SYSTEM WITH JOE BERLINGER, THE (SUNDANCE NOW)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
2/8/18
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STATUS: canceled/ended (2017-2018 season) |
TIME SLOT: completed airing its current season |
SEASON(S): 1 (8 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air) |
ADDITIONAL NOTES: a show on hiatus for longer than 12 months - without any news about its future - is assumed to be canceled |
DESCRIPTION: (from SundanceTV's press release, January 2018) Academy(R) Award-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger shines a broad light on the American criminal justice system in this eight-part Sundance Now exclusive docuseries where he examines troubling cases that challenge the effectiveness of mandatory sentencing, explore the controversy surrounding the role of parole boards, and efforts of convicted people - claiming innocence - to vindicate themselves of their accused crimes. Raising riveting questions about innocence and guilt, these disputed cases often end in surprising outcomes. Has the vaunted system of US justice triumphed or failed for the incarcerated in question? |
CREW INFORMATION:
· Joe Berlinger as EP
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GENRE(S):
· reality (all) · reality (documentary)
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· no information is available
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