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  • Netflix
  • May 11, 2020
  • 1 h 3 m
  • Netflix
  • May 11, 2020
  • 1 h 3 m
Trial by Media

Summary The six-part documentary series looks into the impact media coverage may have had on high profile cases including the murder of Scott Amedure, who was on The Jenny Jones Show; federal corruption charges against ex-Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, and the death of an unarmed immigrant Amadou Diallo, who was shot 41 times by the NYPD.

Directed By: Tony Yacenda

  • Netflix
  • May 11, 2020
  • 1 h 3 m
  • Netflix
  • May 11, 2020
  • 1 h 3 m
Trial by Media
S1 • Episode 1
Talk Show Murder
Air Date: May 11, 2020
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Summary The six-part documentary series looks into the impact media coverage may have had on high profile cases including the murder of Scott Amedure, who was on The Jenny Jones Show; federal corruption charges against ex-Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, and the death of an unarmed immigrant Amadou Diallo, who was shot 41 times by the NYPD.

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • May 11, 2020 • 1 h 3 m
Talk Show Murder
A man reveals his crush to a straight friend on 'The Jenny Jones Show.' Days later a murder occurs, leading to questions about the show's culpability.
Episode 2 • May 11, 2020 • 1 h 1 m
Subway Vigilante
Bernhard Goetz shoots four black teenagers on a New York City subway in 1984. His claim of self-defense sets off a controversial, tabloid-fueled trial.
Episode 3 • May 11, 2020 • 1 h 4 m
41 Shots
After four white NYPD officers shoot the unarmed Amadou Diallo 41 times, defense lawyers press for a change of venue as racial tensions escalate.
Episode 4 • May 11, 2020 • 1 h 4 m
King Richard
Charged with fraud and money laundering, HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy mounts an outlandish defense and resorts to co-hosting a religious talk show.
Episode 5 • May 11, 2020 • 58 m
Big Dan's
After a woman is raped on a bar's pool table, the trial is televised live on CNN, revealing the woman's identity and the brutal cross-examination.
Episode 6 • May 11, 2020 • 57 m
Blago!
When Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich finds himself facing a corruption trial, he tries to embrace the media and even goes on 'Celebrity Apprentice.'

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Al Sharpton

Self - Civil Rights Activist

Curtis Sliwa

Self - Founder, Guardian Angels

Patti Blagojevich

Self - Wife, Governor Rod Blagojevich

Jim Phillips

Self - News Director, WBSM Radio

Donald Watkins

Self - Defense Attorney

Frank Amedure Jr.

Self - Brother, Scott Amedure

Kadiatou Diallo

Self - Mother, Amadou Diallo

Jeffrey Toobin

Self - Staff Writer, The New Yorker

Steve Dunleavy

Self - Reporter, New York Post

Jeff Coen

Self - Reporter, Chicago Tribune

James Feeney

Self - Lead Defense Counsel, Warner Brothers

Nancy Fernandez Mills

Self - Reporter, NBC News

Greg Farrell

Self - Reporter, USA Today

Peter Giangreco

Self - Political Strategist

Mark Baker

Self - Defense Attorney, Bernie Goetz

Weston Smith

Self - Former CFO, HealthSouth

Lori Brasier

Self - Reporter, Detroit Free Press

Helena DaSilva Hughes

Self - Executive Director, Immigrants Assistance Center

Frankie Edozien

Self - Reporter, New York Post

David Dinkins

Self - Former Mayor, New York City

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