The Innocence Files
Genre
  • Documentary
  • Crime
  • Drama
DirectorRoger Ross Williams, Jed Rothstein, Sarah Dowland, Liz Garbus, Alex Gibney, Andy Grieve
CountryUnited States
Num seasons1
Num episodes9
Executive producerMichael Antinoro, Liz Garbus, Alex Gibney, Will Staeger, Roger Ross Williams, Dan Cogan, Brad Hebert, Geoff Martz, Stacey Offman, Richard Perello, Brad Hebert
ProducerNick Capote, Nell Constantinople, Jonathan Jordan, Keith McQuirter, Kevin Huffman, Jed Rothstein, Sarah Dowland, Andy Grieve, Charlotte Kaufman
LanguageEnglish
Runtime51–85 minutes
NetworkNetflix
ReleasedApril 15, 2020

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.

Cast

Release and Critical reception

The 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

  1. ^ "The Innocence Files review: Netflix's devastating documentary exposes how wrongful convictions can tear apart lives". Independent. 15 April 2020. Archived 2022-06-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  2. ^ "'The Innocence Files': TV Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  3. ^ "The Innocence files, Critics' reviews". Metacritic.com. April 20, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.