The series boasts stars from Twin Peaks, Ant Man, Bojack Horseman and Happy Gilmore
Netflix has finally confirmed the future of a ‘sensational’ true crime series four years after it first aired.
It’s been a busy period in terms of true crime content for the streaming giant, with them recently releasing the first season of Worst Neighbor Ever. Consisting of four episodes, the series is from the creators of Worst Roommate Ever and Worst Ex Ever.
The series takes a deep dive into four different cases, each set in a seemingly close-knit neighborhood. Featuring eyewitness accounts from community members, sit-downs with law enforcement, and startling body-cam footage, Worst Neighbor Ever shines a light on tales of harassment, intimidation, and sometimes deadly violence.
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Released two weeks ago, it still sits in first place on Netflix’s top ten most watched programmes. It brought an end to Harlan Coben’s I Will Find You, with the author’s latest adaption once again bringing in high viewership.
Part of what’s made Netflix dominate the true crime genre is that they’re not afraid to hire actors to play victims and criminals. Series such as Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story proved to be colossal success stories for them.
Another hit for Netflix was The Watcher, which was a true-crime thriller from the minds of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, who went on to create the Monster anthology series. Despite being initially penned as a limited series, The Watcher had a second series greenlit.
The series followed a married couple who moved into their dream home in a fictionalized version of Westfield, New Jersey. However it wasn’t long until they were harassed by creepy letters signed by a stalker who goes by the pseudonym ‘The Watcher’.
The Watcher was based on a true story of a n unidentified person who stalked the owners of a house from 2014 to 2017. Despite being tormented they never moved out at the time due to fearing for their family’s safety.
Police, private investigators and former FBI agents were not able to locate who was sending the letters. Eventually, the couple sold their house in 2019, but the person who bought it has not been contacted by the Watcher.
Appearing in the series was Mulholland Drive’s Naomi Watts, Ant Man’s Bobby Cannavale, Your Friends & Neighbors’ Isabel Gravitt, The White Lotus’ Jennifer Coolidge, Bojack Horseman’s Margo Martindale, A Serious Man’s Richard Kind, Rosemary’s Baby’s Mia Farrow, Oz’s Terry Kinney and Happy Gilmore’s Christopher McDonald.
It’s now being reported by multiple production sources that the second series is preparing to start production sometime this year. ProductionWeekly are teasing that the cameras are set to begin rolling in October.
Bela Bajaria, the then-head of global TV at Netflix, said in a statement upon the renewal four years ago: “Audiences can’t take their eyes off Monster and The Watcher. The creative team of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, on Monster, along with Eric Newman, on The Watcher, are masterful storytellers [who’ve] captivated audiences all over the world.”
Providing an update in 2024, Executive Producer Eric Newman told Radio Times: “I can say nothing other than we’re very excited about the prospect of another season of The Watcher. That’s all I can say.”
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