Oxygen’s true crime series Buried in the Backyard explores, “Death in Christmas Town,” a case that uncovers a chilling serial killer stalking North Pole, Alaska.
Glinda Sodemann was a beloved mother, who was found brutally murdered near the military town of North Pole, Alaska. Soon four more girls met the same fate. Investigators struggled to catch a serial murderer before another victim fell on the last frontier.
The case ultimately became one of the worst murders in Alaska, which was committed at the hands of serial killer Thomas Bunday.
Investigators find the first victim of the North Pole serial killer
Sodemann was Thomas Bunday’s first victim. In an exclusive clip shared with Showbiz Cheat Sheet, 19-year-old Sodemann went missing. Her family hoped she would be found safe, but are informed of her tragic demise. “In October of 1979, a couple of months after Glinda Sodemann’s disappearance, the trooper...
Glinda Sodemann was a beloved mother, who was found brutally murdered near the military town of North Pole, Alaska. Soon four more girls met the same fate. Investigators struggled to catch a serial murderer before another victim fell on the last frontier.
The case ultimately became one of the worst murders in Alaska, which was committed at the hands of serial killer Thomas Bunday.
Investigators find the first victim of the North Pole serial killer
Sodemann was Thomas Bunday’s first victim. In an exclusive clip shared with Showbiz Cheat Sheet, 19-year-old Sodemann went missing. Her family hoped she would be found safe, but are informed of her tragic demise. “In October of 1979, a couple of months after Glinda Sodemann’s disappearance, the trooper...
- 9/22/2023
- by Gina Ragusa
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
One of the best examples of how Hollywood is moving toward being a place for more inclusive storytelling might be this year’s limited series Emmy race. All five of the nominees in that category tell stories about female characters; most specifically concentrating on depictions of women who have traditionally been marginalized both on and off screen.
“Unbelievable” showrunner Susannah Grant sums it up by saying that “it’s great to see stories of people who have historically been voiceless getting such a big platform.”
Grant’s Netflix series — which is inspired by reporters Ken Armstrong and T. Christian Miller’s Pulitzer-winning news story — stars Merritt Wever and supporting limited series/TV movie actress nominee Toni Collette as police detectives tasked with solving a serial rape case several years after a survivor’s (Kaitlyn Dever) accusations were not taken seriously.
“So many people in our culture have been used to...
“Unbelievable” showrunner Susannah Grant sums it up by saying that “it’s great to see stories of people who have historically been voiceless getting such a big platform.”
Grant’s Netflix series — which is inspired by reporters Ken Armstrong and T. Christian Miller’s Pulitzer-winning news story — stars Merritt Wever and supporting limited series/TV movie actress nominee Toni Collette as police detectives tasked with solving a serial rape case several years after a survivor’s (Kaitlyn Dever) accusations were not taken seriously.
“So many people in our culture have been used to...
- 8/18/2020
- by Whitney Friedlander
- Variety Film + TV
Based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning article by T. Christian Miller of ProPublica and Ken Armstrong of The Marshall Project, and an episode of the podcast This American Life, Netflix’s limited series Unbelievable follows the true story of teenager Marie Adler, played by Kaitlyn Dever, as she tries to report being raped in her home, only to find herself disbelieved, denied, and even prosecuted for lying. Toni Collette and Merritt Wever co-star as the dogged detectives who ultimately give Adler her life back. For Dever, this harrowing role was truly a 180-degree switch from her comedic turn in the film Booksmart, further proving the breadth and depth of her talent.
Deadline: You’ve called this show the hardest thing you’ve done in your career.
Kaitlyn Dever: When I say that, I think about not only me, but all of the hard work that everyone put into it. It was such a team effort.
Deadline: You’ve called this show the hardest thing you’ve done in your career.
Kaitlyn Dever: When I say that, I think about not only me, but all of the hard work that everyone put into it. It was such a team effort.
- 7/2/2020
- by Antonia Blyth
- Deadline Film + TV
A four-time nominee at this year’s Golden Globes, Netflix’s eight-part series Unbelievable gripped and enraged viewers in equal measure, mostly because its tale of injustice is very much rooted in fact.
Based on the 2015 ProPublica article “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong, and the This American Life podcast about the same case, it tells the story of Marie (Kaitlyn Dever), a teenager who is accused of lying after reporting a sexual assault. Toni Colette and Merritt Wever play the detectives who pursue the case to find out what really happened and put the true villain behind bars.
Speaking on a panel for Deadline’s Contenders Television virtual event, showrunner Susannah Grant—Oscar nominated for her powerful screenplay to 2000’s Erin Brockovich—explained that the story appealed to her from the outset.
“We all immediately saw the tremendous potential for it,” she said.
Based on the 2015 ProPublica article “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong, and the This American Life podcast about the same case, it tells the story of Marie (Kaitlyn Dever), a teenager who is accused of lying after reporting a sexual assault. Toni Colette and Merritt Wever play the detectives who pursue the case to find out what really happened and put the true villain behind bars.
Speaking on a panel for Deadline’s Contenders Television virtual event, showrunner Susannah Grant—Oscar nominated for her powerful screenplay to 2000’s Erin Brockovich—explained that the story appealed to her from the outset.
“We all immediately saw the tremendous potential for it,” she said.
- 6/20/2020
- by Antonia Blyth
- Deadline Film + TV
Kaitlyn Dever is no stranger to auditions, but something was very different when she read for the starring role in “Unbelievable,” the Netflix limited series about Marie, a Colorado teen who was charged with lying about being raped, but was later exonerated when two detectives (Toni Collette and Merritt Wever) discovered she had been telling the truth.
“All of the people in the room were women,” Dever, 23, says on this week’s episode of the Variety and iHeart podcast “The Big Ticket.” “It was amazing.”
Dever couldn’t imagine the story — based on a podcast and news article about Marie’s case — co-created by Susannah Grant, being told any other way. “Naturally, women are just comfortable around women,” the “Booksmart” actor explains. “Especially doing this kind of show, given the subject matter, I think it’s really important that there were a lot of women involved, because being a woman,...
“All of the people in the room were women,” Dever, 23, says on this week’s episode of the Variety and iHeart podcast “The Big Ticket.” “It was amazing.”
Dever couldn’t imagine the story — based on a podcast and news article about Marie’s case — co-created by Susannah Grant, being told any other way. “Naturally, women are just comfortable around women,” the “Booksmart” actor explains. “Especially doing this kind of show, given the subject matter, I think it’s really important that there were a lot of women involved, because being a woman,...
- 6/11/2020
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
The USC Libraries Scripter Awards honor the year’s best film and television adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based. This group of academics, industry professionals, and critics (for which I vote) is often predictive of the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race.
While Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts, for movies “The Irishman” (Steve Zaillian adapted Charles Brandt’s “I Heard You Paint Houses”) and “The Two Popes” (Anthony McCarten adapted his own play), and Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon, and Ayelet Waldman’s limited series “Unbelievable,” the winners were Amazon’s “Fleabag” (play and series author Phoebe Waller-Bridge was in London), and Sony’s “Little Women,” whose scribe Greta Gerwig gave a heartfelt speech. This could presage another win at the WGA Awards next week and on Oscar night in the Adapted Screenplay category.
“It’s the book of my life,” Gerwig said...
While Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts, for movies “The Irishman” (Steve Zaillian adapted Charles Brandt’s “I Heard You Paint Houses”) and “The Two Popes” (Anthony McCarten adapted his own play), and Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon, and Ayelet Waldman’s limited series “Unbelievable,” the winners were Amazon’s “Fleabag” (play and series author Phoebe Waller-Bridge was in London), and Sony’s “Little Women,” whose scribe Greta Gerwig gave a heartfelt speech. This could presage another win at the WGA Awards next week and on Oscar night in the Adapted Screenplay category.
“It’s the book of my life,” Gerwig said...
- 1/26/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The USC Libraries Scripter Awards honor the year’s best film and television adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based. This group of academics, industry professionals, and critics (for which I vote) is often predictive of the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race.
While Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts, for movies “The Irishman” (Steve Zaillian adapted Charles Brandt’s “I Heard You Paint Houses”) and “The Two Popes” (Anthony McCarten adapted his own play), and Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon, and Ayelet Waldman’s limited series “Unbelievable,” the winners were Amazon’s “Fleabag” (play and series author Phoebe Waller-Bridge was in London), and Sony’s “Little Women,” whose scribe Greta Gerwig gave a heartfelt speech. This could presage another win at the WGA Awards next week and on Oscar night in the Adapted Screenplay category.
“It’s the book of my life,” Gerwig said...
While Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts, for movies “The Irishman” (Steve Zaillian adapted Charles Brandt’s “I Heard You Paint Houses”) and “The Two Popes” (Anthony McCarten adapted his own play), and Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon, and Ayelet Waldman’s limited series “Unbelievable,” the winners were Amazon’s “Fleabag” (play and series author Phoebe Waller-Bridge was in London), and Sony’s “Little Women,” whose scribe Greta Gerwig gave a heartfelt speech. This could presage another win at the WGA Awards next week and on Oscar night in the Adapted Screenplay category.
“It’s the book of my life,” Gerwig said...
- 1/26/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Greta Gerwig’s script for “Little Women” has won the USC Libraries Scripter Award for best movie adaptation and “Fleabag” has taken the television award.
The winners were announced Saturday night at USC’s Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library.
“Little Women” topped “Dark Waters,” “The Irishman,” “Jojo Rabbit,” and “The Two Popes.” All but environmental drama “Dark Waters” are contending for the Academy Award in the adapted screenplay category.
Gerwig, who also directed, won the Scritper award in conjunction with Louisa May Alcott, author of the iconic 1868 novel about the lives of the four March sisters in a small New England town during the 1860s.
“This is extraordinary. I am very honored. I didn’t attend USC, but I truly love this library,” Gerwig said. “‘Little Women’ is the book of my life. I can’t recall a time when I didn’t know who the March sisters were.
The winners were announced Saturday night at USC’s Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library.
“Little Women” topped “Dark Waters,” “The Irishman,” “Jojo Rabbit,” and “The Two Popes.” All but environmental drama “Dark Waters” are contending for the Academy Award in the adapted screenplay category.
Gerwig, who also directed, won the Scritper award in conjunction with Louisa May Alcott, author of the iconic 1868 novel about the lives of the four March sisters in a small New England town during the 1860s.
“This is extraordinary. I am very honored. I didn’t attend USC, but I truly love this library,” Gerwig said. “‘Little Women’ is the book of my life. I can’t recall a time when I didn’t know who the March sisters were.
- 1/26/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
We haven’t updated the precursors in a little bit, so that’s what we’re going to do today. Most recently, the USC Scripter nominations were announced, but that comes after a rave of announcements that included a number of guilds that hold major sway over who and what will receive Academy Award nominations next month. In addition, a few days ago the Academy announced the return of their program Oscar Spotlight: Documentaries, an endeavor meant to allow a wider array of folks to see the docs hoping to be nominated. We’ve got the rest of the precursors you haven’t seen yet, guild wise, alongside those announcements. You can see all of that below, so why don’t we run that all down for you now? First up, the nominees for the 32nd-Annual USC Libraries Scripter Award: Film Dark Waters (Focus Features) Matthew Carnahan and Mario Correa,...
- 12/22/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
The USC Libraries has revealed the finalists for the 32nd-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award, which honors the year’s best film and television adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based. This group of academics, industry professionals and critics (for which I vote) is often predictive of the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race.
Last year’s Scripter winners were the exception that prove the rule: “Leave No Trace” screenwriters Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini were not nominated for the Oscar; they adapted Peter Rock, author of “My Abandonment.”
The year before was more typical, as the Scripter Award went to “Call Me by Your Name” screenwriter James Ivory (who won the Oscar), and author André Aciman; past winners include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short,” and “The Imitation Game,” which all won Oscars. In fact, before 2019 eight Scripter Award winners went on to win Oscars.
Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts,...
Last year’s Scripter winners were the exception that prove the rule: “Leave No Trace” screenwriters Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini were not nominated for the Oscar; they adapted Peter Rock, author of “My Abandonment.”
The year before was more typical, as the Scripter Award went to “Call Me by Your Name” screenwriter James Ivory (who won the Oscar), and author André Aciman; past winners include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short,” and “The Imitation Game,” which all won Oscars. In fact, before 2019 eight Scripter Award winners went on to win Oscars.
Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts,...
- 12/18/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The USC Libraries has revealed the finalists for the 32nd-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award, which honors the year’s best film and television adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based. This group of academics, industry professionals and critics (for which I vote) is often predictive of the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race.
Last year’s Scripter winners were the exception that prove the rule: “Leave No Trace” screenwriters Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini were not nominated for the Oscar; they adapted Peter Rock, author of “My Abandonment.”
The year before was more typical, as the Scripter Award went to “Call Me by Your Name” screenwriter James Ivory (who won the Oscar), and author André Aciman; past winners include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short,” and “The Imitation Game,” which all won Oscars. In fact, before 2019 eight Scripter Award winners went on to win Oscars.
Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts,...
Last year’s Scripter winners were the exception that prove the rule: “Leave No Trace” screenwriters Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini were not nominated for the Oscar; they adapted Peter Rock, author of “My Abandonment.”
The year before was more typical, as the Scripter Award went to “Call Me by Your Name” screenwriter James Ivory (who won the Oscar), and author André Aciman; past winners include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short,” and “The Imitation Game,” which all won Oscars. In fact, before 2019 eight Scripter Award winners went on to win Oscars.
Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts,...
- 12/18/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
The USC Libraries has revealed nominations for its 32nd annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards, which honor the year’s best film and TV adaptations along with the works on which they are based.
Finalists were chosen from 61 film and 58 TV adaptations this year, with winners to be announced January 25 during a ceremony at USC’s Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library.
The winner of the Scripter has gone on to win the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar in eight of the last nine years. Last year, was the exception, breaking a string of eight consecutive winners going on to take home Oscars as well. Debra Granik’s Leave No Trace took home the movie prize last year, while Russell T Davies and author John Preston won the TV award for BBC/Amazon’s A Very English Scandal.
Here are this year’s finalists:
Film
Dark Waters
(Focus Features)
Matthew Carnahan and Mario Correa,...
Finalists were chosen from 61 film and 58 TV adaptations this year, with winners to be announced January 25 during a ceremony at USC’s Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library.
The winner of the Scripter has gone on to win the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar in eight of the last nine years. Last year, was the exception, breaking a string of eight consecutive winners going on to take home Oscars as well. Debra Granik’s Leave No Trace took home the movie prize last year, while Russell T Davies and author John Preston won the TV award for BBC/Amazon’s A Very English Scandal.
Here are this year’s finalists:
Film
Dark Waters
(Focus Features)
Matthew Carnahan and Mario Correa,...
- 12/18/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
“Dark Waters,” “The Irishman,” “Jojo Rabbit,” “Little Women” and “The Two Popes” have been nominated as the best film adaptations of 2019 by the USC Libraries Script Awards, which were announced on Wednesday morning.
The Scripter Award celebrates both the screenwriters of film and television adaptations and the original authors of the material on which they are based – which means that the nomination for “Little Women,” example, goes both to writer-director Greta Gerwig and to 19th-century novelist Louisa May Alcott, who wrote the 1868 novel on which the film is based.
“The Two Popes” is the only nominee in which the screenwriter and original author are the same person, with Anthony McCarten adapting his play “The Pope.” His script was judged to be an original screenplay rather than an adaptation by the Writers Guild of America, but the Academy classifies it as an adaptation for Oscar contention, and the Scripters agreed.
Also Read: 'Watchmen,...
The Scripter Award celebrates both the screenwriters of film and television adaptations and the original authors of the material on which they are based – which means that the nomination for “Little Women,” example, goes both to writer-director Greta Gerwig and to 19th-century novelist Louisa May Alcott, who wrote the 1868 novel on which the film is based.
“The Two Popes” is the only nominee in which the screenwriter and original author are the same person, with Anthony McCarten adapting his play “The Pope.” His script was judged to be an original screenplay rather than an adaptation by the Writers Guild of America, but the Academy classifies it as an adaptation for Oscar contention, and the Scripters agreed.
Also Read: 'Watchmen,...
- 12/18/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Despite three Emmy nominations for “Nurse Jackie” and “Godless”, two of which translated into wins (“Nurse Jackie” in 2013 and “Godless”), Merritt Wever has never been nominated for a Golden Globe or an individual Screen Actors Guild Award. But she might finally get her due, thanks to her starring role in Netflix’s eight-part limited series “Unbelievable.”
The series is based on T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong’s 2015 news article “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” which was published by ProPublica and The Marshall Project. Set in Washington state in 2008, it follows 18-year-old Marie Adler (Kaitlyn Dever) after she reports being raped at knifepoint to the police. When two male officers confront her about inconsistencies in her story, she gives in to the pressure and says she made it all up, causing her to be charged with false reporting. Three years later, two Colorado detectives, Karen Duvall (Wever) and Grace Rasmussen...
The series is based on T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong’s 2015 news article “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” which was published by ProPublica and The Marshall Project. Set in Washington state in 2008, it follows 18-year-old Marie Adler (Kaitlyn Dever) after she reports being raped at knifepoint to the police. When two male officers confront her about inconsistencies in her story, she gives in to the pressure and says she made it all up, causing her to be charged with false reporting. Three years later, two Colorado detectives, Karen Duvall (Wever) and Grace Rasmussen...
- 11/21/2019
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
Last week, Pen America hosted their 2019 LitFest Gala in Los Angeles, a celebration of free expression and the literary arts that honored some of the brightest names in film, television, and literature.
Blair Underwood and Ava DuVernay
Credit/Copyright: Getty Images for Pen America
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay received the Voice of Influence Award, songwriter Diane Warren received the Artistic Expression Award, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” writers Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster received the Award for Screenplay Excellence, the writing and creative team behind Netflix’s series “Unbelievable” – Showrunner/Writer/Director/Executive Producer Susannah Grant, Writer/Executive Producer Michael Chabon, Writer/Executive Producer Ayelet Waldman, and Executive Producer Sarah Timberman received the Award for Television Excellence, attorney Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. received the Pen America Distinguished Leadership Award, and Julie Brown received the Dan Eldon Courage in Journalism Award. Presenters and Speakers included LeVar Burton, Kathy Griffin, Chrissy Metz,...
Blair Underwood and Ava DuVernay
Credit/Copyright: Getty Images for Pen America
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay received the Voice of Influence Award, songwriter Diane Warren received the Artistic Expression Award, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” writers Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster received the Award for Screenplay Excellence, the writing and creative team behind Netflix’s series “Unbelievable” – Showrunner/Writer/Director/Executive Producer Susannah Grant, Writer/Executive Producer Michael Chabon, Writer/Executive Producer Ayelet Waldman, and Executive Producer Sarah Timberman received the Award for Television Excellence, attorney Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. received the Pen America Distinguished Leadership Award, and Julie Brown received the Dan Eldon Courage in Journalism Award. Presenters and Speakers included LeVar Burton, Kathy Griffin, Chrissy Metz,...
- 11/13/2019
- Look to the Stars
There had been strong word of mouth surrounding Netflix’s limited-series crime drama Unbelievable since its September 13 launch. Today, the streamer released ratings that confirmed its popularity.
Unbelievable, from showrunner Susannah Grant, CBS TV Studios and Timberman/Beverly Productions, was one of Netflix’s top ratings performers of the third quarter — and all of 2019. The limited series was viewed by 32 million households in its first four weeks on the platform, Netflix disclosed with its Q3 earnings report today.
That is a big number for a crime drama that tackles a difficult subject, rape, and is based on a case that is not widely known.
Turning Unbelievable into a true-crime anthology franchise had been on the back of the producers’ minds from the get-go. And while there are no deals in place and there have been no conversations with Netflix about that — Unbelievable was sold to the streamer as a one-off limited...
Unbelievable, from showrunner Susannah Grant, CBS TV Studios and Timberman/Beverly Productions, was one of Netflix’s top ratings performers of the third quarter — and all of 2019. The limited series was viewed by 32 million households in its first four weeks on the platform, Netflix disclosed with its Q3 earnings report today.
That is a big number for a crime drama that tackles a difficult subject, rape, and is based on a case that is not widely known.
Turning Unbelievable into a true-crime anthology franchise had been on the back of the producers’ minds from the get-go. And while there are no deals in place and there have been no conversations with Netflix about that — Unbelievable was sold to the streamer as a one-off limited...
- 10/17/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Spoilers for Netflix's Unbelievable below.
What's interesting (and terrifying) about Netflix's Unbelievable is that it seems like the kind of situation that could happen to any woman, at any time: a teenager in Washington, Marie, files a report to the police in 2008 that she was raped by a masked intruder, only for her close friends and the detectives assigned to her case to completely brush off her claims. Deeply traumatized by having to relive her rape over and over again by describing it to investigators, she becomes mentally exhausted enough that the police essentially gaslight her into believing - at least partly - that her rape might not have happened at all.
If you've watched the series all the way through, then you know that yes - Marie was actually raped, and the male detectives who initially processed her claims failed her in just about every way possible. Though...
What's interesting (and terrifying) about Netflix's Unbelievable is that it seems like the kind of situation that could happen to any woman, at any time: a teenager in Washington, Marie, files a report to the police in 2008 that she was raped by a masked intruder, only for her close friends and the detectives assigned to her case to completely brush off her claims. Deeply traumatized by having to relive her rape over and over again by describing it to investigators, she becomes mentally exhausted enough that the police essentially gaslight her into believing - at least partly - that her rape might not have happened at all.
If you've watched the series all the way through, then you know that yes - Marie was actually raped, and the male detectives who initially processed her claims failed her in just about every way possible. Though...
- 9/21/2019
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
Unbelievable will, suffice to say, shock you. Helmed by Erin Brokovich screenwriter Susannah Grant, the new miniseries follows the story of Marie, a young woman charged with lying about being raped, as well as that of two female detectives who, through a winding road of evidence, discover the truth. In the vein of fellow Netflix projects such as Mindhunter and When They See Us, the miniseries explores true crime through the failures of the criminal justice system.
Along with a formidable cast that includes Hereditary's Toni Colette and Booksmart's Kaitlyn Dever, the project has many big names attached to it, with Katie Couric as an executive producer and novelist power couple Ayelet Waldman and Michael Chabon as contributing writers. But even before it received the Netflix treatment, the narrative emerged from "An Unbelievable Story of Rape," a seminal piece of reporting from The Marshall Project and ProPublica that earned writers...
Along with a formidable cast that includes Hereditary's Toni Colette and Booksmart's Kaitlyn Dever, the project has many big names attached to it, with Katie Couric as an executive producer and novelist power couple Ayelet Waldman and Michael Chabon as contributing writers. But even before it received the Netflix treatment, the narrative emerged from "An Unbelievable Story of Rape," a seminal piece of reporting from The Marshall Project and ProPublica that earned writers...
- 9/21/2019
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
On September 27th, 2018, most of America was frozen in front of a TV screen, watching Christine Blasey Ford testify at the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh. Voice shaking, she apologized preemptively (and, later, repeatedly, over hours of questioning) for gaps in her recollection of the assault she said she’d suffered at his hands as a teenager — “I don’t have all the answers, and I don’t remember as much as I would like to” — while at the same time recounting vivid details of the incident, which...
- 9/18/2019
- by Maria Fontoura
- Rollingstone.com
Warning: The following story contains descriptions of sexual assault, as well as spoilers for the TV show Unbelievable.
Netflix's Unbelievable takes root in the shocking true story of Marie, a rape survivor who gets charged with false reporting. The miniseries draws from a few sources, mainly T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong's Pulitzer-winning article, "An Unbelievable Story of Rape." Clearly, the written piece is a powerful read. But anyone following the case should also listen to the emotional 2016 This American Life podcast episode about Marie's story titled "Anatomy of Doubt."
Reported by Armstrong and Robyn Semien, the This American Life episode was made in partnership with ProPublica and The Marshall Project, the organizations that produced the article. We hear from Marie herself, in addition to her former foster mothers and the detectives on her case. The audio medium captures her vulnerability and anger as well as the guilt...
Netflix's Unbelievable takes root in the shocking true story of Marie, a rape survivor who gets charged with false reporting. The miniseries draws from a few sources, mainly T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong's Pulitzer-winning article, "An Unbelievable Story of Rape." Clearly, the written piece is a powerful read. But anyone following the case should also listen to the emotional 2016 This American Life podcast episode about Marie's story titled "Anatomy of Doubt."
Reported by Armstrong and Robyn Semien, the This American Life episode was made in partnership with ProPublica and The Marshall Project, the organizations that produced the article. We hear from Marie herself, in addition to her former foster mothers and the detectives on her case. The audio medium captures her vulnerability and anger as well as the guilt...
- 9/16/2019
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
Before they collaborated on a viral story that would later become the Netflix limited series Unbelievable, reporters Ken Armstrong and T. Christian Miller were competing for the same scoop.
In 2015, Seattle-based Marshall Project reporter Armstrong began looking into a police investigation that had gone horribly wrong in a suburb of his hometown: A 19-year-old woman who was prosecuted for allegedly falsely reporting a brutal rape was, years later, vindicated following an investigation in Colorado that uncovered her rapist. More than six months later and nearly 800 miles away, in Berkeley, California, the ProPublica reporter T. Christian Miller began pursuing the same ...
In 2015, Seattle-based Marshall Project reporter Armstrong began looking into a police investigation that had gone horribly wrong in a suburb of his hometown: A 19-year-old woman who was prosecuted for allegedly falsely reporting a brutal rape was, years later, vindicated following an investigation in Colorado that uncovered her rapist. More than six months later and nearly 800 miles away, in Berkeley, California, the ProPublica reporter T. Christian Miller began pursuing the same ...
- 9/13/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Alec Bojalad Sep 13, 2019
Netflix's stunning survivor-centric crime drama Unbelievable is a brave step forward for the true crime genre.
The following contains spoilers for Unbelievable.
Netflix’s crime drama Unbelievable is a truly unbelievable piece of work. From moment one, it puts the focus of true crime back where it should have always been in the first place: on the victimized.
Based on a true story first chronicled by ProPublica’s T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong, Unbelievable follows teenager Marie Adler (Kaitlyn Dever) who is accused of and eventually charged with lying about having been raped. While Marie suffers from the consequences of a world not ready to believe her, two detectives, Grace Rasmussen (Toni Collette) and Karen Duvall (Merritt Weaver) work to track down a serial rapist who, unbeknownst to them, may exonerate a young girl they’ve never met.
Unbelievable is a deeply empathetic and intelligent television experience for many reasons.
Netflix's stunning survivor-centric crime drama Unbelievable is a brave step forward for the true crime genre.
The following contains spoilers for Unbelievable.
Netflix’s crime drama Unbelievable is a truly unbelievable piece of work. From moment one, it puts the focus of true crime back where it should have always been in the first place: on the victimized.
Based on a true story first chronicled by ProPublica’s T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong, Unbelievable follows teenager Marie Adler (Kaitlyn Dever) who is accused of and eventually charged with lying about having been raped. While Marie suffers from the consequences of a world not ready to believe her, two detectives, Grace Rasmussen (Toni Collette) and Karen Duvall (Merritt Weaver) work to track down a serial rapist who, unbeknownst to them, may exonerate a young girl they’ve never met.
Unbelievable is a deeply empathetic and intelligent television experience for many reasons.
- 9/10/2019
- Den of Geek
Kaitlyn Dever proved herself to have plenty of comedic chops earlier this year in Booksmart, but in Netflix's upcoming drama Unbelievable, she gets the chance to show off her dramatic range. The series is based on the true events reported in The Marshall Project and ProPublica's Pulitzer Prize-winning article "An Unbelievable Story of Rape," written by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong, as well as an episode of This American Life ("Anatomy of Doubt").
Dever stars as teenager Marie Adler, who files a police report claiming she was sexually assaulted by a man who broke into her home. Unfortunately, she soon discovers that the investigating detectives and her own close friends and family doubt her story. Luckily, Marie ends up having two important women in her corner - detectives Grace Rasmussen and Karen Duvall (Emmy winners Toni Collette and Merritt Wever), who team up to investigate a pair of...
Dever stars as teenager Marie Adler, who files a police report claiming she was sexually assaulted by a man who broke into her home. Unfortunately, she soon discovers that the investigating detectives and her own close friends and family doubt her story. Luckily, Marie ends up having two important women in her corner - detectives Grace Rasmussen and Karen Duvall (Emmy winners Toni Collette and Merritt Wever), who team up to investigate a pair of...
- 7/24/2019
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
Netflix on Thursday dropped the first trailer for the limited series Unbelievable, which finds Booksmart‘s Kaitlyn Dever at the center of an alleged sexual assault.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning article “An Unbelievable Story of Rape” by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong, and the This American Life episode “Anatomy of Doubt,” Unbelievable tells the true story of Marie (Dever), a teenager who files a police report claiming that she was raped by a home intruder. As an investigation gets underway, the lead detectives on the case, as well as those closest to Marie, begin to doubt her story.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning article “An Unbelievable Story of Rape” by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong, and the This American Life episode “Anatomy of Doubt,” Unbelievable tells the true story of Marie (Dever), a teenager who files a police report claiming that she was raped by a home intruder. As an investigation gets underway, the lead detectives on the case, as well as those closest to Marie, begin to doubt her story.
- 7/18/2019
- TVLine.com
When the article "An Unbelievable Story of Rape" was published in 2015, it didn't get much attention in Hollywood.
But times have changed, and the now-newsy story (by ProPublica's T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong of The Marshall Project) will soon be available on Netflix as an eight-part series. The story centers on a woman who reported being raped at knifepoint only to end up being prosecuted for lying. Two female detectives then look into the case and come to a surprising conclusion.
Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Chabon and his wife, Ayelet Waldman, pursued an adaptation ...
But times have changed, and the now-newsy story (by ProPublica's T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong of The Marshall Project) will soon be available on Netflix as an eight-part series. The story centers on a woman who reported being raped at knifepoint only to end up being prosecuted for lying. Two female detectives then look into the case and come to a surprising conclusion.
Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Chabon and his wife, Ayelet Waldman, pursued an adaptation ...
- 12/4/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Narcos alum Eric Lange is staying busy with key recurring roles in Amazon’s drama series The Man in the High Castle and Netflix’s upcoming limited series Unbelievable.
Developed by Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files) based on Philip K. Dick’s award-winning 1962 alternate-history novel, The Man in the High Castle explores what might have happened if the Allied Powers had lost World War II.
Lange will play General Whitcroft, John Smith’s (Rufus Sewell) second in command and an old Army friend of his on the upcoming third season.
The eight-episode Unbelievable hails from Erin Brockovich writer Susannah Grant, CBS TV Studios, studio-based producers Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly and Katie Couric.
Co-written by Grant, who will serve as showrunner, Michael Chabon (John Carter) & Ayelet Waldman (Applebaum), Unbelievable is based on The Marshall Project and ProPublica Pulitzer Prize-winning December 2015 article, “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” written...
Developed by Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files) based on Philip K. Dick’s award-winning 1962 alternate-history novel, The Man in the High Castle explores what might have happened if the Allied Powers had lost World War II.
Lange will play General Whitcroft, John Smith’s (Rufus Sewell) second in command and an old Army friend of his on the upcoming third season.
The eight-episode Unbelievable hails from Erin Brockovich writer Susannah Grant, CBS TV Studios, studio-based producers Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly and Katie Couric.
Co-written by Grant, who will serve as showrunner, Michael Chabon (John Carter) & Ayelet Waldman (Applebaum), Unbelievable is based on The Marshall Project and ProPublica Pulitzer Prize-winning December 2015 article, “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” written...
- 8/27/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Homeland’s Elizabeth Marvel and Liza Lapira (9Jkl) have joined the recurring cast of Unbelievable, an eight-episode Netflix limited series from Erin Brockovich writer Susannah Grant, CBS TV Studios, studio-based producers Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly and Katie Couric.
Co-written by Grant, who will serve as showrunner, Michael Chabon (John Carter) & Ayelet Waldman (Applebaum), Unbelievable is based on The Marshall Project and ProPublica Pulitzer Prize-winning December 2015 article, “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” written by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong, and the “This American Life” radio episode about the same case, “Anatomy of Doubt.” It tells the true story of Marie, a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two female detectives who followed a twisting path to arrive at the truth.
Details of their characters are not being revealed. They join previously cast Toni Collette, Merritt Wever, Kaitlyn Dever, Danielle MacDonald,...
Co-written by Grant, who will serve as showrunner, Michael Chabon (John Carter) & Ayelet Waldman (Applebaum), Unbelievable is based on The Marshall Project and ProPublica Pulitzer Prize-winning December 2015 article, “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” written by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong, and the “This American Life” radio episode about the same case, “Anatomy of Doubt.” It tells the true story of Marie, a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two female detectives who followed a twisting path to arrive at the truth.
Details of their characters are not being revealed. They join previously cast Toni Collette, Merritt Wever, Kaitlyn Dever, Danielle MacDonald,...
- 8/14/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Kai Lennox (The Unusuals), Dale Dickey (Leave No Trace), Austin Hébert (Jack Reacher: Never Go Back) and Omar Maskati (Better Call Saul) are set for recurring roles in Unbelievable, an eight-episode Netflix limited series from Erin Brockovich writer Susannah Grant, CBS TV Studios, studio-based producers Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly and Katie Couric.
Co-written by Grant, who will serve as showrunner, Michael Chabon (John Carter) & Ayelet Waldman (Applebaum), Unbelievable is based on The Marshall Project and ProPublica Pulitzer Prize-winning December 2015 article, “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” written by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong, and the “This American Life” radio episode about the same case, “Anatomy of Doubt.” It tells the true story of Marie, a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two female detectives who followed a twisting path to arrive at the truth.
Details of their characters are not being revealed.
Co-written by Grant, who will serve as showrunner, Michael Chabon (John Carter) & Ayelet Waldman (Applebaum), Unbelievable is based on The Marshall Project and ProPublica Pulitzer Prize-winning December 2015 article, “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” written by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong, and the “This American Life” radio episode about the same case, “Anatomy of Doubt.” It tells the true story of Marie, a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two female detectives who followed a twisting path to arrive at the truth.
Details of their characters are not being revealed.
- 8/9/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Patti Cake$ star Danielle Macdonald has been cast opposite Toni Collette, Merritt Wever and Kaitlyn Dever in Unbelievable, an eight-episode Netflix limited series from Erin Brockovich writer Susannah Grant, CBS TV Studios, studio-based producers Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly and Katie Couric.
Co-written by Grant, who will serve as showrunner, Michael Chabon (John Carter) & Ayelet Waldman (Applebaum), Unbelievable is based on The Marshall Project and ProPublica Pulitzer Prize-winning December 2015 article, “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” written by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong, and the “This American Life” radio episode about the same case, “Anatomy of Doubt.” It tells the true story of Marie, a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two female detectives who followed a twisting path to arrive at the truth.
Details of Macdonald’s character are not being revealed.
Grant, Chabon, Waldman, Timberman, Beverly and Couric executive produce.
Co-written by Grant, who will serve as showrunner, Michael Chabon (John Carter) & Ayelet Waldman (Applebaum), Unbelievable is based on The Marshall Project and ProPublica Pulitzer Prize-winning December 2015 article, “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” written by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong, and the “This American Life” radio episode about the same case, “Anatomy of Doubt.” It tells the true story of Marie, a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two female detectives who followed a twisting path to arrive at the truth.
Details of Macdonald’s character are not being revealed.
Grant, Chabon, Waldman, Timberman, Beverly and Couric executive produce.
- 7/26/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
If you're a fan of true crime and intrigue, Netflix has a new series that will be right up your alley.
Based on the December 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning article written by Ken Armstrong and T. Christian Miller for the Marshall Project and ProPublica, Unbelievable will tell the true story of Marie, a young woman who reported being raped only to confess she made the story up later on. Two detectives teamed up to investigate her case, and according to The Hollywood Reporter, actors Toni Collette and Merritt Wever will play them. The two women's "lives become intertwined in their mutual pursuit of a possible serial rapist," which sounds like exactly the kind of material the dramatic powerhouses will be able to sink their teeth into. Detroit 's Kaitlyn Dever has also joined the limited series, but the streaming giant is keeping quiet on who she'll be portraying.
As far as the production team is concerned,...
Based on the December 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning article written by Ken Armstrong and T. Christian Miller for the Marshall Project and ProPublica, Unbelievable will tell the true story of Marie, a young woman who reported being raped only to confess she made the story up later on. Two detectives teamed up to investigate her case, and according to The Hollywood Reporter, actors Toni Collette and Merritt Wever will play them. The two women's "lives become intertwined in their mutual pursuit of a possible serial rapist," which sounds like exactly the kind of material the dramatic powerhouses will be able to sink their teeth into. Detroit 's Kaitlyn Dever has also joined the limited series, but the streaming giant is keeping quiet on who she'll be portraying.
As far as the production team is concerned,...
- 6/26/2018
- by Mekishana Pierre
- Popsugar.com
Toni Collette (United States of Tara), Merritt Wever (Godless) and Kaitlyn Dever (Last Man Standing) have been cast in Unbelievable, an eight-episode Netflix limited series from Erin Brockovich writer Susannah Grant, CBS TV Studios, studio-based producers Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly and Katie Couric. In addition, Lisa Cholodenko (The Kids Are All Right) is set to direct and executive produce the first three episodes.
Co-written by Grant, who will serve as showrunner, Michael Chabon (John Carter) & Ayelet Waldman (Applebaum), Unbelievable is based on The Marshall Project and ProPublica Pulitzer Prize-winning December 2015 article, “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” written by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong, and the “This American Life” radio episode about the same case, “Anatomy of Doubt.” It tells the true story of Marie, a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two female detectives who followed a twisting...
Co-written by Grant, who will serve as showrunner, Michael Chabon (John Carter) & Ayelet Waldman (Applebaum), Unbelievable is based on The Marshall Project and ProPublica Pulitzer Prize-winning December 2015 article, “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” written by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong, and the “This American Life” radio episode about the same case, “Anatomy of Doubt.” It tells the true story of Marie, a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two female detectives who followed a twisting...
- 6/25/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The upcoming Netflix series based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning article “An Unbelievable Story of Rape” has found its leads.
Toni Collette, Merritt Wever and Kaitlyn Dever have been cast in “Unbelievable,” which examines the true story of Marie (Dever), a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two female detectives who followed a twisting path to arrive at the truth. Collette and Wever will play the detectives, whose lives become intertwined in their mutual pursuit of a possible serial rapist.
Collette is also set to star in the TV series “Wanderlust,” which is a co-production between BBC One and Netflix. Her other regular TV roles include “United States of Tara” and “Hostages.” Collette is primarily known for her film work, with the Australian actress earning an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress for her role in “The Sixth Sense” and has also starred in popular films like “Little Miss Sunshine,...
Toni Collette, Merritt Wever and Kaitlyn Dever have been cast in “Unbelievable,” which examines the true story of Marie (Dever), a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two female detectives who followed a twisting path to arrive at the truth. Collette and Wever will play the detectives, whose lives become intertwined in their mutual pursuit of a possible serial rapist.
Collette is also set to star in the TV series “Wanderlust,” which is a co-production between BBC One and Netflix. Her other regular TV roles include “United States of Tara” and “Hostages.” Collette is primarily known for her film work, with the Australian actress earning an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress for her role in “The Sixth Sense” and has also starred in popular films like “Little Miss Sunshine,...
- 6/25/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
For those not horribly scarred by the events of “Hereditary,” here’s some good news: Toni Collette is coming back to television. The “Sixth Sense” and “Muriel’s Wedding” star will lead the upcoming Netflix limited series “Unbelievable” alongside Emmy-winning Merritt Wever.
“The Kids Are All Right” and “Olive Kitteridge” director Lisa Cholodenko has also signed on as an executive producer and will direct the first three episodes. In addition, Kaitlyn Dever was added to the cast.
“Unbelievable,” based on T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong’s Pulitzer Prize-winning article “An Unbelievable Story of Rape” and the This American Life radio episode, “Anatomy of Doubt,” tells the true story of a teenager who was accused of lying about her rape. Collette and Wever play the two detectives aiming to prove whether or not the survivor, Marie, is telling the truth.
Dever’s casting may complicate another current project currently in...
“The Kids Are All Right” and “Olive Kitteridge” director Lisa Cholodenko has also signed on as an executive producer and will direct the first three episodes. In addition, Kaitlyn Dever was added to the cast.
“Unbelievable,” based on T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong’s Pulitzer Prize-winning article “An Unbelievable Story of Rape” and the This American Life radio episode, “Anatomy of Doubt,” tells the true story of a teenager who was accused of lying about her rape. Collette and Wever play the two detectives aiming to prove whether or not the survivor, Marie, is telling the truth.
Dever’s casting may complicate another current project currently in...
- 6/25/2018
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Netflix has set its cast for the limited series An Unbelievable Story of Rape.
Toni Collette, Merritt Wever and Kaitlyn Dever have been tapped to star in the eight-episode project based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning article by the Marshall Project and ProPublica. Lisa Cholodenko will direct and executive produce the first three episodes.
The series tells the true story of Marie, a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two female detectives who followed a twisting path to arrive at the truth. The series is written by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong, and ...
Toni Collette, Merritt Wever and Kaitlyn Dever have been tapped to star in the eight-episode project based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning article by the Marshall Project and ProPublica. Lisa Cholodenko will direct and executive produce the first three episodes.
The series tells the true story of Marie, a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two female detectives who followed a twisting path to arrive at the truth. The series is written by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong, and ...
- 6/25/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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