There’s no denying that TV is currently obsessed with true-crime series and movies, and networks aren’t about to slow down either.

We’ve seen Making A Murderer blow up, The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story won nine Emmy Awards, and there are no fewer than three specials planned to analyse the now 20-year-old case of murdered beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey.

The six-year-old girl was found beaten and strangled in her home in 1996, and the case captured the imagination of America.

The dramatic effort we’ll focus on here is from the Lifetime network, and Huffington Post aren’t sure it’s going to sit well with everyone:

Unlike CBS’ miniseries “The Case Of: JonBenét Ramsey,” which at least attempts to solve the murder with actual evidence (though it reaches dubious conclusions), Lifetime’s movie steers well clear of reality. It recreates Ramsey’s final days and the ensuing investigation into her murder with actors in the HIGHLY dramatic fashion we’ve come to expect from the network that gifted the world “Liz & Dick.”

In the trailer, released on Friday, young actress Payton Lepinski, playing Ramsey, narrates the unabashedly exploitative tale, which features a lot of serious acting and totally authentic dialogue like “What you do in the next 24 hours is going to decide the rest of your life.”  

I’m sure it will get the ratings it desires, but it may fall somewhat short on critical acclaim.

[source:huffpost]