# American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing (2023)

> A three-part Netflix docuseries that revisits the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the manhunt for the brothers responsible through archive footage, reenactments and interviews with investigators.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/141549

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 3
- Episode runtime: 61 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: documentary, crime
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: William B. Evans, Rick Deslauriers, Phillip Martin
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27142031/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: sober, tense, haunting, urgent, somber

## What critics say

Audiences rate the miniseries positively for its archival access and interviews, though it offers little beyond the familiar true crime documentary format.

## Synopsis

American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing (2023) is a United States true crime docuseries created for Netflix as a three-episode limited series. Archive footage, chilling reenactments and exclusive interviews rebuild the terror that gripped a city after the attack and the hunt that followed. Principal voices include Superintendent William B. Evans of the Boston Police Department, FBI Special Agent in Charge Rick Deslauriers, and investigative reporter Phillip Martin, who recount the chase in their own words. The engine is the race to identify and capture the two suspects before more violence erupts, shown through the pressure on investigators, the flood of tips and the street-level chaos of a locked-down metropolis. Each episode runs about an hour and moves at a brisk, tense clip, blending documentary evidence with dramatized sequences. The tone is sober, urgent and haunting, with a grief-heavy undercurrent for a community shaken by violence. Its civic perspective and procedural detail recall fans of The Staircase, Making a Murderer and Boston Strong, and viewers who want a grounded, unflinching account of a real manhunt will find it gripping.

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