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The Innocent Man - Netflix Documentary Series
The Innocent Man is an American true-crime documentary television series based on John Grisham's 2006 book The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town. The six-episode first season debuted on Netflix on December 14, 2018.
Like Grisham's nonfiction book, the series follows two murder cases in Ada, Oklahoma, between 1982 and 1984. The cases examine the potential false confessions of Ron Williamson, Dennis Fritz, Tommy Ward, and Karl Fontenot
Executive Producer: Ross M. Dinerstein & John Grisham
Produced by Maura Anderson & Shannon E. Riggs
Directed by Clay Tweel
Production Supervisor: Anna Marie Pitman
Cinematographer: Nicola Marsh
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