The Innocence Files is a 2020 American true crime documentary miniseries about wrongful convictions, and how they can affect the lives of the involved.[1][2] The series is based upon the work of the Innocence Project, which is committed to exonerating individuals who it believes to have been wrongfully convicted.

The Innocence Files
Genre
  • Documentary
  • Crime
  • Drama
Directed byRoger Ross Williams, Jed Rothstein, Sarah Dowland, Liz Garbus, Alex Gibney, Andy Grieve
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
Executive producersMichael Antinoro, Liz Garbus, Alex Gibney, Will Staeger, Roger Ross Williams, Dan Cogan, Brad Hebert, Geoff Martz, Stacey Offman, Richard Perello, Brad Hebert
ProducersNick Capote, Nell Constantinople, Jonathan Jordan, Keith McQuirter, Kevin Huffman, Jed Rothstein, Sarah Dowland, Andy Grieve, Charlotte Kaufman
Running time51–85 minutes
Original release
ReleaseApril 15, 2020 (2020-04-15)

Cast

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Release and Critical reception

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The Innocence Files was released on April 15, 2020 on Netflix.[1] The critical aggregator Metacritic awarded The Innocence Files a score of 86, indicating "universal acclaim".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Innocence Files review: Netflix's devastating documentary exposes how wrongful convictions can tear apart lives". Independent. 15 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  2. ^ "'The Innocence Files': TV Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  3. ^ "The Innocence files, Critics' reviews". Metacritic.com. April 20, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
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