# The Innocent Man on Netflix **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, netflix\ **Created:** [June 9, 2019, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-innocent-man-on-netflix/835234 "2019-06-09T00:22:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-innocent-man-on-netflix/835234/1 "2019-06-09T00:22:27Z")
Have any of you watched this show? I started it yesterday and could not stop watching it. I binge watched the whole thing. It’s a true crime story based on a book by John Grisham from back in 2006. I’d never read the book and had never heard of these cases. I highly recommend this series. My emotions were all over the place. It made me so angry _and_ it made me cry. This review agrees with me that this is a must watch show. > **[The Innocent Man Review: Netflix True Crime Series Digs Deep](https://collider.com/the-innocent-man-review-netflix/#poster)** > > The Netflix true crime series 'The Innocent Man' stands out as unique in the genre as the compelling murder mystery digs deep into the criminal justice system. ---
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-innocent-man-on-netflix/835234/2 "2019-06-10T18:07:41Z")
Not to be confused with An Innocent Man…sad movie. Not sure if I could watch again ---
**Author:** ![blindboyard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blindboyard/32/2833_2.png) [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2019, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-innocent-man-on-netflix/835234/3 "2019-06-11T09:21:36Z")
I read the book, but think it only focused on one case, is there more than one on the series? ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2019, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-innocent-man-on-netflix/835234/4 "2019-06-11T12:52:47Z")
Yes, there are two cases in Ada that the show focuses on. I really admire the people who work with the innocence project. They are doing really good stuff. ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2019, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-innocent-man-on-netflix/835234/5 "2019-06-11T12:53:02Z")
I enjoyed the series. Thank you for mentioning it. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-innocent-man-on-netflix/835234/6 "2019-06-17T19:28:37Z")
Watched the whole damned thing yesterday. It was riveting, despite some pacing issues and odd filler choices (wtf was with the Yankee baseball scenes. I know Ron a baseball prospect, but still) It’s hard to have faith in human decency, let alone law enforcement, after watching stuff like this.