The Devil Next Door: Limited Series

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Critics Consensus

Compelling, but challenging, The Devil Next Door can be uncomfortable viewing, but essential interviews and an empathetic eye come together to shed light on an important story.

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Brad Newsome

Sydney Morning Herald

One of the most powerful things you'll see this year.

Nov 20, 2019

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Ashlie D. Stevens

Salon.com

That said, it's a chilling, often intriguing survey of an event that many of us may remember, but in our current political landscape is worth revisiting. This documentary - like history - should be deeply considered despite its imperfections.

Nov 13, 2019

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Dorothy Rabinowitz

Wall Street Journal

This saga of multiple legal battles, alive with passion and uncertainty, is filled with proofs leading here, twists leading there, until finally there are facts. That journey never loses an iota of its riveting force.

Nov 6, 2019

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Gabriella Geisinger

Digital Spy

Unfortunately, despite being a difficult but necessary watch, all The Devil Next Door did was leave this almost-question hanging in the last 15 minutes.

Nov 13, 2019

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Joel Keller

Decider

The Devil Next Door is a good revisiting of a case that has faded from a lot of people's minds. But to those who remember it, or even those who weren't around back then, it'll bring this important case back to life.

Nov 13, 2019

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Kate Hudson

Pajiba

It was a lot to fit into 5 episodes and could have benefitted with one or two additional eps in order to flesh out more of what was happening around the trial, instead of in it. Despite this, [it] is still worth your time.

Nov 8, 2019

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Gareth v

A thorough and compelling docu-series about a man accused of being a war criminal. While it is rather linear in it's telling of events, it does interview most of the remaining players to give you a good understanding of the power this trial had for it's time, and for the Jewish community.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/23/23

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Audience Member

Wow. What an intense docuseries. The court room scenes had me on the edge of my seat and in tears. Absolutely incredible.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/09/23

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tom m

Interesting. It seemed like a well-balanced treatment.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

There is only one absolute and certain conclusion to this documentary - extremely long lasting and deeply felt need for revenge can possibly lead to self-deception and blind justice. This is in many senses the stories of post WW2, the US and Israel in a combined nutshell, and about them no one can ever be determined.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/09/23

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Audience Member

Netflix has been selecting some interesting material for their documentary machine and this one will likely create a greater emotional response than most.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/09/23

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Audience Member

Fantastic, gripping, docs-series about a modern Nazi war criminal trial that reinvented how these trials are heard. Both justice and injustice are served, but the story itself keeps you getting if it's one that you are unfamiliar with. Absolutely worth watching in today's climate.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/09/23

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Episode 1

Aired Nov 4, 2019

The Devil Lives in Cleveland

In 1986, an unassuming Cleveland auto worker and grandfather is accused of being brutal Nazi death camp guard Ivan the Terrible.

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Episode 2

Aired Nov 4, 2019

Nightmares of Treblinka

As survivors of the Treblinka death camp take the stand against John Demjanjuk, his lawyers explore ways to challenge the accuracy of their testimony.

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Episode 3

Aired Nov 4, 2019

The Conspiracy

The authenticity of an ID card is questioned; Demjanjuk shifts his legal strategy; the defense hears about evidence found in a McDonald's dumpster.

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Episode 4

Aired Nov 4, 2019

Facing the Hangman

Demjanjuk testifies in his own defense, but his alibi raises questions; the fall of the Berlin Wall may lead to a trove of KGB evidence.

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Episode 5

Aired Nov 4, 2019

The Final Twist

Tensions run high in Israel and around the world as Demjanjuk's trial reaches its conclusion -- but even that is not the end of the story.

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Network: Netflix
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Original Language: English
Release Date: Nov 4, 2019

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