‘I Am A Killer’ Season 2 Coming to Netflix on January 31st, 2020

by Kasey Moore  @kasey__moore on January 16, 2020, 3:22 pm EST

The second season of I Am A Killer, a serial killer documentary series will be returning on January 31st, 2020 in most Netflix regions. Here’s a deep dive into what we can expect from season 2 of I am a Killer.

Let’s quickly recap before diving into the new season. Season 1 of the British series came to Netflix internationally on March 8th, 2018. The series first airs on Crime and Investigation, a specialist network in the United Kingdom.

Season 1 of I Am A Killer did eventually come to Netflix in the United Kingdom in August 2019.

Through the 10 episodes, we got in-depth interviews with detailed accounts of inmates that are living on death row. The series was instantly popular on Netflix and that should come as no surprise given how popular in general serial killer documentaries perform. Just recently, Netflix released a three-part docu-series on Aaron Hernandez.

Season 2 (consisting of 10 episodes) of I Am A Killer is set to hit Netflix globally (excluding Netflix UK) on January 31st, 2020. The series aired until December 24th, 2019 in the UK.

Who will feature in I am a Killer season 2?

Thanks to the show’s official page on its UK network site, we’re able to take a look at what stories are going to feature in season 2 of the docu-series.

Each episode will once again speak to a new convict on death row.

Some of the featured criminals in season 2 include Cavona Flenoy, Charles Armentrout, Brandon Hutchinson, Toby Lynn Williams, Leo Little, and Lindsey Haugen.

Season 2 is the first to feature women convicts from death row.

When will I Am A Killer season 2 be on Netflix UK?

As confirmed by the shows Twitter channel, it won’t be a while before the series comes to Netflix in the UK. Given the gap between season 1 coming to Netflix in the US vs the United Kingdom, we’re not expecting season 2 of I Am A Killer on Netflix UK until the end of 2021.

Are you looking forward to season 2 of I Am A Killer hitting Netflix on January 31st? Let us know in the comments.

Fox’s Ultimate Tag competition series will be “a real dark horse” at midseason.

The Fall 2019 Broadcast Shows That Buyers Like Most—and Least

Full Article https://www.adweek.com/tv-video/the-fall-2019-broadcast-shows-that-buyers-like-most-and-least/

Adweek by Jason Lynch

On Monday, Adweek shared its picks for this fall’s seven most promising new broadcast shows. Now it’s time for ad buyers to share which freshman series they like most, and least.

While some of their top picks overlapped with Adweek’s—like ABC’s Mixed-ish and CBS’ The Unicorn—additional contenders also emerged, including Fox’s Prodigal Son. “I think it’s fascinating and interesting,” said Carrie Drinkwater, executive director of integrated investments at MullenLowe’s Mediahub, of the show’s premise, in which a serial killer (Michael Sheen) teams up with his criminal psychologist son (Tom Payne) to help the NYPD solve crimes.

Some buyers praised CBS’ Evil—in which a female psychologist teams up with a priest-in-training to help the Catholic Church assess unexplained mysteries—as breaking the mold of typical broadcast dramas, though others worried that its distinctiveness could ultimately work against it. Said one anonymous buyer, “It looks so scary, which people like, but I don’t think it’s a CBS audience. If it was on Fox, it might do great.”

Overall, “I definitely thought the dramas were stronger than the comedies,” said Maureen Bosetti, chief partnerships officer at Initiative.

Betty Pat McCoy, svp, managing director and director of investment at GSD&M, is intrigued by ABC’s drama Emergence, which “looks good” even though “it’s the kind of show I don’t usually watch. Allison Tolman is so good, and the ABC audience likes those [kinds of] shows.”

While buyers agree the comedy crop is weak overall, many of them sparked to ABC’s Black-ish prequel, Mixed-ish, and CBS’ The Unicorn.

Set in 1985, where it follows a 12-year-old Rainbow Johnson (the character played by Tracee Ellis Ross on Black-ish), Mixed-ish earned praise from several buyers.

“It’s a period piece coupled with this storytelling and the nostalgia. Which I think has worked well for shows, as people try to tell these stories, like a This Is Us, which is back in time, but then it goes to the current. You know the current story, now you’re showing the backstory, which I think is an interesting concept,” said Bosetti, adding that the story of a mixed race family “is also culturally relevant, given what the cultural context was like back then, and how that can relate to today.”

With many comedy trailers, “some we want to turn off right away. This is one you’re excited to watch more of,” said Drinkwater of Mixed-ish.

Bosetti praised The Unicorn—in which widowed dad Walton Goggins reenters the dating world—for “being almost like a dramedy,” in that it combines laughs with real emotion. “It’s not just this typical, family three-camera situation comedy. When you can blend those elements well, that’s a recipe for success.”

With atypical shows like The Unicorn, “sometimes you feel you’re way off” in liking them, said Drinkwater. But in conversations with others, “this one just kept coming up, over and over again. It popped up so many times when I asked people what they liked.”

McCoy also liked NBC’s choir comedy Perfect Harmony. “Comedies are tough, but it’s a cute show. I think it has potential,” she said.

Some of the strongest freshman shows won’t appear until midseason, with several buyers pointing out NBC’s drama Council of Dads, as a show they feel could succeed in the vein of This Is Us.

Nick Hartofilis, evp of national investment, Zenith, thinks Fox’s Ultimate Tag competition series will be “a real dark horse” at midseason. “I think there’s going to be a big curiosity factor there, maybe to the same extent as what they found with Masked Singer.”

KILL RIDE Netflix fans ‘terrified’ by I Am A Killer and are calling the crime series the next Making a Murderer

NETFLIX's latest true crime series, I Am A Killer, has been branded 'terrifying' by fans, who are already likening it to smash hit Making A Murderer.

I Am A Killer follows several convicted murderers sitting on death row in America who are interviewed about their cold-blooded crimes.

Each episode of the ten-part series profiles a different prisoner as they recount the events that led up to them being banged up behind bars.

The show has access to such killers as 54 year-old James Robertson, who is awaiting being put to death in Florida for killing his cell mate Frank Hart.

In his interview, James reveals he deliberately murdered his fellow prisoner while serving time for various thefts because he wanted to get out of solitary confinement and onto death row instead.

"I knew they was going to use any excuse they could to keep me [in solitary confinement]. Any excuse," he says.

"Finally I got mad and I said, 'I'ma go ahead and kill somebody'. It was premeditated."

And in even more chilling footage, James admits he has no regrets.

"I don't feel bad about it," he reveals, before breaking into a sinister laugh.

Another fascinating case is that of Miguel Angel Martinez, who was the youngest person ever to be sentenced to death in Texas aged 17.

Miguel was involved in a "satanic" killing back in 1991 when he and his friends murdered Baptist deacon James Smiley.

But his sentence has been met with controversy as he received a harsher sentence than one of his friends, who was arguably the mastermind behind the murder.

In another episode, murderer David Lewis, who killed an elderly woman while burgling her home, confesses his remorse.

He says: "I wish I could take back what I did. If I could I would in a heartbeat. After all this time of thinking about it, I know what it means to live now."

Since the series dropped on Netflix earlier this month, fans have flocked to social media to declare how obsessed they are with the show.

"I am a killer on netflix, I'm hooked," tweeted one viewer.

"For anyone after something new to binge 'I am a killer' on Netflix is the best docu-series I've seen in a long time," said a second.

A third weighed in: "If you haven't yet watched "I AM A KILLER" on @NetflixUK #Netflix then who the hell are you..."

Naturally, the series has drawn comparisons to Netflix's breakout crime docu-series, Making A Murderer, which spawned a slew of imitators and pocketed a raft of awards.

"Very much mini episodic Making a Murderer," said one viewer. "Worth your time."

Seconded another: "100 percent recommend i am a killer on Netflix, if you like making a murderer similar to that."

And a third wrote: "Unpopular opinion: The Netflix series ‘I am a Killer’ is better than ‘Making a Murderer’."

Making A Murderer debuted in December 2015 and immediately became a word-of-mouth phenomenon.

People Are Raving About New Netflix True Crime Documentary On Death Row Killers

Netflix has released a new true crime documentary series called I Am A Killer, which focuses on the lives of murderers on death row.

The series has ten episodes, each of which explores the horrific crimes committed by various killers. The episodes go into the story of each of the people behind the often gruesome acts.
Netflix describe the show as follows: "Death row inmates convicted of capital murder give a firsthand account of their crimes in this documentary series."

The series was available to stream in the UK on Netflix from 3 August (it was released in the US last year), and naturally the internet has gone mad for an insight into the thoughts and consequences of the actions of the criminals.

All ten episodes are available now, and include the stories of various famous and not so well known killers. 

One episode looks at the story of Wayne Doty. The convicted murderer admits his guilt, but requests that his execution be carried out by electric chair, a method no longer used in Florida. 

His reasons are that he doesn't like needles, and as a former welder he believes it is a more humane way to die. A loophole in the law in Florida means that his wish may be granted.

Another episode sees Miguel Angel Martinez sentenced for a triple murder linked by police to Satanism. He becomes the youngest person ever on death row in Texas.

Definitely worth a watch, but maybe not one to binge when you're in the house alone.

I Am A Killer can be streamed on Netflix now.

BY AMELIA WARD FOR LADBIBLE