3 shocking true crime dramas to stream on Netflix and Apple TV+

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Human beings are simple creatures – no matter how much we evolve we still find morbid fascination with crime and death.

Television and movie producers realised this years ago. Every night on every network and platform we are bombarded with shows that fuel this fascination and garner our attention.

The concept of “true crime” seems even more delicious as an entertainment hook. Real people doing real things adds the cherry on the good old murder and mayhem cake… a brutal Battenberg, if you like.

Here then are three great examples of true crime dramas you can watch on the majorstreaming services.

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The word “problematic” is used a lot these days and, in most cases, incorrectly. However, here we do have a case – the antagonist of the show, the stalker “Martha” has been outed very publicly in the last few weeks leading to calls for why this was allowed to happen and for better discretion and safeguarding in the future.

With the huge success of the show it does seem cruel to push someone with clear mental health issues into the spotlight of worldwide public ridicule and scrutiny, no matter what crimes she has committed previously.

Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

Ryan Murphy knows this. From his work withAmerican Horror Story,The Watcher, andRatched, he has proved time again that he understands perfectly what people want and no matter how divisive or unpalatable, he will bring this to the screen. His ongoing deal with Netflix has seen him rise very quickly to the top of his profession and it seems that there is no end in sight to the success he is having through the streaming giant.

Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Storyis Murphy’s take on the serial killer genre, with focus on the early 90s killings of 17 young men around the Milwaukee area at the hands of one of the most notorious multiple murders of all time.

Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Storyis a very solid, well produced, well directed and written show. It brings the life of one of America’s most infamous killers to the screen with a level of curiosity and investigation that gives the viewer a glance inside the mind of the man. It deals well with his history, brings up the idea of nature versus nurture, and decides correctly not to glamourise the actual physical killings as would have been so easy to do so.

Despite the issue of consent and the shadow of being exploitative, I do believe this is a very solid watch, especially if taken as a character study and a prime example of the glamorisation of murder through the press and public opinion.

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One of the biggest problems with the true crime genre and shows “based on a true story” is the temptation togooglethe real life events before you watch the dramatisation. Sheer curiosity takes over and we lose the ability to simply watch and enjoy a show that has been carefully crafted to entertain and purposely holds things back for narrative reasons.The Crowded Roomis a prime example of this.

Sullivan is an unreliable narrator, seemingly unaware of the crimes he is accused of and convinced at his own innocence no matter the evidence held against him… and for good reason.

Heralding Tom Holland’s first step into high profile, peak streaming television he gives an outstanding performance as the lead. It’s a million miles away from his clean cut and safe showing as Spider-Man.

It’s great to see him pushing himself in different direction and although this could be seen as stunt casting, I feel he gives the role a certain weight without detracting from the show.

A Crowded Room is well worth a watch but as mentioned, under no circumstances should you listen to reviews, google it or read anything online before you do. Coming to this show with an open and empty mind is the only way to go and will ensure you get the most out of it.

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