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Blood Relatives

Blood Relatives

20126.76 Seasons65 EpisodesEnded

Overview

From the outside, families seem like harmonious units in loving homes. But you don't necessarily know what secrets families are hiding from the outside world. Narrated by actress Brenda Strong, the voice of Desperate Housewives character Mary Alice Young, this series explores families hiding the most extreme of family secrets: murder. Each episode explores a death in a family, unravelling the motives of the family members, all of whom are potential suspects - and potential victims.

Created by Mike Mathis
NetworksInvestigation Discovery

Top Cast

Brenda Strong

Brenda Strong

Narrator (voice)

Themes & Keywords

homicideinterviewfamily secretsmurderdysfunctional familydocudramakillertrue crimestorytellingreenactmentmurder suspectdramatization

About Blood Relatives

Blood Relatives is a crime, documentary series that first aired in 2012 exploring themes of homicide, interview, family secrets, murder, dysfunctional family, docudrama. Created by Mike Mathis, it stars Brenda Strong. From the outside, families seem like harmonious units in loving homes. But you don't necessarily know what secrets families are hiding from the outside world. Narrated by actress Brenda Strong, the voice of Desperate Housewives character Mary Alice Young, this series explores families hiding the most extreme of family secrets: murder. Each episode explores a death in a family, unravelling the motives of the family members, all of whom are potential suspects - and potential victims.

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