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Limited Series – Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer

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Young detective Gil Carrillo and legendary homicide investigator Frank Salerno race against the clock to stop a nocturnal monster responsible for a series of seemingly disconnected murders and sexual assaults in 1985 Los Angeles.
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Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer — Limited Series

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Critics Consensus

Though Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer succumbs to the sensational side of true crime, it paints a fascinating, chilling portrait of a killer and the city he terrorized.

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Alessa Dominguez BuzzFeed News 04/05/2022
A new documentary turns “Night Stalker” Richard Ramirez’s reign of terror into a one-dimensional police procedural. Go to Full Review Aja Romano Vox 01/25/2021
Night Stalker's focus on the hunt for Ramirez keeps the series at a steady pace, but it's also pretty dry storytelling, a mostly straightforward, uneventful recounting of events, attacks, eyewitness sightings, and police chasing down leads. Go to Full Review Amy Nicholson FilmWeek (LAist) 01/16/2021
I was off-put by the salaciousness of it... It does not congeal to me at all. Go to Full Review Olive St. Sauver But Why Tho? A Geek Community 02/04/2023
Netflix’s ‘Night Stalker’ Gets Bogged Down by its Sensationalist Framing Go to Full Review Steve Murray ArtsATL 03/06/2021
Disturbing but not salacious, the series does a good job of showing how hard work went into finding a psycho whose methodology was all over the place, and thus more difficult to profile. Go to Full Review Jonathan DeHaan Nightmare on Film Street 03/01/2021
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As a documentary, Night Stalker is a little too True Detective for its own good but it is still an informative watch for anyone wanting to learn more about the Richard Ramirez investigation. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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mariaeduarda O 12/15/2024 esse cara me assustou real gent. See more Abdelouahed B 12/24/2023 i really liked itt and how they built it See more Alex C @sugarcookie 07/07/2023 It kept me entertained enough to watch in one sitting. That cop was willing to ruin the relationship between himself with his wife and kids to solve this case. See more Gareth v @geewah 06/24/2023 A compelling and well constructed docu-series. The use of archival footage, photos etc, combined with the 2 key investigating officers ability to bring the case to life with their recollections makes this one of the better true crime doco's in recent years. See more David F @dfulmer 02/16/2023 This was a good true crime documentary about a serial killer in Los Angeles in the 1980s. It was mostly told from the perspective of the detectives who were investigating the crimes and the interviews with the two main detectives were exhaustive and fascinating to watch. See more LEOR 08/23/2022 One of the best and the most Satisfying True Crime docs ive watched See more Read all reviews
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Gil Carrillo

Actor

Frank Salerno

Actor

Tiller Russell

Executive Producer

Tim Walsh

Executive Producer

Eli Holzman

Executive Producer

Aaron Saidman

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 13, 2021 Devil in the City of Angels A series of murders, rapes and kidnappings baffles police until Detectives Gil Carrillo and Frank Salerno start connecting the crimes. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 13, 2021 Anyone Could Be Next A rapidly rising body count takes a toll on Detectives Carrillo and Salerno, but an impounded vehicle may lead to a break. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 13, 2021 Lock. Your. Doors. A missed opportunity to catch the Night Stalker frustrates detectives, as does a mayor who divulges evidence to the press. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 13, 2021 Manhunt Detectives identify their suspect and embark on a manhunt, but it's the public that rises up to stop the Night Stalker's deadly reign of terror. Details

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Tiller Russell, Tim Walsh, Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Documentary, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 13, 2021
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