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The Innocent Man

The Innocent Man

20186.91 Season6 EpisodesEnded

Overview

In a story that gained national attention with John Grisham’s best-selling non-fiction book, The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town, the six-part documentary series The Innocent Man focuses on two murders that shook the small town of Ada, Oklahoma, in the 1980s — and the controversial chain of events that followed.

NetworksNetflix

Top Cast

J.J. Arends

J.J. Arends

Glenna

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Serena Michele Burns

Kim Marks

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Kayleen Teresa Casey

Girl in Tommy Dream

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Olivia de Boutray

Denice Haraway

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Ryan David Ellis

Interrogator 2

Erik Anthony Russo

Erik Anthony Russo

Interrogator 1

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Guthrie Worthington

Karl Fontenot

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Maura Antas

Debbie Carter

Garrett Davis

Garrett Davis

David Timmons

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Geoffrey Russell

Ron Williamson (Old)

Themes & Keywords

miniseriesreenactment

About The Innocent Man

The Innocent Man is a documentary, crime series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of miniseries, reenactment. it stars J.J. Arends, Serena Michele Burns, Kayleen Teresa Casey. In a story that gained national attention with John Grisham’s best-selling non-fiction book, The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town, the six-part documentary series The Innocent Man focuses on two murders that shook the small town of Ada, Oklahoma, in the 1980s — and the controversial chain of events that followed.

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