Murder Mountain (TV series)
Murder Mountain is an American true crime documentary television series that premiered on Netflix on December 28, 2018.[1] The show covers an area of Northern California's Humboldt County, including the local marijuana industry, and multiple disappearances and murders that have occurred in the surrounding mountain range.[2] Much of the show follows the case of 29-year-old Garret Rodriguez, a cannabis grower who was found murdered in the region in 2013.[3][4]
| Murder Mountain | |
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| Genre | True crime |
| Directed by | Joshua Zeman |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Lightbox |
| Distributor | Netflix |
| Release | |
| Original network | Netflix |
| Original release | December 28, 2018 |
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Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Redwood Curtain" | December 28, 2018 |
| 2 | "Paradise Lost" | December 28, 2018 |
| 3 | "Frontier Justice" | December 28, 2018 |
| 4 | "The Alderpoint 8" | December 28, 2018 |
| 5 | "Breaking Point" | December 28, 2018 |
| 6 | "The Last Outlaws" | December 28, 2018 |
Reception
Murder Mountain has received mostly positive reviews. Writing for The Daily Beast, Melissa Leon said that though it is "not the next Making a Murderer ... Murder Mountain is an eye-opening watch".[5] Lea Palmieri of Decider wrote, "if a weed farm and several unexplained missing persons doesn't add up to a compelling binge-watch, then nothing does".[6]
Officials in the Humboldt County area criticized the series and expressed worry over the potential long-term effects on local tourism and economic development.[7] The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office questioned the accuracy of the series, calling it "one side of a highly sensationalized story".[8]
References
- Davies, Alex (2019-01-03). "Murder Mountain season 2 Netflix release date: Will there be another series?". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- Clarke, Stewart (November 21, 2018). "Netflix Takes a Trip to 'Murder Mountain' in True Crime Series From Lightbox". Variety. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- O'Keeffe, Jack. "Netflix's New True Crime Series Will Make You Reconsider Where You Get Your Weed". Bustle. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- Ard.com | (2018-12-30). "Editor's note: Some thoughts on 'Murder Mountain'". Times-Standard. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- Leon, Melissa (2019-01-01). "Netflix's 'Murder Mountain': Where Marijuana Can Kill". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- "'Murder Mountain' on Netflix: Everything to Know About 2019's First Hit Crime Series". Decider. 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- Reyes-Velarde, Alejandra (January 9, 2019). "Humboldt County Sheriff's Office blasts Netflix over 'Murder Mountain' series". Los Angeles Times.
- Mukherjee, Shomik (March 20, 2019). "'How to respond to Netflix's 'Murder Mountain?' Humboldt County officials grapple with the question". Mercury News.
