The Innocence Files is a 2020 American true crime documentary miniseries about wrongful convictions, and how they can affect the lives of the involved.[1][2] The series is based upon the work of the Innocence Project, which is committed to exonerating individuals who it believes to have been wrongfully convicted.
| The Innocence Files | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
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| Directed by | Roger Ross Williams, Jed Rothstein, Sarah Dowland, Liz Garbus, Alex Gibney, Andy Grieve |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Michael Antinoro, Liz Garbus, Alex Gibney, Will Staeger, Roger Ross Williams, Dan Cogan, Brad Hebert, Geoff Martz, Stacey Offman, Richard Perello, Brad Hebert |
| Producers | Nick Capote, Nell Constantinople, Jonathan Jordan, Keith McQuirter, Kevin Huffman, Jed Rothstein, Sarah Dowland, Andy Grieve, Charlotte Kaufman |
| Running time | 51–85 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | April 15, 2020 |
Cast
edit- Peter Neufeld
- Barry Scheck
- Michael West
- Gary Wells
- Levon Brooks
- Kennedy Brewer
- Adam Freeman
- Richard Souviron
- Gloria Williams
Release and Critical reception
editThe Innocence Files was released on April 15, 2020 on Netflix.[1] The critical aggregator Metacritic awarded The Innocence Files a score of 86, indicating "universal acclaim".[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "The Innocence Files review: Netflix's devastating documentary exposes how wrongful convictions can tear apart lives". Independent. 15 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ^ "'The Innocence Files': TV Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ^ "The Innocence files, Critics' reviews". Metacritic.com. April 20, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
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