New true crime series that's rising up Netflix's top TV chart lands perfect Rotten Tomatoes score
Aug. 30, 2024American Murder: Laci Peterson is impressing critics and subscribers
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American Murder: Laci Peterson, a new true crime series that’s been rising up Netflix’s TV chart, has just landed a perfect Rotten Tomatoes – which goes some way to explaining why subscribers have been tuning in all over the world.
In the three weeks it’s been available, American Murder – which consists of three episodes – has racked up over 10.6 million views, with over 28 million hours watched. While it has got 100% on Rotten Tomatoes currently, it’s worth noting that that’s only from six reviews so far.
“This Netflix offering presents a measured approach, delivering insight and suspense for those unfamiliar with one of the most infamous American murder cases of the 21st century,” saysGeek Vibes Nation critic M. N. Miller.
“American Murder spends a good deal of time trying to get to know [Laci]. Director Skye Borgman realizes that there was a victim who was someone who had a life and had hopes and dreams,” writesSan Francisco Chronicle’s G. Allen Johnson.
“I’m not particularly interested in looking at stories that are very black-and-white,” Borgman previously toldTudum. “I like to be able to look at stories with various different layers and not necessarily give answers to things, but rather present a nuanced and a flawed perspective.”
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