Home > I'll Be Gone in the Dark > Season 1 « TV Series Page I'll Be Gone in the Dark: Season 1 (2020) Want to see Episode List Season 1 I'll Be Gone in the Dark Critics Consensus Director Liz Garbus smartly centers I'll Be Gone in the Dark around the late Michelle McNamara's passionate efforts, weaving together a heavy, but important tapestry of trauma, obsession, and survival. 95% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 40 88% Audience Score User Ratings: 16 See score details Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you buy your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1 Episode 1 Air date: Jun 28, 2020 A look at author Michelle McNamara's investigation regarding a violent predator she dubbed the "Golden State Killer," who terrorized California in the 1970s and '80s. More 2 Reign of Terror Air date: Jul 5, 2020 Michelle McNamara reflects on the 1984 murder of her childhood neighbor Kathy Lombardo, which she credits with planting the seed for her lifelong fascination with unsolved crimes. Local detectives who worked the East Area Rapist case in the '70s—and citizen detectives who picked up where they left off—discuss a proliferation of serial rape cases in Northern California at the time, discussing an era when victims were often too ashamed to speak out and sexual crime was minimized in the press. More 3 Rat in a Maze Air date: Jul 12, 2020 In 1979, law enforcement is thrilled when the East Area Rapist (EAR) attacks abruptly stop in Northern California, but in reality, EAR has moved south to commit a number of gruesome murders in the Santa Barbara area, known as the "Original Night Stalker" series. The hunt for the perpetrator stalls due to lack of cooperation between jurisdictions and concerns of tarnishing the area's pristine image, leaving the community unaware of the predator in their midst. More 4 The Motherlode Air date: Jul 19, 2020 Michelle and her editors agree to push her book deadline after being granted access to the Orange County Sheriff's Department's East Area Rapist / Original Night Stalker (EAR/ONS) room. Poring over 37 boxes of files now occupying her daughter's playroom, Michelle and her researcher Paul Haynes explore the case of the "Visalia Ransacker," the perpetrator of a string of burglaries in the early '70s bearing striking similarities to EAR. More 5 Monsters Recede but Never Vanish Air date: Jul 26, 2020 Michelle's loved ones cope with her sudden death, but her work to unmask the Golden State Killer lives on. Inspired by McNamara's interest in genealogy and online DNA testing services, Contra Costa County forensics chief Paul Holes reconstructs the killer's family tree with help from genetic genealogist Barbara-Rae Venter. After inheriting Michelle's 37 boxes of case files, researcher Paul Haynes and true-crime writer Billy Jensen work with Michelle's husband, Patton Oswalt, to finish her book. More 6 Walk Into the Light Air date: Aug 2, 2020 In the series finale, 72-year-old former police officer Joe DeAngelo's arrest unfolds in real time, and chilling facts materialize that illuminate Michelle's prescience in her book's epilogue, "Letter to an Old Man." Exclusive interviews with DeAngelo's relatives reveal early family trauma, and his double life as a suburban dad and serial predator, while his ex-fiancée also details the behavior and warning signs that lead her to end their engagement. More I'll Be Gone in the Dark: Season 1 Videos 1:19 I'll Be Gone in the Dark: Documentary Series Teaser 2:15 I'll Be Gone in the Dark: Documentary Series Trailer View All Videos (2) Tv Season Info Genre: Documentary Network: HBO Premiere Date: Jun 28, 2020 Exec. Producers: Liz Garbus, Dan Cogan, Michelle McNamara, Patton Oswalt, Dave Rath, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller Cast Amy Ryan as Michelle McNamara Amy Ryan News & Interviews for I'll Be Gone in the Dark: Season 1 TV Premiere Dates 2020 View All I'll Be Gone in the Dark: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Episode 1 Air date: Jun 28, 2020 A look at author Michelle McNamara's investigation regarding a violent predator she dubbed the "Golden State Killer," who terrorized California in the 1970s and '80s. More 2 Reign of Terror Air date: Jul 5, 2020 Michelle McNamara reflects on the 1984 murder of her childhood neighbor Kathy Lombardo, which she credits with planting the seed for her lifelong fascination with unsolved crimes. Local detectives who worked the East Area Rapist case in the '70s—and citizen detectives who picked up where they left off—discuss a proliferation of serial rape cases in Northern California at the time, discussing an era when victims were often too ashamed to speak out and sexual crime was minimized in the press. More 3 Rat in a Maze Air date: Jul 12, 2020 In 1979, law enforcement is thrilled when the East Area Rapist (EAR) attacks abruptly stop in Northern California, but in reality, EAR has moved south to commit a number of gruesome murders in the Santa Barbara area, known as the "Original Night Stalker" series. The hunt for the perpetrator stalls due to lack of cooperation between jurisdictions and concerns of tarnishing the area's pristine image, leaving the community unaware of the predator in their midst. More 4 The Motherlode Air date: Jul 19, 2020 Michelle and her editors agree to push her book deadline after being granted access to the Orange County Sheriff's Department's East Area Rapist / Original Night Stalker (EAR/ONS) room. Poring over 37 boxes of files now occupying her daughter's playroom, Michelle and her researcher Paul Haynes explore the case of the "Visalia Ransacker," the perpetrator of a string of burglaries in the early '70s bearing striking similarities to EAR. More 5 Monsters Recede but Never Vanish Air date: Jul 26, 2020 Michelle's loved ones cope with her sudden death, but her work to unmask the Golden State Killer lives on. Inspired by McNamara's interest in genealogy and online DNA testing services, Contra Costa County forensics chief Paul Holes reconstructs the killer's family tree with help from genetic genealogist Barbara-Rae Venter. After inheriting Michelle's 37 boxes of case files, researcher Paul Haynes and true-crime writer Billy Jensen work with Michelle's husband, Patton Oswalt, to finish her book. More 6 Walk Into the Light Air date: Aug 2, 2020 In the series finale, 72-year-old former police officer Joe DeAngelo's arrest unfolds in real time, and chilling facts materialize that illuminate Michelle's prescience in her book's epilogue, "Letter to an Old Man." Exclusive interviews with DeAngelo's relatives reveal early family trauma, and his double life as a suburban dad and serial predator, while his ex-fiancée also details the behavior and warning signs that lead her to end their engagement. More Critic Reviews for I'll Be Gone in the Dark Season 1 All Critics (40) | Top Critics (20) | Fresh (38) | Rotten (2) These details might seem superfluous, but as many of the series' interview subjects observe, the killer seemed possessed by a desire to desecrate and ruin the domestic solidarity of couples like Oswalt and McNamara. Jul 1, 2020 | Full Review… Laura Miller Slate Top Critic "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" is a compelling, flawed story of true crime and obsession - and its flaws are part of what make it so intriguing. Jun 30, 2020 | Full Review… Bill Goodykoontz Arizona Republic Top Critic "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" is more than a true crime documentary, although it succeeds in a terrifyingly brilliant way. Jun 29, 2020 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Kristen Lopez indieWire Top Critic It doesn't have all the answers - no one does - but it asks the right questions in the right way. Jun 26, 2020 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Tom Long Detroit News Top Critic A series that keeps its human core in a way that true crime offerings often don't. Jun 26, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review… Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Top Critic The more procedural parts of "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" are fascinating. Jun 25, 2020 | Full Review… Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Top Critic I'll Be Gone in the Dark as an account of a true-crime blogger's pursuit of a serial killer is a confused, confusing, and yet compelling piece of work. Jul 6, 2020 | Full Review… Glenn Garvin Reason Online I'll Be Gone in the Dark easily proves to be more striking and powerful than any fictional crime movie. Jul 1, 2020 | Full Review… Alci Rengifo Entertainment Voice Director Liz Garbus has adapted the book into the year's most fascinating murder documentary series. Jun 30, 2020 | Full Review… Tim Appelo AARP Movies for Grownups Not only shows how McNamara put the pieces together to catch the Golden State Killer, but it paints a fascinating portrait of McNamara herself. Jun 30, 2020 | Full Review… Joel Keller Decider But its examination of McNamara's life, relationships, burgeoning popularity, and untimely death two years before the publication of the book are what give this new show its specific power. Jun 30, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Jonathon Wilson Ready Steady Cut It pulls you in, yes, but it also reminds you of the ghoulishness at the heart of these fixations on true crime. Jun 29, 2020 | Full Review… Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com View All Critic Reviews (40) Audience Reviews for I'll Be Gone in the Dark: Season 1 3d ago A truly horrific story, ineptly told. Way too much emphasis on the pontificating widower of the late author. Joe S 4d ago Watching this in the dark !!! Sorcha S 6d ago If the first episode of this series is any indication of what is to come then I won't watch the rest of the episodes. There is a moment about three-quarters of the way through this episode where a woman describes being attacked and raped as a 15-year-old. It is truly compelling and terrifying all at the time. Nothing about it is manufactured. The vast majority of this episode is about McNamara and others' obsession with true crime. I don't have a problem with that so long as you don't exploit the victims in order to sell a documentary about obsession. The attempts to read parts of the books aloud to induce suspense and tension fall flat in my opinion, especially after the compelling description of being attacked and raped by a victim. I cannot imagine how this woman feels watching this documentary and finding out that what was done to her was less important than a person's obsession with what was done to her. In my opinion, the movie Zodiac does a far better job of showing this obsession in the form of Robert Graysmith, but it does so as part of the overall story. My fault findings are with Garbus and not with the late Michelle McNamara or Oswald Patton. Michael L 6d ago Even a non-true crime fan will enjoy this thrilling and suspenseful HBO series. 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