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24 alternatives to Making a Murderer - Behind the scenes of the new Netflix documentary

A true crime story more interesting than Serial

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Making a Murderer - Behind the scenes of the new Netflix documentary launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Criminal Podcast▲115

   Real stories behind unbelievable crimes

   2015 · thisiscriminal.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Thought Maybe▲234

   A streaming library of documentaries

   2016 · thoughtmaybe.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Tim Ferriss Show - How Casey Neistat gets away with murder▲124

   Casey's history, techniques, influences, habits, and more

   2015 · tim.blog · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Documentary Addict▲663

   Largest and best curated collection of documentaries

   2015 · documentaryaddict.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Future Crimes▲64

   Inside the Digital Underground

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Re/code Decode - Andrew Jarecki, Director, "The Jinx"▲57

   The success of "Making a Murderer", "Serial", & "The Jinx"

   2016 · rss.art19.com · its alternatives →

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   CuriosityStream▲77

   Netflix for Nonfiction

   2016 · curiositystream.com · its alternatives →

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   Her Story▲114

   A real life crime story where you play detective

   2015 · herstorygame.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   A Better Queue▲140

   Find films on Netflix actually worth watching

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Reply All - 66: On The Inside, Part III▲70

    The one person who witnessed the murder

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    Criminal - It Looked Like Fire▲67

    An episode about a famous photograph

    2016 · thisiscriminal.com · its alternatives →

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    Criminal - 28: P.D.I.D.▲76

    A story about police and transgendered people

    2015 · feedproxy.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Serial Podcast▲177

    From This American Life, follow 1 story over a whole season

    2014 · nytimes.com · its alternatives →

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    Ghettoside▲58

    A true story of murder in America

    2016 · hudsonbooksellers.com · its alternatives →

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    I made a podcast featuring true stories about hackers and cyber crime▲55

    A podcast featuring true stories from the dark side of the Internet.

    2018 · darknetdiaries.com · its alternatives →

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    Criminal▲6

    A new take on noir that turned the heist story on its head.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Crime & Guilt▲66

    Real stories from a a defense attorney.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Future Crimes▲62

    A harrowing deep dive into the dark underbelly of tech

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Her Story▲65

    Crime fiction, live action game (pre-launch)

    2015 · herstorygame.com · its alternatives →

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    The Detail▲57

    A crime noir adventure in a modern American city

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Story Behind▲5

    A short-form, narrative history podcast

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Murder! - 1: An Invitation▲56

    Serial meets Thrilling Adventure Hour

    2015 · feeds.soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    Tell It Anyway - 20: Is this real life? ▲54

    Stories Anyway, Any Way

    2015 · tellitanyway.com · its alternatives →

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    Qello▲72

    Netflix for HD concert films and music documentaries.

    2014 · qello.com · its alternatives →

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