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Unbelievable (TV Miniseries)

Unbelievable

2019

Susannah Grant (Creator), Michael Chabon (Creator) ...

Merritt Wever, Kaitlyn Dever, Toni Collette, Vanessa Bell Calloway ...

7.4

10,492

TV Series. Mystery TV Miniseries. 8 Episodes. 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. Based on The Marshall Project and ProPublica Pulitzer Prize-winning article, "An Unbelievable Story of Rape," written by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong.

	Media	Author	Review
		Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"A female-centric version of 'Mindhunter' (...) it's simultaneously smart, carefully crafted, occasionally funny and told with a narrative economy I consistently admired"
		Jen Chaney Vulture	"One of the best crime dramas in recent memory and one of the best shows of 2019 (...) In a lot of ways, 'Unbelievable' feels like the True Detective that we never got"
		Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"It’s a tough watch, but it’s a rewarding one, not just because it has one of the best ensembles of the year but because of what it says about hope and empathy (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Alan Sepinwall Rolling Stone	"With 'Unbelievable', the creative team and superb cast treat the subject with the seriousness and grace it deserves, while also telling one hell of a story along the way (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Kristen Baldwin Entertainment Weekly	"Watching 'Unbelievable' is an extremely satisfying experience — not just for its storytelling, but for its depiction of women who confront their reality rather than succumbing to it"
		Judy Berman Time	"'Unbelievable' isn’t light viewing. But in defending reality against received wisdom and eschewing suspense in favor of insight, it makes a plea for revising simplistic rape narratives"
		Hannah J Davies The Guardian	"The series does well to temper swift flashback scenes of Adler’s alleged attack with a fleshed-out portrayal of somebody in crisis (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Flora Carr Radio Times	"For viewers well-used to the graphic rape scenes ubiquitous in film and television, Netflix’s approach will come as relief."
		Delia Harrington Den of Geek	"An insightful masterpiece (...) 'Unbelievable' isn’t preachy or expository (...) [It] handles the material with respect"
		Amy Jones Telegraph	"'Unbelievable' deals with complex, thorny issues in a remarkable considered way (...) A gripping story (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Fiona Flynn entertainment.ie	"[It] may be one of Netflix's most disturbing shows but it's utterly gripping (...) It demands your attention throughout without ever sensationalising its subject matter"

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