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Season 1 – American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders

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An investigative journalist pursuing a political conspiracy known as the Octopus is found dead in his hotel room; decades later, new details emerge.
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American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders — Season 1

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A handsomely produced delve into a truly far-out true crime tale, this American Conspiracy hooks its tentacles into viewers and doesn't let go.

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Graeme Blundell The Australian Brave and fascinating, it’s also a lesson in what can happen to investigative journalists when they enter dangerous unknown words... Mar 22, 2024 Full Review Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) Complete with Casolaro’s original contact, the new deep dive is sceptical but sympathetic. It understands how easily we can all lose our bearings. Mar 14, 2024 Full Review Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times "Frustration" is the word that leaps to mind... Rated: 2/4 Mar 2, 2024 Full Review Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media Unfortunately, this attempt at sensationalizing the otherwise tedious story drowns in never-ending reveals of (alleged) important information. Mar 12, 2024 Full Review Alison Lanier Pajiba It’s an absorbing and somewhat unhinged binge-watch, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t still thinking about it days later. Mar 11, 2024 Full Review Rohan Naahar The Indian Express The four-episode series is an absorbing character study of a man possessed, and a gripping conspiracy thriller with far-reaching implications. Mar 1, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ron K This documentary is way too long, mostly dull and hard to track, also the words "alleged" "allegedly" "they thought" and "probably" are the most used words in this documentary with no single real fact. This documentary is unfortunately a big mess. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/27/25 Full Review Shane S I work with NCIC. You may not like it but this doc shows how dirty the government can go. O limits. But that's every government. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/25 Full Review Audience Member This was good. Don’t believe all the negative reviews. They are all written by CIA operatives trying to get us to look the other way. I know the big old lady in the final episode…the one whose husband is an “auto mechanic” is the ring leader of the whole operation. Let’s bring her down! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/11/25 Full Review Demonic S While there's some interesting info in the beginning, The Octopus Murders becomes meandering, convoluted, and basically spins it's wheels for the entire span of the miniseries. This could have easily been edited down to one episode. Whether or not the vagueness of the series was because of an unseen hand is hard to be determined. Overall, pretty frustrating. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/08/24 Full Review Max C These people cannot be serious. I lost so many brain cells watching it. It’s like a toddler put this together during arts & crafts class. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/22/24 Full Review Brett A I was very interested in the subject matter, but the documentary was not well done. It was all over the place and difficult to follow. They made it clear that there are terrible things going on in our government agencies, but they never presented coherent theories. They attempted to explore some angles, but not successfully. I don't feel any more knowledgeable than when I started. Maybe another documentarian will take up this subject and do a better job. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/21/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Zachary Treitz

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Christian Hansen

Self

Zachary Treitz

Executive Producer

Chapman Way

Executive Producer

Maclain Way

Executive Producer

Juliana Lembi

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 28, 2024 The End Photojournalist Christian Hansen continues the work of Danny Casolaro, a reporter who mysteriously died while investigating a major political conspiracy. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 28, 2024 The Trap Door Through Danny's research, details surface of an alleged global government surveillance network; in 1981, a triple murder fuels suspicions. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 28, 2024 The Game Danny's investigation takes a turn when he uncovers a twisted web of organized crime that implicates the U.S. intelligence community. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 28, 2024 The Monster In his final days, Danny inches closer to answers, but his death raises more questions; years later, Christian makes discoveries of his own. Details

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Season Info

Director
Zachary Treitz
Executive Producer
Zachary Treitz, Chapman Way, Maclain Way, Juliana Lembi, Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Mel Eslyn
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Documentary, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 28, 2024
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