The Innocence Files: Season 1

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Netflix | Season Premiere Date: April 15, 2020

Summary: The documentary series from Liz Garbus, Alex Gibney, and Roger Ross Williams focuses on eight cases from The Innocence Project.

Genre(s): Documentary

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RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Apr 13, 2020

Equally moving, informative, and infuriating, Netflix’s “The Innocence Files” is one of the best true crime series ever made. Going well beyond the typically sensational whodunit formula to paint a comprehensive portrait of our justice system's failures, it’s a must-see for anyone interested in how innocent people end up going to jail. Read full review

The Independent Ellie Harrison

Apr 8, 2020

The Innocence Files is potent in that it shows how wrongful convictions not only destroy individual lives, but also have an impact on science, on what is taken seriously as a legitimate piece of evidence. In almost half of The Innocence Project’s cases, forensic science was misapplied or misused. Read full review

The Daily Beast Nick Schager

Apr 13, 2020

Helmed by a group of directors, The Innocence Files isn’t a consistent formal affair. ... It’s a series with its heart in the right place, and arguments that are worth hearing—and heeding—in the interest of creating a more just system for all. Read full review

Collider Tom Reimann

Apr 15, 2020

The Innocence Files is the first true crime docuseries I’ve seen that doesn’t feel exploitative or sensationalized in any way. Rather than reveling in the gruesome details of a specific crime or glorifying a serial killer, it’s actually focused on the victims – both the victims of the initial crimes and the victims of the abuse and corruption rampant in the justice system that values securing a conviction over actually doing justice. Read full review

Joel Keller

Apr 15, 2020

After you watch it, you’ll be more aware of just what can go wrong, even when people’s lives are on the line. Read full review

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geewah

Aug 16, 2021

An exceptional crime docuseries that focuses on the victims of both the crimes committed and of those sentenced unjustly.
This thoroughly researched show is both moving and infuriating in equal measure and well worth your time.

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