| Genre: | Documentary |
| Director: | Clay Tweel |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 6 |
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| Runtime: | 42–52 minutes |
| Network: | Netflix |
The Innocent Man is an American true crime documentary television series based on John Grisham's 2006 book .[1] [2] The six-episode first season debuted on Netflix on December 14, 2018.[3]
Like Grisham's nonfiction book, the series follows two murder cases in Ada, Oklahoma, between 1982 and 1984.[4] [5] The cases examine the potential false confessions of Ron Williamson, Dennis Fritz, Tommy Ward, and Karl Fontenot.[6]
Upon its release, the show received mixed reviews from critics. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series has a 69% approval rating based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 7.0 out of 10. The site's critical consensus says, "The Innocent Man will satisfy true crime aficionados looking for a slickly packaged mystery, but viewers seeking a more probing deconstruction of the justice system may come away disappointed."[7] On Metacritic, the series has a weighted score of 57 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[8]