THE “Making a Murderer” case is being reopened.
Netflix has ordered more episodes of the true crime docuseries, it was announced Tuesday.
Executive producers and directors Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos will return for the new installments, which will dive back into the case of convicted murderer Steven Avery and his co-defendant, Brendan Dassey, as their respective investigative and legal teams challenge their convictions and the state fights back to have their convictions upheld.
The new episodes will take an in-depth look at the high-stakes post-conviction process as well as the emotional toll the process takes on all involved. Those involved include Avery’s new lawyer, Kathleen Zellner, and Dassey’s legal team, led by Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin, as well as the families and other characters close to the case.
Production has already begun on the new episodes, but it remains unclear just how many will be produced. The first season consisted of 10 hourlong episodes. No premiere date has been announced for the new installments.
“We are extremely grateful for the tremendous response to, and support of the series,” Ricciardi and Demos said. “The viewers’ interest and attention has ensured that the story is not over, and we are fully committed to continuing to document events as they unfold.”
The announcement comes less than a week after “Making a Murderer” received six Emmy nominations, including one for best documentary or nonfiction series. Hours after learning of their nominations, the duo said they were “very interested” in doing new episodes. “We’re definitely talking to our subjects and people on the ground and following the events,” Demos said.(SD-Agencies)
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