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Season 1 – Interrogation

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The interrogation of a young man who is charged and eventually convicted of brutally murdering his mother.
Interrogation — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Interrogation's "interactive" qualities are interesting, but ultimately get in the way of what could be a satisfying dramatic experience.

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Steve Greene IndieWire The crime drama lets you watch its middle eight episodes in any order, but it's more powerful as a straightforward story. Mar 19, 2020 Full Review Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times The show can be a little overheated, especially toward the top, but at most moments, something interesting is going on on-screen, and there are some fine, subtle performances among a smattering of less subtle ones. Feb 11, 2020 Full Review Inkoo Kang The Hollywood Reporter The most disappointing aspect of Interrogation may be the writers' reluctance to peddle uncertainty. Feb 7, 2020 Full Review Marty Brown Common Sense Media Ambitious, non-linear true crime show is edgy, satisfying. Rated: 4/5 Mar 23, 2020 Full Review LV Taylor AwardsCircuit.com It's well-acted with great dialogue and direct lending to some really great and compelling performances. The series is a well-executed yet innovative true-crime series that leaves you guessing. Rated: 3.5/5 Mar 19, 2020 Full Review Nick Venable CinemaBlend Interrogation couldn't have properly existed a decade ago, and thus John Mankiewicz & Anders Weidemann deserve special credit for trying something new, especially under the CBS umbrella. Rated: 3.5/5 Mar 19, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Andrei D Some good acting, some nice twists, but too focused on being fragmentary Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/03/24 Full Review karen m Interesting concept, and forgive it its slow burn, initially, but as this series continues, it just gets better and better. I think that it helps to see Eric grow up beyond his really aggravating priviledged teen self, but it's more the concept that kept me absolutely riveted: a Rashomon effect throughout the series. Each episode focusses brilliantly on one person's experience of the homicide, and reality is filtered through that. The prison scenes were the best (most gruelling, but completely without gratuitious flippancy), and David Strathairn unsurprisingly stole every scene yet again. Peter Sarsgaard also depicts a very compelling, ambiguous character, and I was really impressed at how Kyle Gellner carried the whole series (coming from me hating the sight of his Eric in the first episode). The women characters were without exception utterly fantastic, too - well drawn, realistic, none of them near one-dimensional - excellent writing and acting. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Interrogation is underrated. The nonlinear aspect (you can watch all but the first and last episodes in any order) actually works. We watched it in numerical episode order but it was clear that the order did not matter. Of course some episodes were "spoilers" for other episodes, but the director/writers did an excellent job of making the spoiler aspect irrelevant by revealing key aspects to the story and characters in every episode, regardless of the timeline. In a sense, they rendered the concept of a timeline spoiler less relevant to the storytelling. Watch it and you will understand. I think Interrogation will become better appreciated with time. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Loved this show! Binged in two days. I don't think the "pick an episode" is unsettling. We watched in the order provided. It is meant to revisit the case as a cold case detective would and as stated, it is not explored in linear order. The fact that it was not presented linear, gave me more to ponder, in my opinion. True Crime stories are my passion and this show did not disappoint. I did not come away from this show with an absolute opinion of guilt or innocence. It's an interesting watch and extremely well written and acted. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member This is an interesting concept for a series. The acting at times is a little wooden but overall it is really good. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Feb 5, 2020 Det. Dave Russell vs. Eric Fisher 1983 Eric Fisher, a 17-year-old kid with addiction issues, is taken into custody after his mother is brutally murdered in her San Fernando Valley home in 1983; Eric's devastated father, lawyer Henry Fisher, tries to help his son. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 5, 2020 I.A. Sgt. Ian Lynch vs. Eric Fisher 2003 In 2003, twenty years after the murder of Mary Fisher, Internal Affairs Officer Sgt. Ian Lynch is assigned to investigate Eric's claim of official misconduct against Russell. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 5, 2020 Det. Dave Russell vs. Kim Decker 1982 Eric meets Detective Russell for the first time to press charges against a former girlfriend; Eric throws a party at his apartment complex with the help of his older friend and neighbor Trey Carano that quickly spins out of control. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 5, 2020 L.A. County Psychologist Marjorie Thompson vs. Eric Fisher 1984 To receive a more lenient prison sentence, Eric pleads guilty and submits to an extensive psychological evaluation; Detective Russell, convinced of Eric's guilt, does his best to make sure Eric receives the harshest sentence possible. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 5, 2020 Det. Dave Russell vs. Chris Keller 1983 Eric's friend from rehab is interrogated about a crime he committed in New Mexico, which brings new information to light that may help Eric's defense; Eric is transferred from a juvenile facility to county jail. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 5, 2020 Henry Fisher vs. Eric Fisher 1992 As riots erupt after the Rodney King verdicts, Henry Fisher pays an emotional visit to Eric in prison and confronts him with a very difficult question; Eric, entangled in a deadly prison feud, must decide where his loyalties lie. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 5, 2020 Det. Carol Young & Det. Brian Chen vs. Melanie Pruitt 2005 Two decades after the murder, a series of newspaper articles about the Fisher case sways public sentiment in Eric's favor. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 5, 2020 P.I. Charlie Shannon vs. Eric Fisher 1996 Thirteen years after the murder, Eric faces his first parole hearing and a shot at an early release; Detective Russell is determined to keep Eric where he thinks he belongs; Eric hires private investigator Charlie Shannon. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 5, 2020 P.I. Charlie Shannon vs. Amy Harlow 2003 Private investigator Charlie Shannon travels to Mexico to track down Amy Harlow, an old friend of Eric's, who may be his last chance at getting out of prison; Eric learns that another inmate plans on killing him. Details Episode 10 Aired Feb 5, 2020 I.A. Sgt. Ian Lynch & Det. Brian Chen vs. Trey Carano 2003 Internal Affairs Sgt. Lynch and Detective Chen fly to Texas to interview Trey Carano, a former friend of Eric's, who shares his account of Eric's whereabouts in the days and hours leading up to the murder. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Anders Weidemann, John Mankiewicz, Henrik Bastin, Melissa Aouate, Ernest R. Dickerson
Network
Paramount+
Rating
TV-MA (L|V)
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 5, 2020