I AM A KILLER

Death row inmates convicted of capital murder give a firsthand account of their crimes in this documentary series.

I Am a Killer (2018-present) is a British true crime documentary series produced for Netflix, with Sky Vision Productions among its production companies. Rather than following a detective or a journalist, it puts the convicted killers themselves in front of the camera: men and women on death row in the United States speak directly to the viewer about the murders that put them there. The engine of each episode is the testimony itself, with inmates describing their own crimes, their reasoning, and the lives that led them to that point, while the audience weighs their accounts against what they leave out. Across six seasons and around forty-four episodes of roughly fifty-one minutes, the format stays consistent: short interview-driven chapters built around a handful of voices per season, with each inmate given room to tell their side. The tone is stark, uneasy and sober, carried by plain prison-set interviews and the discomfort of hearing people justify violence. Fans of Making a Murderer, The Jinx and The Thin Blue Line will find the same appetite for raw testimony and moral ambiguity. The series is intense and unsettling, and it suits viewers who want documentary material with no narrator to soften it.

Audience reception is positive, with viewers valuing the raw first-person testimony of condemned inmates while finding the format uneven across later seasons.

• Making a Murderershared true crime docuseries format, first-person confessional accounts, dark tone
• The Thin Blue Lineshared death row interviews and crime documentary framing, serious tone
• The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durstshared true crime docuseries with dark subject matter and interview-driven structure

Release Date

2018-05-29

Episode runtime

51 min

Rating

7.3 / 10 (73)

What is I AM A KILLER about?

Convicted death row inmates recount their capital murders in their own words across six seasons of firsthand documentary testimony.

What is I AM A KILLER like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I AM A KILLER as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is I AM A KILLER violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in I AM A KILLER as moderate.

What did critics think of I AM A KILLER?

Audience reception is positive, with viewers valuing the raw first-person testimony of condemned inmates while finding the format uneven across later seasons.

Which shows are like I AM A KILLER?

Shows with a similar feel include Making a Murderer, The Thin Blue Line, and The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst.

How long is I AM A KILLER?

I AM A KILLER: 6 seasons, 44 episodes.

Is I AM A KILLER still running?

Yes, I AM A KILLER is still running.

Where can I watch I AM A KILLER?

In United States, I AM A KILLER streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.