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      2022 Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller TRAILER for Black Bird: Limited Series Trailer List Black Bird: Limited Series Trailer Black Bird: Limited Series Trailer 2:20 View more videos
      98% Tomatometer 80 Reviews 95% Audience Score 500+ Ratings Inspired by actual events, when high school football hero and decorated policeman’s son Jimmy Keene is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison, he is given the choice of a lifetime — enter a maximum-security prison for the criminally insane and befriend suspected serial killer Larry Hall, or stay where he is and serve his full sentence with no possibility of parole. Keene quickly realizes his only way out is to elicit a confession and find out where the bodies of several young girls are buried before Hall’s appeal goes through. But is this suspected killer telling the truth? Or is it just another tale from a serial liar? Read More Read Less Watch on Apple TV+ Stream Now

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      Dennis Lehane's penchant for authentic grit is on full display in Blackbird, an absorbing prison drama distinguished by its moral complexity and elevated by an outstanding ensemble.

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      Kristen Lopez indieWire It’s a tone poem more than a plot-driven television show. It interrogated masculinity in a way that invited people in with a crime story, only to leave them with a call for deeper introspection about how we all move through the world. Rated: B+ Aug 22, 2022 Full Review Andrew Male Times (UK) This is Egerton’s show and he is utterly convincing as a man with nothing left to save him but the art of the con. Aug 5, 2022 Full Review Nick Schager The Daily Beast There may be more serial killer screen performances in movies and TV than there are actual serial killers, and yet Paul Walter Hauser’s turn in Black Bird is one for the ages. Jul 30, 2022 Full Review Pramit Chatterjee Digital Mafia Talkies [Taron] Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser are the poster boys of Black Bird, and they earn the hell out of that spot. Both of them physically and psychologically transform into their respective roles and play off of each other so beautifully. Rated: 3/5 Jul 20, 2023 Full Review Aaron Phillips But Why Tho? A Geek Community Black Bird is an enjoyable series, but in the genre of true crime stories, it underdelivers overall. Rated: 7/10 Jan 14, 2023 Full Review Alysha Prasad One Room With A View At once feels so small yet so universal... Through this exaggerated, dark humour, we’re shown the true nature of the world and the humans who inhabit it. Rated: 5/5 Oct 24, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Ryan B A little slow to get going and Larry Hall’s character isn’t quite as gripping as other serial killers who have been portrayed but this is still a very good 6 part series on the true story of Jimmy Keene and his task of befriending a monster of a man in order to secure his own freedom. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/07/24 Full Review Deepak S Absolutely simply amazing! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/24/24 Full Review Karen M Taron Egerton y Paul Walter hacen un papel extraordinario. Una serie que tiene los elementos para ser un clásico en este genero. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/15/24 Full Review Aldis H Staggering. Never seen anything like it. The acting is ridiculous across the board, but Paul Walter Hauser is a revelation; his was one of the best performances I've ever seen. I was not surprised he won the Golden Globe and the Emmy. I would have been angry had he not. I don't even have to check out the other nominees. I cannot wait to watch other stuff he's done. I rarely get excited about an actor, but man, he is in some rarified air. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/24 Full Review Michael D A long time for very little to actually happen and more about Keene (and family) than Hall. The essence of the series seems to be Keene's ‘Road to Damascus' with Hall the unwitting catalyst. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/24 Full Review Chucho C Grandes elementos juegan en esta serie, impecables actuaciones, buen guión, score y una historia increíblemente real. Una joya que no se deben de perder. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/24/24 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episode 1 Aired Jul 8, 2022 Pilot Jimmy Keene is living in the fast lane -- until he gets a 10-year prison sentence; behind bars, he's approached about a high-stakes deal for freedom. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 8, 2022 We Are Coming, Father Abraham Agent McCauley prepares Jimmy for the mission; Detective Miller questions Larry about the missing women, leading to a polygraph test. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 15, 2022 Hand to Mouth Struggling with his transition to maximum security prison, Jimmy initiates a friendship with Larry; new holes in Larry's stories are uncovered. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 22, 2022 WhatsHerName In the aftermath of a prison riot, Jimmy and Larry find themselves with time to learn more about each other. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 29, 2022 The Place I Lie Jimmy's mounting fear and paranoia compel him to provoke Larry; McCauley and Miller have a breakthrough; Larry's therapist grows concerned. Details Episode 6 Aired Aug 5, 2022 You Promised Jimmy reaches his breaking point; Larry becomes suspicious; McCauley and Miller talk to an important person in Larry's life. Details

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      Season Info

      Creator
      Dennis Lehane
      Executive Producer
      Dennis Lehane, Taron Egerton, Michaël R. Roskam, Bradley Thomas, Dan Friedkin, Ryan Friedkin, Richard Plepler, Scott Lambert, Alexandra Milchan, Kary Antholis, Jimmy Keene
      Network
      Apple TV+
      Rating
      TV-MA
      Genre
      Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Jul 8, 2022
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