Convicting a Murderer
| Convicting a Murderer | |
|---|---|
| Genre | True crime Documentary |
| Inspired by | Making a Murderer |
| Directed by | Shawn Rech |
| Presented by | Candace Owens |
| Composer | Kendall Johnson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10[1] |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jeremy Boreing Ben Shapiro Caleb Robinson Ellye Marks Michael Marks[2] |
| Producers | Shawn Rech Candace Owens Dallas Sonnier Brenda Schuler Michaelan Mela |
| Cinematography | Andrew Jurcak Ryan Lohr |
| Animators | Joost Boddéus Michael Callahan Natalie Dhyanchand Carl Duke Artur Dziedzic |
| Editors | Jack Bunyon Andrew Jurcak Vito Menkartz Richard Rysso |
| Running time | 45 minutes - 80 minutes |
| Production company | Transition Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | DailyWire+ |
| Release | September 7 – October 26, 2023 |
Convicting a Murderer is an American true crime documentary series narrated and hosted by Candace Owens for conservative media company The Daily Wire. The show is a rebuttal to the 2015-2018 Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer,[3] which argued for the innocence of Steven Avery, a man wrongly convicted of sexual assault and later freed only to be charged with and convicted of the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach. While Making a Murderer sought to build a case for Avery's innocence, Convicting a Murderer argues that Avery is in fact guilty, and that Netflix irresponsibly attempted to portray him as innocent for media attention. Convicting a Murderer further posits the notion that Avery became a poster-child for an anti-police agenda in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement and that efforts to portray him as innocent are part of a widespread "liberal agenda" to skew public opinion against the criminal justice system.
The series was produced by Transition Studios and directed by Shawn Rech, who started filming it in early 2018. It was released through DailyWire+ on 7 September 2023.[4] Rech and Owens claim in Convicting A Murderer that Avery's murder conviction should not be reversed.[5]
Reception
Ed Power at The Daily Telegraph called it a "baffling takedown" and "stonkingly tedious."[6]
References
- ^ https://deadline.com/2023/04/convicting-murderer-series-daily-wire-candace-owens-making-netflix-1235333358/
- ^ https://deadline.com/2023/04/convicting-murderer-series-daily-wire-candace-owens-making-netflix-1235333358/
- ^ "Netflix's 'Making A Murderer' a setup, Candace Owens claims". The New York Post. 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ^ Smith, Troy (May 3, 2023). ""Making a Murderer" rebuttal series lands streaming deal".
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (2023-04-21). "'Convicting A Murderer' Series Acquired By DailyWire+ With Candace Owens Set To Front Response To Netflix True-Crime Hit". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ^ Power, Ed (2023-09-08). "Candace Owens versus Netflix: why Convicting A Murderer is a crime against TV". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
Power, Ed (2023-09-08). "Candace Owens versus Netflix: why Convicting A Murderer is a crime against TV". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-09-13.