We’re in the golden age of television right now, with network, cable, and subscription services churning out great content left and right. For instance, you know you’re spoiled when you have two new, critically acclaimed shows to binge and you can’t decide which one you want to watch. Last night, I was torn between Amazon’s “The Man in the High Castle” and Netflix’s “Making a Murderer.” Since I’d already started the former, I gave the latter a spin, and one episode through, I’m hooked.
The long-form true-crime documentary tells the story of Steven Avery, a Wisconsin man who served 18 years in prison for sexual assault and was exonerated through DNA evidence after seemingly being set up by police.