| Apple TV+ | Season Premiere Date: December 6, 2019 |
Summary:
New evidence causes true crime podcast host Poppy Parnell (Octavia Spencer) to take another look into the conviction of Warren Cave (Aaron Paul), whose case made her famous in this drama based on Kathleen Barber's true-crime novel Are You Sleeping from Justified writer Nichelle Tramble Spellman.
Creator:
Nichelle Tramble Spellman
Genre(s):
Drama, Suspense
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Season 1 Episodes
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S1:E10. Episode 10
Air Date: January 24, 2020
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S1:E9. Episode 9
Air Date: January 17, 2020
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S1:E8. All That Was Lost
Air Date: January 10, 2020
Dec 9, 2019
Not only its most promising show to date but one that could serve as a template for future Apple TV+ shows. It’s a good-verging-on-great anthology series with storylines, writing, and casting that could be replicated again and again, allowing Apple to widen its lane while shrinking HBO’s. ... [Octavia Spencer and Aaron Paul] alone are worth the investment of eight hours of your time.
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Dec 4, 2019
Dec 5, 2019
Spencer is compelling, but Poppy’s story works best when she’s consorting with her ex-flame, ex-detective Markus Knox (Mekhi Phifer), who provides her with some key breaks in the case. ... It’s enjoyable while you watch, but you don’t rush to return to it. It’s just fine—but it’s not essential TV that you need to pay for a streaming platform to enjoy.
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Dec 4, 2019
The cast does the best it can with thin characters; Elizabeth Perkins brings engaging pathos to Warren’s cancer-stricken mom Melanie. Sadly, Truth Be Told doesn’t seem to have much to say on their plight that superior predecessors including Netflix’s hilariously sophomoric true-crime mockumentary American Vandal haven’t already covered. ... It marks another misstep for Apple TV+ because it’s so bland and forgettable.
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The Guardian
Dec 6, 2019
Dec 5, 2019
Replete with weak coincidences and dopey plotlines, I did not care at all if Paul's character was guilty or not, nor did I care who even killed this professor. (You literally learn almost nothing about him, anyway.) Instead, what occasionally thrilled me were the compelling family dynamics at play here, with prosperous Poppy returning home to the Bay Area — and her family's biker bar — after living an entire other life out on the East Coast. ... It's just too bad these nuanced relationships are stuck inside a mediocre murder mystery bound to a meaningless title.
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RogerEbert.com
Dec 5, 2019
Its most egregious sin may be wasting an incredibly talented cast, who all get sucked into the quicksand of hackneyed dialogue and clichéd plotting. There’s not a single moment in the first three episodes that feels true or even interesting as a soap opera. The truth is that it’s one of the worst shows of the year on any network.
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Jan 16, 2020
What a fantastic tv show. From beginning to end this tv show never stops with the supspense. A gritty murder story and a amazing tv show
Rating-9.8/10
Rating-9.8/10
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season 1
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: December 6, 2019
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S1:E10. Episode 10
Air Date: January 24, 2020
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S1:E9. Episode 9
Air Date: January 17, 2020
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S1:E8. All That Was Lost
Air Date: January 10, 2020
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S1:E7. Live Thru This
Air Date: January 3, 2020
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S1:E6. Not Buried, Planted
Air Date: December 27, 2019
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S1:E5. Graveyard Love
Air Date: December 20, 2019
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S1:E4. No Cross, No Crown
Air Date: December 13, 2019
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S1:E3. Even Salt Looks Like Sugar
Air Date: December 6, 2019
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S1:E2. Black People in the Neighborhood
Air Date: December 6, 2019
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S1:E1. Monster
Air Date: December 6, 2019
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Season 1 Overview