| Murder Among the Mormons | |
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| Genre | Documentary |
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| Music by | Joel Goodman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
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| Producer | Jannat Gargi |
| Cinematography | Bianca Cline |
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| Running time | 45-58 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Studios |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | March 3, 2021 (2021-03-03) |
Murder Among the Mormons is an Americantrue crimedocumentary television miniseries followingMark Hofmann, one of the most notable forgers in history, who created forgeries related to theLatter Day Saint movement.Joe Berlinger serves as an executive producer. It consists of three episodes and premiered onNetflix on March 3, 2021.[1]
The series follows Hofmann, one of the most accomplished forgers in history, who created forgeries related to the Latter-day Saint movement. Hofmann created explosive devices resulting in two deaths, and was exposed as a forger and sent to prison.[2][3][4]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Original release date [5] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | Jared Hess Tyler Measom | March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02) | N/A |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Jared Hess Tyler Measom | March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02) | N/A |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Jared Hess Tyler Measom | March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02) | N/A |
In 2017,Jared Hess andTyler Measom began conducting research on the story, met with those who participated in the series and attempted to contact Hofmann, who did not respond to requests for an interview.[6][7] The series was initially pitched as a six-episode series; however, when Netflix andBBC Studios joined the project, it was reduced to three episodes.[8]
OnRotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 88% based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 7.29/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Investigating an outrageous but true story with restraint,Murder Among the Mormons is entertaining true-crime pulp and a fascinating examination of a community."[9] OnMetacritic, it has a weighted average score of 74 out of 100, based on eight critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[10] In the week of its debut, the show was ranked third overall for original-contentVideo on Demand streaming, with 587 million minutes streamed, according to Nielsen.[11]
