I Am the Night (2019)

Directed by

Patty Jenkins

Genre

drama television series

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 122 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1965 Los Angeles, a teenager named Fauna Hodel searches for the truth about her biological family. She discovers her grandfather was a famous doctor suspected of being involved in the Black Dahlia murder case.

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What happens

I Am the Night is an American biographical period crime drama limited television series created and written by Sam Sheridan, and starring Chris Pine and India Eisley. Set in 1965, it focuses on Fauna Hodel, an adopted teenager who uncovers the truth behind her maternal ancestry, specifically her connection to her grandfather George Hodel, a renowned physician and suspect in the Black Dahlia murder. It is loosely based on Fauna Hodel's memoir, One Day She'll Darken (2008). Jefferson Mays, Connie Nielsen, Leland Orser, Yul Vazquez, Jay Paulson, and Golden Brooks appear in supporting roles. The series premiered on TNT on January 28, 2019, with a sneak peek of the first episode airing on January 27, 2019. A companion true-crime podcast, Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia was released in February 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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