The Innocent Man

6.9IMDb Score
Released:2018-12-14
Genre:Documentary, Crime
Duration: min
Country:United States of America
Director:J. Clay Tweel
Actors:J.J. Arends, Serena Michele Burns, Kayleen Teresa Casey, Olivia de Boutray, Ryan David Ellis
Production:

Overview:

In a story that gained national attention with John Grisham’s best-selling non-fiction book, The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town, the six-part documentary series The Innocent Man focuses on two murders that shook the small town of Ada, Oklahoma, in the 1980s — and the controversial chain of events that followed.

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