‘Homicide: Los Angeles’ True Crime TV Review
This docuseries streamed in 2024.
Continuing Netflix’s city crime show, Homicide: Los Angeles is a five-part series that follows major crimes in the City of Angels. It is produced by Dick Wolf, one of the masterminds behind the long-running Law & Order series.
Music producer Phil Specter finds himself the target of the LA District Attorney when he calls emergency services claiming a woman ended herself in his mansion. Champion race car driver Mickey Thompson and his wife, Trudy, are brutally killed at their home. When the pregnant Teresa Broudreaux is found dead, some people suspect her husband, Ronnie Fematt, may have been involved. Actor and producer Gavin Smith vanishes one day without a trace. Years later, a dog in a nearby park finds one of his bones. Could an affair point to the killer? Jana Koklich vanishes one day, and it seems that her husband, Bruce, is hiding something.
Like the New York season, the production values in this series are excellent. Many true crime docuseries focus on the sensational nature of the crime, cutting corners on the production. This one delivers high-quality filming, framing, editing, and even music to tell these true stories.
I appreciated how this show focused on the victims and made sure the viewer did not forget them. That is something I always look for in a true crime documentary series and I definitely find it here.
Not to mention, outside of Phil Spector, they focused on less famous cases, which I liked. I had not heard of the majority of these cases, so it was good that I learned of other LA victims. I hope that Netflix continues this show so we can hear about other cases across the nation.
Check out the trailer below:
PARENTAL CONCERNS: Disturbing topics, Minor foul language, Discussions of violence
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