From The Sopranos to Breaking Bad to the very first police procedural, Dragnet, some crime TV shows are so great that they ...

True crime remains an extremely popular genre, with a growing number of podcasts and movies. On TV, too, streamers have begun to invest heavily in creating true crime shows—often adapted from ...

Plus, even though True Crime spans TV, film, and even podcasting, it seems that the shows are the most digestible medium.

33 True Crime Documentaries That Shaped the Genre. 18 minute read. The Thin Blue Line, Dear Zachary, Bowling for Columbine, Tiger King, ... more true crime TV shows followed.

The best stories are often ripped straight from the headlines. As such, there are a slew of excellent films and TV series inspired by true crime, especially as interest in the genre has boomed in ...

A new true-crime series is breaking records. Deadline reports that three-part docuseries The Mortician has become HBO’s ...

Truman Capote’s book In Cold Blood launched true crime as a modern genre. Errol Morris’s 1988 film The Thin Blue Line, ... more true crime TV shows followed.

My discussions with true crime fans around the country, particularly with women, have taught me that true crime TV shows and podcasts allow them to experience and exercise their fear of becoming a ...

Ventana Sur's Latam Series Market with host 11 of the region's most promising TV projects in a lineup heavy on true crime, genre and doc titles. Plus Icon Film Plus Icon TV ...

Law and Crime The True Crime Genre Is a Catharsis for Fear How my theatrical show seems to mitigate fear of crime. Updated March 31, 2025 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D.