Weekends are perfect to binge a miniseries and when it’s a gripping true crime drama, it couldn’t get more exhilarating. And therefore we have just the right pick for you today – ‘Unbelievable’, an eight episode limited series on Netflix based on the 2015 news article “An Unbelievable Story Of Rape” by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong.
Starring Toni Collette, Merritt Wever and Kaitlyn Dever, ‘Unbelievable’ is based on a true story and follows the police investigations of the series of rapes in Colorado and Washington between 2008 to 2011. The series runs two tracks along two timelines: in one, two detectives (Collette and Wever) are investigating and looking for a serial rapist and in second, during the assault of the girl whose was charged with a crime for reporting that she was raped and it was her initial accusations that led to the investigation in the first place.
Co-created by Susannah Grant, Ayelet Waldman and Michael Chabon, ‘Unbelievable’ has has received widespread critical acclaim and was praised for its unique way of approaching the classic crime formula where the spotlight was on the victims and also showed how the American judicial system is not without its own flaws.
‘Unbelievable’ has also received various accolades including a Peabody Award, and Best Limited Series nomination at the Critics’ Choice, Golden Globe and Primetime Emmys.
Moreover, ‘Unbelievable’ has a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and the website consensus reads, “Heartbreaking and powerful, Unbelievable transcends familiar true-crime beats by shifting its gaze to survivors of abuse, telling their stories with grace and gravity.”
After all this you just cannot ignore this masterpiece of a series and given its limited episodes, ‘Unbelievable’ on Netflix is all you need for that weekend binge watch.
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