For many who didn’t stream or learn each day protection of the Karen Learn trial, Netflix has proposed a neater resolution to get in on the riveting case: a three-part documentary.
The streaming behemoth introduced the deliberate restricted sequence on Thursday in a press launch highlighting the controversy that engrossed true-crime followers not simply in Larger Boston however throughout the nation.
“The ongoing case has inspired plenty of conversation, and the as-yet-untitled documentary series will explore what happened in the days leading up to O’Keefe’s death. It is currently in production with Sandpaper Films with co-directors Danielle Johnson and Rob Miller,” the corporate wrote in its announcement. “Check back here for more updates on the doc series in the coming months.”
Learn, 44, of Mansfield, is charged with second-degree homicide, OUI manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident inflicting the dying of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, who was 46 when he died within the early morning hours of Jan. 29, 2022. The case led to mistrial on July 1 and prosecutors say they intend to retry it. The brand new trial is because of be scheduled on Monday.
“The team feels immensely privileged to be bringing this important series to a Netflix global audience,” Johnson and Miller advised Netflix. “It is a case that has garnered a huge amount of public attention and has far-reaching implications. We are also mindful that this is a hugely sensitive case and we are determined to treat all those involved with the respect and consideration they deserve.”
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