The 24 Best New True Crime TV Shows of 2023
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Picture this: You're all comfy in bed, snacks by your side, and a new true crime show is just waiting for you to hit play on your TV or laptop. Sound good? Same. There's just something strangely enticing and fascinating about true crime in general, especially series on streaming platforms like Netflix, Max, and Peacock that make us stay up late to watch "just one more episode."
Last year, we saw dramatized shows about true crime, including Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story and A Friend of the Family, and edge-of-your-seat docuseries like Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story and Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey and now we are ready to fill our brain with even more stories of shocking, outrageous, and heartbreaking crimes.
The year 2023 is shaping up to be a good one for true crime fans, with more dramatized series of true crime stories, such as Love & Death and Waco: The Aftermath, but we're also getting a TON of docuseries, including How to Create a Sex Scandal and The Curious Case of Natalia Grace. So, be sure to check out what's already available to stream and what's to come within the year. We'll be updating this article as more TV shows are announced.
Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street
When it premieres: January 4, 2023 on Netflix
What it's about: This mini-series explores the rise and fall of Bernie Madoff, a master manipulator and fraudster who orchestrated the biggest Ponzi scheme in history, worth over $64 billion.
Death in the Dorms
When it premieres: January 5, 2023 on Hulu
What it's about: This true crime docuseries explores the brutal murders of six college students who were all killed on their respective school's campus. The six-part series features a different victim's story on each episode.
MORE: What We Know About the Real-Life Victims in Hulu's True Crime Docuseries, Death in the Dorms
How I Caught My Killer
When it premieres: January 12, 2023 on Hulu
What it's about: Fans of the A&E series I Survived a Serial Killer (also streaming on Hulu) will like this new docuseries that focuses on standalone criminal cases about homicide victims.
Each episode includes, per IMDb, "in-depth interviews, authentic archival material, and cinematic recreations" to tell victims' stories.
MORE: What We Know About Hulu's How I Caught My Killer Docuseries
Web of Death
When it premieres: January 19, 2023 on Hulu
What it's about: This docuseries proves you don't need to be in law enforcement to solve crimes. Web of Death tells the incredible story of how amateur sleuths helped solve the case of a missing lottery winner named Abraham Shakespeare.
Killing County
When it premieres: February 3, 2023 on Hulu
What it's about: Former NFL star Colin Kaepernick is an executive producer on this docuseries set in Bakersfield, California. American Horror Story star André Holland narrates this show about a deadly hotel shooting that affects the lives of the Ramirez family, making them question what they know about their town.
Per Deadline, Killing County is "a story of twists and turns, alleged corruption and cover-up and raises the question: who do you turn to when the ones who are supposed to serve and protect you are the ones you can’t trust?"
Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence
When it premieres: February 9, 2023 on Hulu
What it's about: Get ready for a deep dive into a sex cult that began in 2010 on the Sarah Lawrence campus, a private liberal arts college in Bronxville, NY. Larry Ray, a former CIA agent, ran the cult for a decade.
The three-part docuseries includes first-hand interviews with the cult's victims, as well as "personal audio tapes and video recordings," according to IndieWire.
Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal
When it premieres: February 22, 2023 on Netflix
What it's about: Everything looked great for the prominent Murdaugh family of South Carolina, until a boating accident that resulted in the death of a teenage girl pulled back the curtain on their perfect life.
This three-part docuseries explores what really happened that fateful night on the boat, as well as looks into the brutal murders of two of the Murdaughs themselves. As investigators probe into the life of this wealthy family, they uncover more and more dark secrets.
Jared From Subway: Catching a Monster
When it premieres: March 6, 2023 on ID (you can stream it on Max)
What it's about: This three-part docuseries explores how Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle was eventually convicted for sex crimes against children.
Per New York Post, Jared "pleaded guilty in August 2015 to a child pornography charge and paying for sex with an underage girl after traveling from Indiana to New York City." According to prosecutors, the father of two "had some 400 child-porn videos in his possession."
Who Killed Robert Wone?
When it premieres: March 7, 2023 on Peacock
What it's about: In 2006, 32-year-old Robert Wone was found stabbed to death in his friend's house in Washington, D.C. Who killed the young attorney? That's what Peacock hopes to find out in this two-part docuseries.
MH370: The Plane That Disappeared
When it premieres: March 8, 2023 on Netflix
What it's about: While this docuseries isn't exactly true crime, because the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 made international news in 2014 and none of the 239 crew and passengers have been found, we're going to include it on this list.
This three-part docuseries deep-dives into three of the strongest theories about what really happened that fateful night.
Waco: American Apocalypse
When it premieres: March 22, 2023 on Netflix
What it's about: In Waco, Texas in 1993, cult leader David Koresh fought against the federal government in a nearly two month siege that ended in tragedy.
Per Netflix, "The conflict began with the biggest gunfight on American soil since the Civil War and ended with a fiery inferno captured live on national television. In between, it riveted TV viewers across the globe, becoming the biggest news story in the world."
MORE: Here's A Timeline of the Waco: American Apocalypse Raid
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing
When it premieres: April 12, 2023 on Netflix
What it's about: Police and survivors of the deadly Boston Marathon bombing that took place in 2013 recount those harrowing moments before, during, and after the tragedy.
Waco: The Aftermath
When it premieres: April 14, 2023 on Showtime (but you can also stream it on Paramount+ with a plan upgrade)
What it's about: This five-episode limited series explores what happened to the cult after the 51-day siege that ended in a bloody standoff, killing four federal agents and 82 Branch Davidians members. (Showtime released a limited series in 2018 called Waco that chronicled this horrific moment in history.)
In Waco: The Aftermath, we learn what happened to the survivors of the Branch Davidian religious group, as well as how the tragic events helped radicalize Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh.
MORE: Waco: The Aftermath Cast vs. Real Life People the Series Is Based On
Love & Death
When it premieres: April 27, 2023 on HBO Max
What it's about: WandaVision star Elizabeth Olsen will play real-life Texas housewife Candy Montgomery. Candy was accused of murdering her friend, Betty Gore, with an axe in 1980.
If this plot sounds familiar, that's because Jessica Biel played the same character on Hulu's Candy, which premiered in 2022.
Menendez and Menudo: Boys Betrayed
When it premieres: May 2, 2023 on Peacock
What it's about: In 1989, Lyle and Erik Menendez killed their parents and were convicted for the crime in 1996. The brothers' claimed their father sexually abused them and they are still in prison today, serving life without parole.
Now, decades later, Roy Rosselló, a former member of the popular boy band, Menudo, alleged he was sexually assaulted by Lyle and Erik's father, Jose. This limited series explores those accusations and how it's connected with the Menendez brothers.
Missing: Dead or Alive
When it premieres: May 10, 2023 on Netflix
What it's about: This four-episode docuseries follows a team of South Carolina law enforcement who desperately search for people who've gone missing or disappeared under questionable circumstances.
How to Create a Sex Scandal
When it premieres: May 23, 2023 on Max
What it's about: This three-part docuseries about a town in Texas that allegedly had a swingers club that secretly housed a pedophile sex ring will immediately have you hooked and keep you guessing until the final credits sequence.
The Curious Case of Natalia Grace
When it premieres: May 29, 2023 on ID (you can stream it on Max)
What it's about: Contrary to popular belief, this story was actually not the inspiration for the 2009 horror movie Orphan, although the two cases are quite similar.
When a family adopts who they assume to be a six-year-old orphan from Ukraine, they later realize she is actually an adult.
MORE: Everything We Know About Season Two of The Curious Case of Natalia Grace
Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets
When it premieres: June 2, 2023 on Prime Video
What it's about: The Duggar family, aka the stars of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting reality show, are back on our screens again, but not in a good way. This limited docuseries explores the darker side to the large family.
MORE: Where is Josh Duggar from Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets Now?
The Playing Card Killer
When it premieres: June 9, 2023 Netflix
What it's about: In Spain 2003, serial killer Alfredo Galán Sotillo terrorized the country and murdered several people. For one murder, he left a playing card near one of his victims, and that soon became his signature.
Catching Killers (Season 3)
When it premieres: June 23, 2023 on Netflix
What it's about: This true crime series is back for more in-depth looks at how investigators caught some of society's most ruthless killers.
Myth of the Zodiac Killer
When it premieres: July 11, 2023 on Peacock
What it's about: While you may be familiar with the infamous Zodiac Killer murders, there is so much more to the true crime story than meets the eye. In this docuseries, a new theory on the decades-long cold case could crack the truth wide open.
Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein
When it premieres: September 2023 on MGM+
What it's about: In June 2023, it was announced MGM+ — which used to be called Epix — will stream a four-part docuseries about the real-life inspiration for Psycho's Norman Bates. His name was Ed Gein and, besides Psycho, was also the inspo for movie villains in The Silence of the Lambs and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Per MGM+'s description of the show, which was reported in Variety, "The series explores Gein’s upbringing and twisted relationship with his mother, his early grave robbing, the murders leading up to his arrest, and the police’s discovery of his terrifying house of horrors — all accompanied by the brand-new revelations revealed in [never-before-heard] recordings."
Under the Bridge
When it premieres: TBD on Hulu
What it's about: This eight-episode limited series, based on Rebecca Godfrey's nonfiction book of the same name, tells the story of 14-year-old Reena Virk's murder. Reena was supposed to go to a party with friends, but she never returned home. Eight teenagers were accused of her murder.
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