Episode 1
Chapter 1: Execution-Style Murder
52m7.0 / 10
In 1993, the execution-style killing of a Boston police officer sets off a frantic citywide search for suspects.
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Directed by Rémy Burkel
TV series
Trial 4
2020TV-MA1 season7.0 / 10
Innocent man. Guilty system.
Charged as a teen in the 1993 killing of a Boston cop, Sean K. Ellis fights to prove his innocence while exposing police corruption and systemic racism.
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Synopsis
Charged as a teen in the 1993 killing of a Boston cop, Sean K. Ellis fights to prove his innocence while exposing police corruption and systemic racism.
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Episode 2
Chapter 2: Usual Suspects
56m7.0 / 10
Police home in on a suspect, a 19-year-old named Sean K. Ellis. Boston journalists and cops recall another murder case that fanned racial tensions.
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Chapter 3: Three Trials
58m8.0 / 10
As Ellis and his lawyers recount his first jury trial, former jurors share their decision processes. A witness's statements are put to the test.
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Chapter 4: Badge Of Shame
54m7.0 / 10
Journalists expose corruption in the Boston Police Department, inspiring Ellis to seek a new trial and perhaps a new lawyer.
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Chapter 5: Hidden Link
54m8.0 / 10
Ellis' attorney, Rosemary Scapicchio, remains dogged in her pursuit of the missing documents that may hold the key to her client getting a new trial.
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Chapter 6: A Taste Of Freedom
54m8.0 / 10
Knowing it's his last chance, Ellis nervously prepares for a fourth murder trial. Also, an investigator searches for an old witness.
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Chapter 7: Black Irish
1h7.0 / 10
As the voters of Suffolk County prepare to elect their next district attorney, Scapicchio digs into who funded the reward for Ellis' conviction.
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Chapter 8: Worst Case Scenario
52m7.0 / 10finale
The election of a new district attorney gives Ellis reason to hope. Later, a hush-hush press conference puts everyone on edge.
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More about Trial 4
Cast
Sean EllisSelf
Rosemary ScapicchioSelf - Defense Attorney for Sean Ellis
Mary Jackie EllisSelf - Sean Ellis' Mother
Jillise McDonoughSelf - Co-Defense Counsel for Sean Ellis
William C. DwyerSelf - Former Detective, Boston Police Department
David MurraySelf - Sean Ellis' Uncle
David DuncanSelf - Defense Attorney for Sean Ellis 1993 - 2001
Toni LocySelf - Former Reporter, The Boston Globe
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Miniseries
- Episodes
- 8
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
Netflix
GaumontUnited States
Themes
1990sminiseriespolicetrue crime
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