''The Innocence Files'' is a 2020 American

true crime True crime is a genre of non-fiction work in which an author examines a crime, including detailing the actions of people associated with and affected by the crime, and investigating the perpetrator's Motive (law), motives. True crime works often ...

documentary A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

miniseries about wrongful convictions, and how they can affect the lives of the involved. The series is based upon the work of the

Innocence Project Innocence Project, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal organization that works to exonerate the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and other forms of post-conviction relief, as well as advocates for criminal justice reform to prevent futur ...

, which is committed to exonerating individuals who it believes to have been wrongfully convicted.

Cast

Peter Neufeld Peter J. Neufeld (born July 17, 1950) is an American attorney. He is best known as the co-founder, with Barry Scheck, of the Innocence Project, and for his role on the defense team of O. J. Simpson in his murder trial. Early life and education ...

Barry Scheck Barry Charles Scheck (born September 19, 1949) is an American attorney and legal scholar. He received national media attention while serving on O. J. Simpson's defense team, collectively dubbed the "Dream Team (law), Dream Team", helping to win ...

* Michael West * Gary Wells * Levon Brooks * Kennedy Brewer * Adam Freeman * Richard Souviron * Gloria Williams

Release and Critical reception

''The Innocence Files'' was released on April 15, 2020 on

Netflix Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple lang ...

. The critical aggregator Metacritic awarded ''The Innocence Files'' a score of 86, indicating "universal acclaim".

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* * 2020 American television series debuts 2020 American television series endings 2020s American documentary television series American English-language television shows Netflix original documentary television series Documentary television series about crime in the United States Innocence Project {{US-documentary-tv-prog-stub