Trial by Media

Season

2020

7.1

TV-MA

In our modern media landscape where real courtroom dramas have increasingly been transformed into a form of entertainment, this series reflects on some of the most dramatic and memorable trials in recent history.

Clips & Trailers

Trailer #1

Episode List

S1 • E1

Talk Show Murder

A man reveals his crush to a straight friend on 'The Jenny Jones Show.' Days later a murder occurs, leading to questions about the show's culpability.

S1 • E2

Subway Vigilante

Bernhard Goetz shoots four black teenagers on a New York City subway in 1984. His claim of self-defense sets off a controversial, tabloid-fueled trial.

S1 • E3

41 Shots

After four white NYPD officers shoot the unarmed Amadou Diallo 41 times, defense lawyers press for a change of venue as racial tensions escalate.

S1 • E4

King Richard

Charged with fraud and money laundering, HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy mounts an outlandish defense and resorts to co-hosting a religious talk show.

S1 • E5

Big Dan's

After a woman is raped on a bar's pool table, the trial is televised live on CNN, revealing the woman's identity and the brutal cross-examination.

S1 • E6

Blago!

When Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich finds himself facing a corruption trial, he tries to embrace the media and even goes on 'Celebrity Apprentice.'