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Nine years after “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” won the Emmy for Best Documentary Series, its previously unplanned second season is up for the same award. Unlike last time when it stood out as the only crime series in its lineup, it is now joined in that regard by both “Telemarketers” and “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.”

Unlike most Primetime Emmys, Best Documentary Series is a non-competitive area award that is bestowed upon any nominee that earns the approval of 90% of the members of the TV academy’s documentary peer group. This means that the five programs in the 2024 lineup are not vying for a single trophy and could all potentially prevail. However, if no nominees hit said 90% threshold, only the highest-rated one will win.

In order to determine which of this year’s nominees has the best shot at being approved for victory,...

The fourth annual Truth Seekers Summit, presented by Paramount+ is only days away, live on August 15th from New York City. In celebration of the event, Rolling Stone and Variety are releasing their third annual Truth Seekers special issue for those who value journalism and documentary filmmaking.

The special issue will showcase interviews with some of the most distinguished professionals in the field. CNN foreign correspondent Clarissa Ward, known for her fearless reporting from conflict zones such as Ukraine and Gaza, shares her insights and experiences. Additionally, filmmaker Jamila Wignot...

Exclusive: Blumhouse Television is “betting on itself” after buying back the 45% stake that it sold to ITV in 2017.

Jason Blum’s company struck a deal with ITV Studios, the production arm of the British broadcaster, to launch Blumhouse Television seven years ago.

It has now bought back this stake and is going back to being independent with Blumhouse Television being integrated under its parent company, Blumhouse.

Deadline understands that Blumhouse has paid $60M for the 45% stake. It’s not clear how much ITV paid in 2017 as the figure was never public.

It marks the latest asset that ITV has sold in recent months; the company sold its 50% stake in streamer BritBox International to BBC Studios in February for $322M.

This comes after Blumhouse Television launched hit Netflix docuseries Worst Roommate Ever, which has now turned into a franchise for the streamer with spinoff Worst Ex Ever launching on the streamer...

Outstanding Comedy Series

And the Emmy Goes to: Hacks

The Bear

Abbott Elementary

Only Murders in the Building

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Palm Royale

What We Do in the Shadows

Reservation Dogs

Outstanding Drama Series

And the Emmy Goes to: Shogun

Slow Horses

3 Body Problem

The Crown

Fallout

The Gilded Age

The Morning Show

Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

And the Emmy Goes to: Anna Sawai - Shogun

Jennifer Aniston - The Morning Show

Imelda Staunton - The Crown

Maya Erskine - Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age

Reese Witherspoon - The Morning Show

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

And the Emmy Goes to: Hiroyuki Sanada - Shogun

Gary Oldman - Slow Horses

Dominic West - The Crown

Donald Glover - Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Walt Goggins – Fallout

Idris Elba – Hijack

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

And the Emmy Goes to: Baby Reindeer

Ripley

True Detective: Night Country

Lessons in Chemistry

Fargo

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

And the Emmy Goes to: Jodie Foster - True Detective: Night Country

Brie Larson - Lessons in Chemistry

Juno Temple – Fargo

Sofía Vergara - Griselda

Naomi Watts – Feud: Capote vs. the Swans

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

And the Emmy Goes to: Richard Gadd - Baby Reindeer

Matt Bomer - Fellow Travelers

Andrew Scott - Ripley

Tom Hollander - Feud: Capote vs. the Swans

Jon Hamm - Fargo

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

And the Emmy Goes to: Lamorne Morris - Fargo

John Hawkes - True Detective: Night Country

Lewis Pullman - Lessons in Chemistry

Treat Williams – Feud: Capote vs. the Swans

Tom Goodman-Hill - Baby Reindeer

Robert Downey Jr. - The Sympathizer

Jonathan Bailey - Fellow Travelers

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

And the Emmy Goes to: Jessica Gunning - Baby Reindeer

Dakota Fanning - Ripley

Kali Reis - True Detective: Night Country

Aja Naomi King - Lessons in Chemistry

Nava Mau – Baby Reindeer

Diane Lane – Feud: Capote vs. the Swans

Lily Gladstone – Under the Bridge

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

And the Emmy Goes to: Jean Smart - Hacks

Ayo Edebiri - The Bear

Quinta Brunson - Abbott Elementary

Kristen Wiig - Palm Royale

Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building

Maya Rudolph – Loot

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

And the Emmy Goes to: Elizabeth Debicki - The Crown

Lesley Manville - The Crown

Greta Lee - The Morning Show

Nicole Beharie – The Morning Show

Christine Baranski – The Gilded Age

Karen Pitman - The Morning Show

Holland Taylor – The Morning Show

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

And the Emmy Goes to: Liza Colon-Zayas - The Bear

Meryl Streep - Only Murders in the Building

Hannah Einbinder - Hacks

Sheryl Lee Ralph - Abbott Elementary

Janelle James - Abbott Elementary

Carol Burnett - Palm Royale

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

And the Emmy Goes to: Jeremy Allen White - The Bear

Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm

Steve Martin - Only Murders in the Building

Martin Short - Only Murders in the Building

Matt Berry – What We Do in the Shadows

D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai – Reservation Dogs

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

And the Emmy Goes to: Billy Crudup - The Morning Show

Tadanobu Asano - Shogun

Jon Hamm - The Morning Show

Jack Lowden - Slow Horses

Jonathan Pryce – The Crown

Mark Duplass – The Morning Show

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

And the Emmy Goes to: Ebon Moss-Bachrach - The Bear

Tyler James Williams - Abbott Elementary

Paul Rudd - Only Murders in the Building

Bowen Yang – Saturday Night Live

Paul W. Downs – Hacks

Lionel Boyce – The Bear

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

And the Emmy Goes to: Richard Gadd - Baby Reindeer

Matt Bomer - Fellow Travelers

Andrew Scott - Ripley

Tom Hollander - Feud: Capote vs. the Swans

Jon Hamm - Fargo

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

And the Emmy Goes to: Jon Bernthal - The Bear

Ryan Gosling - Saturday Night Live

Matthew Broderick - Only Murders in the Building

Will Poulter – The Bear

Bob Odenkirk – The Bear

Christopher Lloyd - Hacks

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

And the Emmy Goes to: Nestor Carbonell - Shogun

John Turturro - Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Paul Dano - Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Jonathan Pryce – Slow Horses

Tracy Letts - Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

And the Emmy Goes to: Jamie Lee Curtis - The Bear

Olivia Colman - The Bear

Kaitlin Olson - Hacks

Maya Rudolph – Saturday Night Live

Kristen Wiig– Saturday Night Live

Da'Vine Joy Randolph - Only Murders in the Building

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Marcia Gay Harden - The Morning Show

Michaela Coel - Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Sarah Paulson - Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Parker Posey - Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Claire Foy – The Crown

Outstanding Television Movie

And the Emmy Goes to: Quiz Lady

Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie

Scoop

Red, White and Royal Blue

Unfrosted

Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special

And the Emmy Goes to: Girls State

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

The Greatest Night in Pop

Jim Henson: Idea Man

Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces

Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series

And the Emmy Goes to: Beckham

The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst – The Jinx, Part Two

Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV

STAX: Soulsville U.S.A.

Telemarketers

Outstanding Animated Program

And the Emmy Goes to: Blue Eye Samurai – The Tale of the Ronin and the Bride

The Simpsons – Night of the Living Wage

X-Men '97 – Remember It

Scavengers Reign – The Signal

Bob’s Burgers – The Amazing Rudy

Best Directing for a Drama Series

And the Emmy Goes to: Frederick E.O. Toye - Shogun

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

And the Emmy Goes to: Christopher Storer – The Bear

Outstanding Writing in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

And the Emmy Goes to: Richard Gadd - Baby Reindeer

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

And the Emmy Goes to: Will Smith - Slow Horses

Outstanding Talk Series

And the Emmy Goes to: The Daily Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Late Night With Seth Meyers

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Best Directing for a Limited Series or Anthology Series or Movie

And the Emmy Goes to:Steven Zaillian - Ripley

Writing for a Variety Special

And the Emmy Goes to: Alex Edelman – Just For Us

Outstanding Scripted Variety Series

And the Emmy Goes to: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Outstanding Reality Competition Program

And the Emmy Goes to: The Traitors

RuPauls Drag Race

The Voice

The Amazing Race

Top Chef...

In a year—a critical election year, at that—where the concept of “truth” is tested daily, Rolling Stone and Variety have teamed up again to host the fourth annual Truth Seekers Summit, presented by Paramount+. Taking place on August 15th in New York City, the exclusive invitation-only event will celebrate the journalists, documentarians, creatives, and notable figures in the media and entertainment industry who honor the truth with every fiber of their being.

Featuring a range of keynotes and panel discussions, the Summit will focus on excellence in documentary storytelling,...

True crime has been at the height of its popularity in recent years: some viewers are drawn to these stories because they want to understand the motivations behind horrific and often senseless acts of violence, while for others, true crime projects are a burst of emotion in their measured lives.

1. Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, 2019

Documentarian Joe Berlinger took a keen interest in Ted Bundy. His film details how long the police were unable to track the madman down. And how he escaped from custody twice before the authorities fully realized who they were dealing with. And finally, his trial, which Bundy himself turned into a media spectacle.

This was one of the first cases to be covered by the national media, and the criminal, who had considerable charm, immediately gained fans who could not believe that such a man could do all these terrible things. He...

New customers have until June 23 to sign up for a seven-day free trial of Max.

Have you taken advantage of the new free trial offer from Warner Bros. Discovery’s flagship streaming service Max? If not, you only have a couple of days left to sign up! At the beginning of June, Max rolled out a limited-time, seven-day free trial for all new subscribers. It’s still available, but the ability to get it ends on Sunday, June 23. There’s no need to lose out on this offer before it disappears entirely, but you’ll have to subscribe to Max before Sunday to get it!

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Shows like ‘True Detective,’ ‘Hacks,’ ’ The Sympathizer,’ and others are putting their best foot forward for Emmy voters.

The Primetime Emmy Awards are still three months out, but campaign season is in full gear. The nomination round of voting began this week and runs through Monday, June 24. As is often the case, Warner Bros. Discovery has dozens of titles up for consideration between the premium prestige programs of HBO and the buzzy streaming-exclusive shows on Max. To help remind voters of the series that they loved over the past year, Max is launching For Your Consideration (FYC) panels featuring the cast, producers, and crews of titles to make the case for their nominations. Subscribers can find a large selection of panels on Max now, and those who aren’t already signed up for Max can take advantage of the streamer’s limited-time free trial to check out the panels and the shows themselves!

By the time The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst first debuted in 2015, Robert Durst was arrested on suspicion of the murders of his missing wife and two others — all thanks to filmmaker Andrew Jarecki’s interviews with the wealthy real estate heir that resulted in a surprise confession. The documentary’s sequel, The Jinx: Part Two airs its final episode this Sunday on Max with even more details about the intriguing case.

At a Glance: How to Watch The Jinx: Part Two Online

Finale date Sunday, May 26, at 7 p.m. Pt/10 p.m. Et Stream online Max Watch The Jinx part 1 online Max, Prime Video, Apple TV Stream 'The Jinx: Part two' on Max

At the New York premiere, Jarecki told The Hollywood Reporter, “I think [Durst] is kind of a unicorn because he’s so unusual, because he’s such a powerful personality and also reckless and...

[This story contains some spoilers from the premiere of The Jinx — Part Two.]

When speaking recently about the remarkable series of events that led to Robert Durst’s arrest one day before The Jinx aired its season one finale in 2015, the filmmakers behind The Jinx — Part Two, which premiered its six-episode follow-up on Sunday, revealed that director Andrew Jarecki knew from the FBI when Durst went on the run.

“Andrew knew that he was already on the run because there was some talk about some personal danger that Andrew was in,” executive producer Zac Stuart-Pontier told The Hollywood Reporter. “So, he did know that for those four or five days that [Durst] was on the run. But this was not common knowledge.”

Jarecki acknowledged there was confusion about what the public knew at the time, including when the filmmakers submitted evidence for the police investigation into Durst for the 2000 murder of his close friend, Susan Berman. The Jinx — Part Two explained via a title...

Since HBO’s The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst aired in 2015, Durst, who was arrested shortly before the docuseries’ shocking finale, was convicted of murder in 2021 before dying months later.

In that time, true-crime projects have proliferated in the wake of hits like The Jinx and contemporary docuseries Making a Murderer, the podcast Serial and based-on-a-true-story fictional series like The People v. O.J. Simpson and subsequent American Crime Story installments.

Yet despite being part of this early true-crime wave, The Jinx filmmaker Andrew Jarecki says that there were things about Durst that made him even more riveting than an unsolved murder.

“I think Bob is kind of a unicorn because he’s so unusual, because he’s such a powerful personality and also reckless and also willing to be honest about things that most people aren’t honest about, so you feel like you’re seeing inside him,...

New York real estate scion Robert Durst has been at the forefront of Andrew Jarecki’s mind for close to 20 years. In 2005, the director began working on “All Good Things,” a narrative film inspired by Durst and the 1982 disappearance of his first wife. That was followed by Jarecki’s 2015 HBO bombshell six-part docuseries “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst,” which uncovered evidence of Durst’s connection to various murders and concluded with Durst’s shocking hot mic admission, “Killed them all, of course.” Durst was arrested the day before the final episode thanks to the docuseries. The timing of the arrest led to criticism that Jarecki, his producers and HBO had delayed sharing incriminating discoveries with law enforcement officials for the sake of the series and ratings. Jarecki denies this.

Jarecki could have easily said goodbye to Durst nine years ago. The helmer, previously Oscar nominated for “Capturing the Friedmans,...

Get ready for a riveting episode of “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” titled “Chapter 8: Friendships Die Hard,” airing on HBO at 10:02 Pm on Sunday, April 28, 2024. This gripping documentary series delves into the mysterious life of real estate heir Robert Durst and the shocking murders and disappearances connected to him.

In this episode, viewers will be taken deeper into the investigation as the series explores the complex web of relationships surrounding Durst and the tragic consequences that unfold. With interviews, archival footage, and expert analysis, “Friendships Die Hard” sheds light on the chilling events that have gripped the nation and fascinated audiences for years.

One of the highlights of the episode is an exclusive interview with Durst himself, providing viewers with unprecedented access to the suspect at the center of the investigation. As the series unravels the truth behind the crimes, viewers will be on the edge of their seats,...

Nine years after Robert Durst’s shocking hot mic confession in “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” rocked the world (and the true-crime genre), the case continues. HBO is set to premiere “The Jinx: Part Two,” a six-episode continuation to the groundbreaking, Emmy-winning documentary series that will walk viewers through the eight years of investigation that followed its finale as the filmmakers uncover hidden and new material (including Durst’s prison calls) and interview witnesses who had not come forward until now. Produced and directed by Part One’s Andrew Jarecki, “The Jinx: Part Two” will premiere on Sunday, April 21, at 10 p.m. Et on HBO and will be available to stream on Max at that time. You can watch The Jinx: Part Two with a subscription to Max.

How to Watch ‘The Jinx: Part Two’ When: Sunday, April 21, 2024 Where: Max Stream: Watch with a subscription to Max.

Few documentaries have been as genuinely shocking as director Andrew Jarecki’s 2015 true crime documentary series “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst.” Using existing media, reenactments and exclusive interview footage of Durst, who had agreed to be interviewed by Jarecki, the six-episode series investigated three unsolved murders in which Durst had been a suspect. It was a captivating spectacle that became a game-changing piece of art when, the day before the series finale aired on HBO, Durst was arrested for first-degree murder after being caught on a recording stating, “What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course.”

Nearly a decade after winning the Emmy for Best Documentary or Nonfiction Series, Jarecki is back with “The Jinx — Part Two.” Premiering Sunday at 10/9c, the HBO series details the events of the next eight years, during which time Durst was tried and convicted of the murder...

Director Andrew Jarecki is back with more Robert Durst revelations in The Jinx — Part Two. The sequel docuseries premieres on April 21 on HBO and promises new twists and turns in this already infamous true-crime story. The Jinx — Part Two is a new six-episode continuation of the groundbreaking Emmy-winning documentary series The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst from 2015. The original series featured Durst’s stunning confession on a hot mic. “You’re caught,” he said to himself in a bathroom, seemingly forgetting about his microphone. “Killed them all, of course.” Part 2 will show the aftermath of this revelation. In it, the filmmakers continue their investigation for the next eight years, uncovering hidden material, Durst’s prison calls, and interviews with witnesses who had not come forward until now. Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happened in the years since The Jinx first came out.

The push-pull of the true-crime genre is that, no matter how much it intends to give a voice to the victims, it more often gives notoriety to the accused.

This is certainly the case if the accused is someone like Robert Durst, the bumbling, garrulous, eccentric, and wealthy septuagenarian at the center of Andrew Jarecki, Marc Smerling, and Zac Stuart-Pontier’s Emmy-winning 2015 docuseries, The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst. That program famously included Durst seemingly confessing to three murders — the 1982 disappearance and assumed death of his first wife, Kathie Durst, the 2000 shooting of his friend Susan Berman, and the 2001 killing and dismembering of his neighbor Morris Black — because a hot mic caught him muttering to himself “killed them all, of course.”...

Get ready for the highly anticipated return of “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” on HBO! Season 2 kicks off with Episode 1 titled “Chapter 7: Why Are You Still Here?” airing at 10:02 Pm on Sunday, April 21, 2024.

In this gripping installment, viewers will delve deeper into the investigation surrounding real estate heir Robert Durst and the unsettling series of murders and disappearances connected to him and those close to him. The episode promises to uncover new revelations and shocking insights into the enigmatic figure at the center of it all.

One of the most compelling aspects of this season is the exclusive interview with the suspect himself, offering viewers a rare glimpse into Durst’s psyche and perspective on the events that have transpired. With its blend of investigative journalism and true crime storytelling, “The Jinx” continues to captivate audiences with its compelling narrative and gripping revelations.

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In 2015, HBO’s Emmy-winning documentary series, “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” took the documentary world by storm, helping popularize the true-crime streaming obsession—additionally fueled by Netflix’s “Making a Murderer” also released the same year— which took off soon after.

The series was a global phenomenon centered on the unsolved crimes that revolved around New York real estate heir Robert Durst.

Continue reading ‘The Jinx – Part 2’ Trailer: Acclaimed Doc Series Returns Continue The Story Of Convicted Murder Robert Durst at The Playlist.

BravoCon is being put on ice this year.

The reality TV conference, which first launched in 2019, is skipping 2024 altogether but will return to the Caesars Forum in Las Vegas on Nov. 14-16, 2025.

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"Turns out when you have a whole lotta money, people are willing to do things for you." Surprise, surprise, there's more to the story. HBO has revealed the official trailer for a true crime documentary series "sequel" titled simply The Jinx - Part Two (we posted the teaser a few weeks ago). This "Part Two" is a 6-episode continuation of the groundbreaking Emmy-winning series "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst" from 2015, directed by Andrew Jarecki. Even though Durst ended up being found guilty and went to prison, there's still more to uncover about him. He actually ended up dying in prison in 2022 though that hasn't stopped any of the interest in his crimes. "Since then, the team behind The Jinx have continued their investigation and found more hidden material, Durst’s prison calls and new interviews." When the original series launched in 2015, it paved the way for...

The brand new trailer for The Jinx – Part Two has debuted online, just a few weeks ahead of the docu-series’ continuation. We’ve embedded it below for you to watch

The Jinx – Part Two is a new six-episode continuation of the groundbreaking Emmy®-winning documentary series The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, from Andrew Jarecki, which debuted on HBO in 2015. In Part Two, the filmmakers continue their investigation for the next eight years, uncovering hidden material, Durst‘s prison calls, and interviews with witnesses who had not come forward until now.

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The episodes will kick off on Sunday (April 21). New episodes will debut weekly on HBO and will be available to stream on Max.

Robert Durst died while incarcerated in January of 2022. He passed away at the San Joaquin General Hospital and had been after contracting Covid-19 in 2020.

He was sentenced to life...

It's a new month, and HBO and Max will be showering their subscribers with gifts all April long! This month, the Wbd properties will welcome the arrival of unscripted projects like the premiere of Conan O’Brien’s new travel comedy series “Conan O’Brien Must Go” and the fourth season of the Emmy Award-winning drag-centric “We're Here.” Plus, Park Chan-wook and A24’s “The Sympathizer” limited series and the highly anticipated continuation of “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” will all be available to stream throughout the month.

Find out everything coming to Max this April, including The Streamable’s top picks to add to your watch list!

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Back in 2015, HBO aired Andrew Jarecki, Marc Smerling, and Zac Stuart-Pontier’s six episode true crime docu-series The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, which focused on real estate heir Robert Durst and investigated “the unsolved 1982 disappearance of Durst’s wife, Kathie McCormack, the 2000 execution-style killing of his longtime friend Susan Berman, and the 2001 death and dismemberment of his neighbor Morris Black”, in Galveston, Texas.” During the making of that docu-series, Durst was caught on tape saying “What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course.” While he had been acquitted of murdering Black in 2003, Durst was arrested the day before the series finale aired and charged with first degree murder in the death of Berman. While the case went to trial, the documentarians kept digging into the Durst story, gathering material for the follow-up series The Jinx: Part Two. The new trailer for the second part has just dropped.

HBO has announced an April 21 premiere date for the original documentary series “The Jinx – Part Two,” a six-episode continuation of the Emmy-winning true-crime doc series “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” from 2015 that caught reclusive real estate icon Robert Durst confessing on tape to murder. It comes, like the first series, from creator-producer-director Andrew Jarecki. He executive produces along with Zac Stuart-Pontier and Kyle Martin as well as HBO’s Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller and Sara Rodriguez. Watch the new teaser trailer above.

See‘The Jinx’ wins Emmy for Documentary Series for profiling Robert Durst

The first six-part series of “The Jinx” – which earned Emmys in 2015 for top documentary/nonfiction series as well as for its editing – is considered one of the most groundbreaking docs of its ilk ever produced. The second series finds the filmmakers continuing their investigation for the subsequent eight years beyond where the original stops,...

HBO has released the official teaser for the original documentary series The Jinx – Part Two, debuting Sunday, April 21 at 10:00 pm Et/Pt. New episodes will debut weekly on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. The Jinx – Part Two is a new six-episode continuation of the groundbreaking Emmy®-winning documentary series “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst,” from Andrew Jarecki, which debuted on HBO in 2015. In Part Two, the filmmakers continue their investigation for the next eight years, uncovering hidden material, Durst’s prison calls, and interviews with witnesses who had not come forward ... Read more...

HBO has released the official teaser for The Jinx — Part Two, a new six-episode continuation of the Emmy-winning documentary series The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst that debuted on the premium net in 2015.

The sequel premieres Sunday, April 21. New episodes will debut weekly on HBO and will be available to stream on Max.

In November, HBO revealed plans to further explore the crimes of Robert Durst after he was famously captured on tape saying “Killed them all, of course.” He was soon arrested.

The makers of The Jinx, however, continued their investigation for the next eight years.

The Jinx – Part Two is A Hit The Ground Running Production. It’s directed by Andrew Jarecki executive produced by Zac Stuart-Pontier, Andrew Jarecki, Kyle Martin, produced by Charlotte Kaufman and Sam Neave, and co-produced by Richard Hankin and Susan Lazarus.

For HBO, it is executive produced by Nancy Abraham,...

His confession was only the beginning…

Robert Durst’s prison sentence is captured in the highly-anticipated “The Jinx – Part Two,” airing almost a decade after Durst infamously said on camera that he “killed them all, of course” in original Emmy-winning 2015 series “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst.”

“Part Two” is a six-episode continuation hailing from Andrew Jarecki. Per HBO, the filmmakers continued their investigation for the next eight years, uncovering hidden material, Durst’s prison calls, and interviews with witnesses who had not come forward until now for the second installment.

Durst was arrested in a hotel lobby in New Orleans following evidence uncovered by the filmmakers from the docuseries which was decades in the making. The show went on to be nominated for six Emmys, winning Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series and Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming.

Durst, who hailed from a billionaire real estate family,...

The Jinx is back!

The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst was a groundbreaking true-crime limited series that had a significant impact on the genre and television as a whole.

Durst's story captivated the nation from the start, but when he muttered the words, "Killed them all, of course," it upended the future of true crime.

Robert Durst was convicted as a result of the groundbreaking docuseries, but he died before being tried for another connected case that, as a result, remains unsolved.

The Jinx raised the bar in terms of production quality for true crime series with its cinematic storytelling, high-quality editing, and dramatic reenactments that kept viewers on the edge of their seats.

Its narrative complexity wove together different timelines with interviews and evidence in a non-linear fashion, which created an immersive effect.

More importantly, Durst himself was the focal point of the docuseries.

Putting him...

"This changed my perception of something I've been working on for 17 years..." HBO has unveiled a teaser trailer for a true crime documentary series "sequel" titled simply The Jinx - Part Two. This "Part Two" is a new six-episode continuation of the groundbreaking Emmy-winning documentary series "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst," directed by filmmaker Andrew Jarecki, which debuted on HBO back in 2015. Even though Durst ended up being found guilty and went to prison, there's still more to his story. He actually ended up dying in prison in 2022 though that hasn't stopped many people being interested in his crimes. "Since then, the team behind The Jinx have continued their investigation and found more hidden material, Durst’s prison calls and new interviews." When the original series launched in 2015, it paved the way for a lot of modern true crime doc series. Now that true crime has...

Robert Durst is back as an HBO subject with the follow-up to the bombshell 2015 docuseries The Jinx.

The Jinx — Part Two, which is coming April 21 and nearly a decade after the first installment, is a six-episode continuation of Andrew Jarecki’s Emmy-winning docuseries, The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, that made Durst a household name and kicked off the ongoing wave of true-crime docuseries.

The New York real estate heir was arrested on first-degree murder charges for the death of his best friend, Susan Berman — less than 24 hours before the Jinx finale aired in an episode that shocked the country when Durst, who was unknowingly still mic’d, is heard saying, “What did I do? Killed them all, of course.”

After an ensuing trial, Durst was convicted for the first-degree murder of Berman in September 2021, and later sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

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A new chapter of HBO‘s The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, which featured convicted murderer Robert Durst‘s stunning accidental confession in the final episode, is on the way from docuseries creator Andrew Jarecki. The Jinx – Part Two will premiere in 2024 on HBO and stream on Max and will cover eight more years of the Durst investigation. And the first trailer for the documentary sequel reflects on the impact of Durst’s stunning “killed them all, of course” confession. The new docuseries was filmed before Durst died in January 2022. He’s heard in the trailer saying, “I heard Jarecki’s planning on doing a sequel” in a phone call from prison. “The trial’s going to be a zoo.” Later on, Durst is heard on a call again saying, “There are going to be surprises and surprises.” Those surprises will be revealed when The Jinx – Part...

The trailer for The Jinx – Part Two has debuted online, just a few weeks ahead of the docu-series’ continuation.

The Jinx – Part Two is a new six-episode continuation of the groundbreaking Emmy®-winning documentary series The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, from Andrew Jarecki, which debuted on HBO in 2015. In Part Two, the filmmakers continue their investigation for the next eight years, uncovering hidden material, Durst‘s prison calls, and interviews with witnesses who had not come forward until now.

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The new episodes will kick off on Sunday (April 21). New episodes will debut weekly on HBO and will be available to stream on Max.

Robert Durst died while incarcerated in January of 2022. He passed away at the San Joaquin General Hospital and had been after contracting Covid-19 in 2020.

He was sentenced to life in prison in October of 2021 for the murder of his friend,...

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Erin & Aaron premiered in April 2023 and ran for 12 episodes, averaging barely 100,000 weekly viewers. The cast was led by Ava Ro (Dino Ranch) and Jensen Gering, and also included TV vet Larisa Oleynik (Pretty Little Liars, The Secret World of Alex Mack) as Aaron’s mom.

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Marvel’s “Echo” Gets First Trailer

Marvel has debuted its first trailer for its upcoming limited series “Echo,” its “Hawkeye” spinoff series and the first Marvel Studios production to debut simultaneously on Disney+ and Hulu.

Watch the first trailer for “Echo” below:

Alaqua Cox reprises her role as Maya Lopez, a.k.a. Echo from “Hawkeye,” who will return to her hometown to “come to terms with her past, reconnect with her Native American roots, and embrace her family and community.” “Echo” will be the first superhero series ever to center on a Deaf and a Native American character.

Vincent D’Onofrio, Chaske Spencer, Tantoo Cardinal, Graham Greene, Cody Lightning, Charlie Cox, Devery Jacobs, and Zahn McClarnon will also star.

“Echo” will premiere on both Disney+ and Hulu on Wednesday, Jan. 10 with all episodes available at once.

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The New Six-Episode Continuation Of The Emmy®-Winning Documentary Series From Andrew Jarecki Is Currently In Production The HBO Original six-episode documentary series The Jinx – Part Two will debut on HBO in 2024 and will be available to stream on Max. At the end of the original series, “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst,” viewers around the world were stunned to hear Robert Durst utter the words “Killed them all, of course.” Just hours earlier, based on evidence uncovered by the filmmakers, Durst had been arrested in a hotel lobby in New Orleans. The filmmakers continued their investigation for the ... Read more...

Back in 2015, HBO aired Andrew Jarecki, Marc Smerling, and Zac Stuart-Pontier’s six episode true crime docu-series The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, which focused on real estate heir Robert Durst and investigated “the unsolved 1982 disappearance of Durst’s wife, Kathie McCormack, the 2000 execution-style killing of his longtime friend Susan Berman, and the 2001 death and dismemberment of his neighbor Morris Black”, in Galveston, Texas.”. During the making of that docu-series, Durst was caught on tape saying “What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course.” While he had been acquitted of murdering Black in 2003, Durst was arrested the day before the series finale aired and charged with first degree murder in the death of Berman. While the case went to trial, the documentarians kept digging into the Durst story, gathering material for the follow-up series The Jinx: Part Two. Now Deadline reports that The Jinx:...

HBO is following up on one of its biggest cliffhangers ever.

The premium cabler’s headline-making docuseries The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst will get a six-episode continuation titled The Jinx — Part Two, it was announced Thursday.

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Directed by Andrew Jarecki, who will also shepherd the second season, The Jinx...

“The Jinx” is returning to HBO for a second installment. The continuation of the award-winning true crime docuseries will premiere on the network in 2024.

The news was announced during a press event with HBO CEO Casey Bloys. Part 2 will come from Andrew Jarecki, who was behind the original 2015 docuseries as well as the documentary “Capturing the Friedmans,” and is currently in production. The series will be able to stream on Max, the premium cable network’s streaming service.

“The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” is perhaps best known for its explosive ending. When Durst believed that he was alone without a microphone, he was recorded as saying “Killed them all, of course.” Though the original docuseries came to an end after six episodes, the team behind the series continued to investigate this case over the next eight years. This new installment will uncover hidden material, Durst’s...

Robert Durst’s killer legacy is back on the small screen with the return of Emmy-winning series “The Jinx.”

The docuseries, which was initially a limited series, aired in 2015. A new six-episode continuation of the Emmy-winning documentary show titled “The Jinx: Part Two” will now be airing in 2024 on HBO.

Directed by Andrew Jarecki, original series “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” infamously captured Durst saying on camera “killed them all, of course,” which in part led to his conviction of murder.

Per an official press statement, just hours earlier, based on evidence uncovered by the filmmakers, Durst had been arrested in a hotel lobby in New Orleans. “The Jinx: Part Two” filmmakers continued their investigation for the next eight years, uncovering hidden material, Durst’s prison calls, and interviews with people who had never before come forward.

The sequel series is currently in production and will...

With M3GAN proving to be another hit for the company, we wanted to know what Blumhouse Production has been your favorite? If you don’t see your favorite listed, please click “Other” and let us know in the comments.

A little background on Blumhouse: Founded in 2000 by Producer Jason Blum to fund micro-budgeted productions that gave the filmmakers full control over their films. The company would have its first massive hit in 2009 with Paranormal Activity which would bring in close to 200 million off a 15,000 budget. That money would help make a name for the company who would go on to produce nearly 200 film and television projects in the years since including Best Picture Oscar Nominations for films such as Whiplash, Blackkklansman and Get Out as well as Emmy wins for TV productions such as The Normal Heart and The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst.

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Variety and Rolling Stone announced today the final lineup for their Truth Seekers Summit, presented by Showtime Documentary Films, on August 25 in New York.

The summit coincides with the Truth Seekers journal, a collaboration between Variety and Rolling Stone. The special issue features a deep dive from Variety’s Addie Morfoot into the heated debate in the nonfiction community on the question of who — and who shouldn’t — have the right to tell the stories that involve historically marginalized communities. The story also delves into the rise of celebrity-financed biographical...

True crime has become a defining genre on television these days, moving away from the world of documentary and into prestigious narrative filmmaking. In the wake of successful true crime docs like “The Jinx,” HBO is presenting a big, splashy, star-studded look at a case that has captivated audiences for over a decade. The latest is the A-list HBO Max recreation of the Michael Peterson case that French filmmaker Jean-Xavier de Lestrade documented in his 2004 miniseries “The Staircase.”

Despite its critical success, “The Staircase” didn’t quite reach the levels of national zeitgeist that “The Jinx”, “Making a Murderer” or “Serial” have in years since. But its fingerprints are all over those shows, not just in terms of access to the accused, but also in the attention to forensic detail, novelistic approach to storytelling, and a central suspect whose guilt or innocence continues to divide viewers. Now, it’s considered...

Before the popularity of true crime exploded, the 2004 French docuseries “The Staircase” was one of the genre’s crown jewels. Jean-Xavier de Lastrade’s non-fiction chronicle of the mystery surrounding the 2001 death of Kathleen Peterson won a Peabody Award in 2005, anticipating the success of podcasts like “Serial” and docuseries like “The Jinx.” Now, the infamous story is coming to HBO Max in a new scripted adaptation from writer/director Antonio Campos (“The Devil All the Time”).

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There's good news and bad news. The good news is there are hundreds of true-crime documentaries to enjoy—but that also happens to be the bad news. Over the years, Netflix, Hulu, HBO and other streamers have recruited documentarians and filmmakers to tell important stories that captivate audiences. Admittedly, some documentaries are merely fascinating for featuring kooky characters, but others have contributed to ongoing investigations. For example, if it weren't for the HBO doc The Jinx, there's no knowing whether Robert Durst would've been convicted for the murder of Susan Berman. While filming the miniseries, Durst, who died this...

Crime has always been part of television’s DNA, but in global marketplaces, true crime is enjoying unprecedented levels of success across the streamers and on more traditional outlets.

Earlier this year, Shonda Rhimes’ “Inventing Anna,” starring Julia Garner as the fake heiress Anna Sorokin (aka Anna Delvey), became one of Netflix’s biggest shows ever.

“Inventing Anna” is the tip of TV’s latest crime wave as producers and commissioners hope to find the horrifying stories that might one day take their place alongside such TV true crime successes as “ The Jinx,” “ The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” “Don’t Fuck With Cats” or “Making a Murderer,” the Netflix series that took true crime to the streamers.

“The fascination with true crime has never been stronger,” says Dan Korn, VP of programming at A+E Networks U.K ., whose channels include Crime + Investigation. “We spend a lot of...

Momentum Pictures has acquired North American and UK rights to Blumhouse Productions’ thriller Dashcam from director Rob Savage, who broke out in 2020 with his pandemic horror feature, Host. The Entertainment One company plans to release it in theaters this summer.

Dashcam follows an abrasive musician’s (Annie Hardy) night, via her livestream, as it takes a dangerous turn when she agrees to help transport a frail elderly woman out of town.

The film premiered at the 2021 Toronto Film Festival, where it was named runner-up for the Midnight Madness People’s Choice Award, then going on to screen at BFI London and the horror festival Sitges. Savage, Gemma Hurley and Jed Shepherd penned the script, with Savage producing alongside Jason Blum and Douglas Cox, and Hurley, Shepherd and Ryan Turek exec producing. Amar Chadha-Patel (Disney+’s Willow) and newcomer Angela Enahoro rounded out the cast.

Blumhouse has tapped frequent collaborator Andrew Herwitz,...

If any genre’s stock has grown over the past decade, it’s been that of true crime. A trend that began in the mid-2010s with podcasts and docuseries like HBO’s “The Jinx” and Netflix’s “Making a Murderer” soon gave way to splashy TV fictionalizations like “Mindhunter” and FX’s “American Crime Story” series. The latest developments have been podcast adaptations like “Dirty John” and Apple TV+’s “The Shrink Next Door” that wink even more at the audience with self-aware casting choices and comic overtones.

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Robert Durst, the millionaire real estate heir and convicted murderer whose case was detailed in the shocking HBO documentary The Jinx, died a prisoner today at the San Joaquin General Hospital in Stockton, California, after suffering cardiac arrest. He was 78.

His death was announced by his lawyer Chip Lewis, who said in a press statement today, “We understand that his death was due to natural causes associated with the litany of medical issues we had repeatedly reported to the court over the last couple of years.”

Durst, who was serving a life sentence for the murder in 2000 of his friend and associate Susan Berman, had recently been indicted by a grand jury in Westchester County, New York, in the 1982 death of his wife Kathie.

The subject of HBO’s The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst was sentenced last October to life in prison without parole for the murder of Berman,...

Robert Durst, who was convicted for the murder of his friend Susan Berman and was the subject of HBO docuseries “The Jinx,” died Monday as a prisoner in Stockton, Calif. He was 78.

His lawyer Chip Lewis confirmed his death to the New York Times. Durst had been ill since contracting Covid in the fall of 2020. He died at San Joaquin General Hospital.

Durst was convicted for the 2000 first degree murder of journalist and screenwriter Berman and was sentenced to life imprisonment in October, 2021. The Westchester County, N.Y. District Attorney’s office was also considering charges against Durst in the 1982 disappearance of his first wife, Kathleen McCormack Durst.

“The Jinx” docuseries drew wide attention when it concluded with Durst’s apparent confession, as Durst, under the impression that his mic was off, said: “I killed them all, of course.”

“The Jinx” director Andrew Jarecki first told Durst’s story in the 2010 docudrama “All Good Things,...