Armie Hammer Special Among New True Crime Slate at ID and Discovery+
variety.comSelome Hailu ID and Discovery+ announced an extensive slate of true crime specials, original series and reboots, including a special about the alleged crimes of Armie Hammer and his family.“House of Hammer” (working title) will examine different scandals over the course of five generations of Hammer’s family.
The special uses “a trove of archive and interviews from survivors and family members” to investigate “a dysfunctional dynasty with its male characters exhibiting all the devastating consequences of privilege gone wild.”In August, ID and Discovery will debut the specials “Menendez Brothers: Misjudged?,” which considers whether the 1996 conviction of Joseph and Erik Menendez for the murders of their parents may actually be the story of two abuse victims; “Who Killed Biggie and Tupac?” (working title) with new interviews and insight about the shootings of both rappers; “Mary Kay Letourneau: Notes on a Scandal,” which revisits the story of the 34-year-old teacher who was convicted for raping her 12-year-old student Vili Fualauu, who she later married; and “The Killer Nanny,” which reexamines evidence from the murder trial of British au pair Louise Woodward. “Gabby Petito: An ID Murder Mystery” will debut in October, exploring Petito’s disappearance and death by breaking down her relationship with Brian Laundrie, her fiancé who killed her.New series and reboots at ID and Dicovery+ include “Disappeared,” “Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry?,” “Wild Wicked West” (working title) and “Murderer Next Door.”“Disappeared” is adapted from ID’s podcast of the same name and aims to find answers to the stories of several missing persons. “Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry” is being revived after a seven-year hiatus to highlight the crimes of.
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