first season was a rollercoaster ride of, "did he do it, did he not do it" there was a lot of doubt and confusing accounts. I was half convinced of Steven's innocence after watching season one, after watching season two I am completely convinced a severe miscarriage has taken place and Brendan & Steven are both innocent.

    Season two is an entirely different perspective on the case. It largely centres around Kathleen Zellner who is attempting to get Steven Avery exonerated, as well as Brendan Dassey's legal team attempting to get his confession thrown out.

    Zellner is arguably the cornerstone of this season. I thought season one would be hard to top, but season two had me on the edge of my seat. Towards the end of this ten-part season, I was feeling shaken, helpless and angry for Brendan and Steven. The interview with the ex-Mantiowoc County coroner is what really shook me the most when she detailed how she was prevented from attending the crime scene and how no coroner was ever present.

    Kathleen Zellner needs her own TV series after she gets Steven released. She is full of energy, she is calculated and calm, we get to see her firing a gun in one episode and her relentless pursuit of the truth has you wanting more. Her persistence and lengths she is willing to go, speak volumes of just how sure she is of Steven's innocence. I have no doubt in my mind that she believes Avery is 100% innocent.

    The heartbreaking parts of season two are seeing how Steven's family has been affected. We see Avery's scrapping car parts for metal to make money and live. Their livelihood and business have been completely destroyed, seeing Steven's parents age and hit 80 make you feel worried that they'll pass away before Steven is released.

    This case is going to be taught in legal classes all over the world when it is over.    … Expand
  3. Ortellios
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    Very interesting. Every human with common sense would give the Avery's a re-trail. Ow and Kratz is an A-Hole
  4. MuraliIKD
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    I followed the Steven Avery case for several months after watching the shocking injustice covered in season1. Then life took over and I lost track of it. Until the Season 2 showed up in my Netflix feed. I wasn't sure if I wanted to see it because I was pretty sure what was the fate of both the defendants, and I couldn't be sure what this season could really show.

    Boy, was I wrong. And    I followed the Steven Avery case for several months after watching the shocking injustice covered in season1. Then life took over and I lost track of it. Until the Season 2 showed up in my Netflix feed. I wasn't sure if I wanted to see it because I was pretty sure what was the fate of both the defendants, and I couldn't be sure what this season could really show.

    Boy, was I wrong. And oh boy, aren't we wrong big time when we make assumptions about the jobs of highly rated professionals. This season was all about how the "post conviction" law works and demonstrated exceptionally by the meticulous and breathtaking competency of his new lawyer Kathleen Zellner.

    I just spent the weekend binge-watching all 10 episodes and I must say this season exceeds the first season in how compelling, taut, and brilliant it is in the discovery of evidence, process of "post conviction" law and appeals, and the dramatic intertwined stories of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey.

    Don't miss it!
    (Watch it now - the whole 10 episodes - before you read a spoiler here or in the news!)    … Expand
  5. jstar
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    Show us really good and if you have extra time, you can find online many resources about the case. You might sleep only 4-6 hours the upcoming weeks but it is totally worth it! Still shocked about the case, I wish everything would be online, all raw uncut copies.
  6. LouieV103
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    I remember being deeply affected by the events in the first season, especially because of its real life implications and astounding injustice. I hope the truth comes out rather sooner than later.
  7. struoc
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. MAM2 is more jaw dropping than MAM1 (if youve followed MAM1 closely and currently).
    It was 100 times better than expected due to all the new evidence and clues and leads.
    Of course the soiled prosecutor and team even look worse than in MAM1, almost as if they are using every trick and backdoor politics to defend this unethical case. Kathleen Zellner has uncovered a huge corrupt issue with the harddrive and prosecution unethically hiding it. Also the split vote of the Supreme Court Judges show us how riveting this case is all the way to the top.    … Expand
  8. lostalise
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    Even better than the first season, because Kathleen Zellner leaves no stone unturned, and continues to shine a bright light on the truth, on the corruption of Manitowoc county, specifically of already disgraced prosecutor Ken Kratz, on who really murdered Teresa Halbach, because ultimately she never got true justice. And on the slow and sometimes unreasonable justice system, specificallyEven better than the first season, because Kathleen Zellner leaves no stone unturned, and continues to shine a bright light on the truth, on the corruption of Manitowoc county, specifically of already disgraced prosecutor Ken Kratz, on who really murdered Teresa Halbach, because ultimately she never got true justice. And on the slow and sometimes unreasonable justice system, specifically in Wisconsin. I can't wait for the next installment of this story, can't wait to see Dassey and Steven get the lives they so deserve, hopefully not too slowly, and to find out who really committed this crime, how deeply the police were involved, and specifically Ken Kratz's reaction when he realizes the Truth has finally caught him, and all his appearances, his books full of absolutely ridiculous fantasies, and his only convictions in his entire career were bogus.… Expand
  9. 3schippers
    Oct 29, 2018
    10
    Corruption all the way down from the Judge, prosecutor, sheriff’s dept, and stealth juror(s). Disgusting. These men need to be freed and replaced by those who wrongly put them there.
  10. KratztheRat
    Oct 29, 2018
    10
    Season 2 is as intriguing as season 1. Kathleen Zellner isn't messing around and is destroying the states case piece by piece. She is proving who the real criminals are. Its the DA and cops. Kratz and the others need to go to prison.
  11. mmh150
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Part 2 of a great documentary series chronicling the failure of our justice system to offer a fair trial within politically corrupt Manitowoc and Calumet County. In Part 2, Steven Avery's attorney shows clear proof that no evidence offered by the prosecution can be replicated, and that the state's theory of the murder is unsupported by logic. Items like the blood, the bullet, the key, and the bones - planted, most probably. The fact that the bones were found in 4 different locations was a jaw dropper.

    Additionally, sadly, despite no physical evidence the county and state machinery continues its 100 percent investment in standing behind the clearly coerced confession of Brendan Dassey, a 16 year old who is intellectually challenged.

    The most startling revelation in the show is that the prosecution had full knowledge during the trial that Bobby Dassey, Brendan's brother, had 1000s of inappropriate images of underaged porn and pictures of dead women on his computer. Additionally, Bobby is shown to have lied in his testimony, regarding that he slept mainly that day and went hunting in the afternoon. Knowing these lies the state still used him as a star witness to convict Steven Avery and withheld the analysis from the defense.

    Front and center in the corruption is Ken Kratz, the prosecutor, who was forced to resign from his position of DA later after harassing, stalking and propositioning sexual abuse victims he was supposed to be protecting. Understandably, this is a slower moving series than the first, but the wheels of justice move slowly. Lets hope Season 3 shows Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey out of prison, the corruption identified and prosecuted, and the killer held responsible.    … Expand
  12. IamVisnja
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I could watch Kathleen Zellner talk abput this case for days. After all the false hope Steven received in season one she is like a breath of fresh air and when she tells you that she is positive she will overturn Steven’s wrongful conviction you know that it is going to happen. Can’t wait for season 3!… Expand
  13. SammyThomas
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. very well done, further explained key points that were missed in the trial, and How evidence was planted against Avery. better than season 1 Kathleen Zellner did a good job!… Expand
  14. tazkhan
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Making a Murderer is a harrowing, disturbing and shocking piece of essential filmmaking. It rightly challenges all of us to ask questions of the law and the systems that underpin whilst warning us that we can never take our freedom for granted. In season 2, lawyers for both Brendan and Steve reflect the very best traits of humanity whilst their brilliant legal team's fight for truth and justice against a corrupted system that refuses to support the truth. In the journey of season 2, a few judges offer us a glimmer of hope which is welcomed as we ultimately have to ask ourselves what the point of a Supreme Court is if it refuses to protect the most vulnerable from the most corrupt. The brilliant work done by Kathleen and her Team uncovers the likely killer whose new interview by Manitowoc Sheriffs Dept shows that even all of these years later that counties public services are corrupt to the core. Sadly the corruption cannot be challenged because those who perpetrate it hide behind the grief faced by Terresa Holbocks family. At the sametime, Steve sister tragically refuses to recognise that she will have to make some tough choices about who it is she wants to believe in future. As it stands she is praying for one son to come out of prison not accepting that the other one put him there. The story exposes the best and worst of humanity and the story will continue to have lessons for us all for many years to come. One can only hope that they are both freed and that the real killer and those responsible for corruption that hid the killer away do ultimately face justice. Certainly, the series sends the guilty a warning that the truth is known and that they are increasingly exposed.… Expand
  15. Kristinascott
    Oct 29, 2018
    10
    This is an amazing documentary from start to finish. Steven Avery’s attorney ;Kathleen Zellner pours her passion into this case like no other and that is what makes it what it is- a truly fascinating look at the progress of the evidence she has (unlike anyone else), bothered to look for. She is an absolute Queen and a total credit to the series. I cannot express just how amazing this womanThis is an amazing documentary from start to finish. Steven Avery’s attorney ;Kathleen Zellner pours her passion into this case like no other and that is what makes it what it is- a truly fascinating look at the progress of the evidence she has (unlike anyone else), bothered to look for. She is an absolute Queen and a total credit to the series. I cannot express just how amazing this woman is. Never known anyone like her before. Her hard work and determination is sure to pay off and I cannot wait to see it.… Expand
  16. teduardo_dubs
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    Be prepared to be angry. Very, very angry. Angry at the criminal justice system we all trust to sort out the truth. Can a viewer say, without a doubt, that the subjects of this docuseries are 100% innocent? I don't think so, but what can be said, is that those with the power to ensure this case is approached with complete transparency have not done so. The truth is not pursued, it isBe prepared to be angry. Very, very angry. Angry at the criminal justice system we all trust to sort out the truth. Can a viewer say, without a doubt, that the subjects of this docuseries are 100% innocent? I don't think so, but what can be said, is that those with the power to ensure this case is approached with complete transparency have not done so. The truth is not pursued, it is simply assumed. Above any sort of entertainment, this show is important to see because it exposes so many of the weaknesses and failures of the system, and asserts that we must engage more in conversations about them so we can advocate for change. The filmmakers have bias, but not in any unreasonable amount. Facts are presented, tactics are presented. What those who would argue hard about the bias don't say, is that they are themselves highly biased! It is worth your attention.… Expand
  17. Tayen
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    it's time for people to wake up. If you can't see the truth after Season 2; then you are choosing to ignore facts and hard evidence- Just like most of the Manitowoc county and the American justice system.
  18. ghawthorn
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    A fantastic insight into the workings of the American (so-called) Justice system. Wonderful to see that the filmmakers tried and had the decency to approach all involved with the case and to name them at the end of each episode: paints an interesting picture of those involved.
  19. Araeda
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    This show is amazing shows the hardwork put in by steven avery's laywer kathleen zellner and Brendan dassey's lawyers. Definitely a great watch everyone should check out the compelling evidence that is presented in the case of Steven Avery
  20. FFinklestein
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    A must watch documentary. Part 2 presents Kathleen Zellner armed with irrefutable science that completely unhinges every thing you know from season one. No rock is left unturned with Zellner as she is determined to free Steven Avery. Kathleen brilliantly shines light, and exposes the disgusting behaviour of a deeply flawed, former prosecutor named Ken Kratz. Ken, the sad pitiful formerA must watch documentary. Part 2 presents Kathleen Zellner armed with irrefutable science that completely unhinges every thing you know from season one. No rock is left unturned with Zellner as she is determined to free Steven Avery. Kathleen brilliantly shines light, and exposes the disgusting behaviour of a deeply flawed, former prosecutor named Ken Kratz. Ken, the sad pitiful former prosecutor tries desperately to stay revelant though out season 2. Ken ends up being the fool and permanently marking his sweat stain on justice forever.… Expand
  21. NewEnglandToys
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    Kathleen Zellner alone is reason to watch Season 2. No matter where you stand feeling about Season 1 or the Avery Case. She’s truly a wonder to watch.
  22. Megster191
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    I thought the second season was full of emotion, passion, and intelligent investigation. KZ has really outdone herself in throwing a wrecking ball at this entire ridiculous story. Keep up the good work Kathleen!
  23. monctonrick
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    This show is so well put together; it's so fascinating to see real life playing out in the fashion (albeit hard to accept at times). Hard to put this down... I inhaled this 'season' in just a week. Also wishing I'd gone to law school.
  24. Lulu58
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Watched 3 times, couldn’t get enough. KZ is fantastic in this series. Explains how post convictions work… Expand
  25. BrogaLuv
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    Season 2 is a fantastic follow-up to Season 1! Once again, the film makers have managed to show the World how corruption has taken away the rights of Steven Avery. While the show does not provide us with a conclusion, new attorney, Kathleen Zellner shows us proof of that corruption and that she is a force to be reckoned with. No doubt we will be seeing a third season!
  26. TP3LSU
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    If a member of my family was murdered, I would want the killer sent to jail for life, not just any one. If the Halbach family still believes that Steven Avery is the killer, than what does the public not know about? I read the court documents, not just watched this beautiful documentary, and learned very few new facts that I did not get from the second season. It is simply unreal howIf a member of my family was murdered, I would want the killer sent to jail for life, not just any one. If the Halbach family still believes that Steven Avery is the killer, than what does the public not know about? I read the court documents, not just watched this beautiful documentary, and learned very few new facts that I did not get from the second season. It is simply unreal how someone can be granted a chance at a new trial by one judge and then have another judge say no, only to have that judge be overruled by another, and so forth...

    Looking forward to the third season when we hopefully get to see Steven and Brendan reunited with their families and the real killer is found.    … Expand
  27. Bobgrant91
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    Making a murderer 2 is even better than making a murderer 1. Get ready to be anger at corrupt cops and a broken judicial system.
  28. leelysander
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    Riveting, and fascinating to watch Zellner and her team pick apart the state's version of events.
  29. Dolzy
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    Season 2 dives into the evidence and debunks the state's narrative on how Teresa was murdered. It was captivating to see the science and investigation work Steven Avery's new attorney, Kathleen Zellner brought forth. It is perplexing how the ex prosecutor was able to get away with hiding and/or suppressing key evidence, as well as to this day lying all over social media. This is a must see!
  30. Addisonh
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    Amazing and terrifying all at once. Wonderful efforts to free clearly innocence men and how scary the lengths the state will go to just to keep the behind bars..!
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. Vanity Fair
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    Dec 13, 2018
    30
    The docuseries is so hindered by its own blind spots that by the end of the season, it seems to be chasing its own tail, lost in a world where it only sees what it deems relevant, permissible, or just. It would be worthwhile for this series to encounter, and try to interpret, its own warped reflection.
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  2. Salon
    Reviewed by: Erin Keane
    Oct 23, 2018
    80
    Both storylines come with moments of triumph and disappointment for the respective teams in season 2, but it's Zellner's case, with its bloody reenactments, science experts and her fascinating and relentless brain at work, that will keep viewers in their chairs.
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  3. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Laura M. Browning
    Oct 19, 2018
    75
    If Making A Murderer is primarily focused on proving the innocence of Steven Avery—a seed that was sown three years ago--it’s because the show and its filmmakers genuinely believe in him and in the justice system. It’s a surprising through-line, this kind of enduring optimism in an institution that has allegedly failed both Avery and Dassey many times over. Defense attorneys are a force for good in this story.
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