Apple TV+ series on murder of John Lennon: Know about directors, producers, release date
John Lennon. 'John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial' will have narration from 24 star Kiefer Sutherland. The docu-series promises to shed «new light on the life and murder» of the rock icon. It will also go into the investigation and conviction of his confessed killer, Mark David Chapman.
'Most thoroughly researched'
Apple TV+ claimed in a statement the series is «the most thoroughly researched examination of John Lennon’s 1980 murder, which shocked and saddened the world.» The New York City Police Department, the Board of Parole and the District Attorney’s office gave extensive Freedom of Information Act requests.
Interviews with eyewitnesses
The series features 'exclusive interviews with eyewitnesses, speaking for the first time, along with some of Lennon’s closest friends, revealing shocking details of Lennon’s tragic murder.' It will also have interviews with Chapman’s defense lawyers, psychiatrists, detectives and prosecutors.
Director, producers
Nick Holt (Responsible Child) and Rob Coldstream (Jade: The Reality Star Who Changed Britain) have directed the show. It has been and produced by Apple TV+ and 72 Films. Apple TV+ has not announced the release date for the series.
Fan kills John Lennon
John Lennon was killed on December 8, 1980, outside his New York apartment building. Chapman, a Beatles fan opened the fire. He told the police that he was inspired to murder the beloved musician by the hypocrisy-hating fictional misanthrope Holden Caulfield from J.D. Salinger’s iconic 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye.
He was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 20 years to life in prison. Chapman became eligible for parole in 2000, but he has been denied release 12 times.
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