Confronting a Serial Killer

The series follows Jillian Lauren, as she lures and investigates Sam Little, the most prolific serial killer in American history.

Jillian Lauren initially began writing a mystery novel, and while interviewing detective Mitzi Roberts of The Los Angeles Police Department she told Lauren: "Well, I’m proud of them all, but I did catch this serial killer Sam Little once. That was pretty cool."^[7] Lauren began writing a non-fiction book about Little, and spent more than 40 hours interviewing him, where he confessed to multiple murders and sent her drawings of his victims.^[8] In December 2018, Lauren wrote about her experiencing interviewing Little for The Cut.^[9] Joe Berlinger read the article and thought it would be interesting for a feature-length film or documentary series and met with Lauren.^[10]

The series had its world premiere with the first two episodes debuting at South by Southwest on March 16, 2021.^[11][12] It premiered in the United States on Starz on April 18, 2021.^[13]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 83% based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 8.33/10.^[14] On Metacritic, the series holds a rating of 55 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[15]