Murder Among the Mormons
A true crime series about a master forger and murderer.
Murder Among the Mormons is an American true crime documentary miniseries that examines Mark Hofmann, a prolific forger whose creations targeted the Latter Day Saint movement. The three-episode series, executive produced by Joe Berlinger, premiered on Netflix on March 3, 2021.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Documentary
- Director
- Jared Hess; Tyler Measom
- Country
- United States
- Episodes
- 3
- Music
- Joel Goodman
- Executive producers
- Joe Berlinger
- Ryan O'Dowd
- Jared Hess
- Tyler Measom
- Producer
- Jannat Gargi
- Cinematography
- Bianca Cline
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- The series was initially pitched as six episodes but was reduced to three when Netflix and BBC Studios joined the project.
- Jared Hess and Tyler Measom began research in 2017 and attempted to contact Hofmann, who did not respond to interview requests.
- Hofmann created explosive devices that resulted in two deaths.
Reception
Critics gave the series an 88% positive score on Rotten Tomatoes from 16 reviews, averaging 7.29 out of 10. The site's consensus calls it restrained, entertaining true-crime pulp that examines a community. Metacritic assigned a 74 out of 100, meaning generally favorable reviews. During its debut week, Nielsen reported 587 million minutes streamed, placing it third among original video-on-demand content.
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