National Geographic Heats up August With New Series Premieres and the Release of Trailer and Key Art for KILLER LIES: CHASING A TRUE CRIME CON MAN
25 Julio 2024 - 11:00AM
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The Three-Part Series, from The New Yorker
Studios and Left/Right, Explores True-Crime Culture Through
the Rise and Fall of a Provocative French Serial Killer Expert;
Premieres Aug. 28 on National Geographic and Streams Next Day on
Hulu
Other New Series Premieres Include:
CURSED GOLD: A SHIPWRECK SCANDAL – The
Unbelievable True Story About the Recovery of Three Tons of Gold
and Priceless Artifacts in 1989, from BBC Studios, Premieres Aug.
21 on National Geographic and Streams Next Day on Disney+ and
Hulu
Cable Premiere of Hulu Original Series From
72 Films, CULT MASSACRE: ONE DAY IN JONESTOWN – Eyewitness
Telling of Harrowing Moments Leading Up to the Tragic Events in
1978, Premieres Aug. 14 on National
Geographic
Heating up storytelling for the month of August, National
Geographic released the trailer and key art for its summer marquee
true-crime series KILLER LIES: CHASING A TRUE CRIME CON MAN,
set to premiere Aug. 28 at 8/7c on Nat Geo and stream the next day
on Hulu. The three-part series tracks the rise and fall of serial
killer expert Stéphane Bourgoin whose dark lies are exposed by
sleuthing fans. Other true-crime premieres include the cable
premiere of the hit Hulu original series CULT MASSACRE: ONE DAY
IN JONESTOWN on Aug. 14 beginning at 8/7c, that explores Jim
Jones’ idealistic religious organization that ultimately spiraled
into a mass casualty event that left 918 people dead and CURSED
GOLD: A SHIPWRECK SCANDAL will air all episodes back-to-back
episodes on Aug. 21 at 8/7c, which tells the story of a maverick
scientist who stuns the world by finding a deep-ocean shipwreck
containing tons of gold and the turmoil that follows.
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Produced by The New Yorker Studios and Left/Right and based on
Lauren Collins's 2022 New Yorker exposé "Murder, He Wrote,"
KILLER LIES: CHASING A TRUE CRIME CON MAN expands on
Collins’s investigation into the rise and fall of a provocative
French serial killer expert, Stéphane Bourgoin, who became famous
for his extraordinary resume of jailhouse interviews with serial
killers as well as his personality quirks, and his morbid
encounters. Bourgoin cited the violent and horrifying 1976 slaying
of his wife by a serial killer as motivation for his relentless
interest in the minds of murderers. After 40 years and 40 books, he
becomes the target of a group of online sleuths, known as 4ème Oeil
Corporation (4th Eye), who try to untangle his web of lies and
unearth the truth.
The three-part series, directed by Emmy®-nominated filmmaker Ben
Selkow, fully reveals the online group's dogged investigation and
the shocking extent of Bourgoin’s deception. It features exclusive
access to 4th Eye members speaking for the first time on camera in
a documentary, along with material from Bourgoin’s own films and
past television appearances and forensically reexamined archival
footage. Viewers will hear from those closest to Bourgoin for an
intimate peek inside a pathological liar’s mind as well as hear
from Bourgoin himself in his most comprehensive sit-down interview
discussing his motives for fabricating such grandiose lies.
Combined with the investigative journalism of Collins, each
episode will delve deeper to discover where the truth ends and lies
begin:
- “MURDER HE WROTE” Premieres Aug. 28 at 8/7c; Streams
Aug. 29 on Hulu Stéphane Bourgoin’s success as a world-renowned
serial killer expert progressed alongside the rise of serial
killers in America and the explosive growth of the lucrative
true-crime industry. But when the 4th Eye, a collective of
vigilante online sleuths, embarks on an investigation into his life
and work, they discover his career was based on a series of dark
lies.
- “THE EYE IS ALWAYS WATCHING” Premieres Aug. 28 at
9/8c; Streams Aug. 29 on Hulu Anchored by reporting from The
New Yorker’s Lauren Collins, we follow the dramatic twists and
turns of Stéphane Bourgoin’s story. As his career continues to
flourish, the 4th Eye’s hunt for the truth reveals that something
far darker lies beneath the surface of his fame. The online sleuths
work to stop him before more damage is done.
- “THE RECKONING” Premieres Aug. 28 at 10/9c; Streams Aug. 29
on Hulu As the mysteries of Bourgoin’s past reveal the seeds of
his dark obsessions, Lauren Collins continues investigating many
alarming unanswered questions. We hear from the victims in this
story and delve into the larger themes and questions raised about
our insatiable appetite for true crime and the strange compulsions
of the human psyche.
KILLER LIES is a poignant exploration of human nature and
cultural psychology and a captivating meta-commentary on the global
entertainment industry of true-crime. It is a true-crime story
within a true-crime story. Ultimately, it was avid true-crime fans
who brought Bourgoin down, launching their own investigation of the
master who had taught them not to underestimate humanity's capacity
for deceit and evil.
KILLER LIES: CHASING A TRUE CRIME CON MAN is produced by
The New Yorker Studios and Left/Right for National Geographic.
Banks Tarver, Ken Druckerman and Anneka Jones executive produce for
Left/Right. For The New Yorker Studios, the executive producers are
Helen Estabrook, Sarah Amos, Lexy Altman, and Lauren Collins. Ben
Selkow is showrunner plus directs and executive produces the
series. For National Geographic, Betsy Forhan serves as executive
producer.
KILLER LIES: CHASING A TRUE CRIME CON MAN
Trailer: https://youtu.be/42KaS73R-uM
New series premieres in August also include the following:
- CULT MASSACRE: ONE DAY IN JONESTOWN Premieres Aug. 14 at
8/7c on National Geographic Praised by The Wall Street Journal
as “a riveting experience” and called “irresistible” by the San
Francisco Chronicle, the three-part series was the number one show
on Hulu after its premiere June 17. CULT MASSACRE from Emmy
Award-winning 72 Films’ David Glover, BAFTA Award-winning director
Marian Mohamed, along with Academy Award®-winning filmmakers Dan
Lindsay and T.J. Martin, tells the story of an idealistic religious
organization led by the infamous Jim Jones, who set out to
establish a utopian community in Guyana. What began as a movement
seeking social justice ultimately spiraled into a mass casualty
that left 918 dead. Told by survivors and eyewitnesses, along with
rare footage and rare recordings of Jones, the powerful series
takes an immersive look into the final harrowing hours leading up
to one of America’s darkest chapters. CULT MASSACRE is the
third installment of the Emmy Award-winning, critically acclaimed
franchise ONE DAY IN AMERICA. The series is produced by 72
Films for National Geographic. For 72 Films, David Glover and Mark
Raphael are executive producers, and Marian Mohamed is director.
For National Geographic, Carolyn Payne is executive producer, and
Tom McDonald is executive vice president of Global Factual and
Unscripted Content.
- CURSED GOLD: A SHIPWRECK SCANDAL Premieres Aug 21 at 8/7c on
National Geographic, next day on Disney+ and Hulu CURSED GOLD: A
SHIPWRECK SCANDAL, from BBC Studios and based on the New York
Times bestseller “Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea,” tells the
true story of maverick scientist Tommy Thompson and his resourceful
team who stunned the world in 1989 by recovering three tons of gold
from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean from the famous 1857
shipwreck S.S. Central America. The three-part series follows the
30-year story of adventure, deception and personal turmoil that
takes Tommy from a celebrated explorer to an infamous fugitive and,
ultimately, to the inside of a prison cell. With exclusive access
to over 600 hours of archival footage and thousands of slides,
prints, photos and newspaper clippings on the original exploration
mission – many of which have never been seen before – the series is
a cautionary tale of obsession and its devastating consequences.
CURSED GOLD is produced by BBC Studios for National
Geographic. The series is executive produced by Alexander Leith,
directed by Sam Benstead and Georgia Braham is series producer.
Gary Kinder is consulting executive producer and Chris Kugelman
executive produces for National Geographic.
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