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The Lizzie Borden Chronicles

Name: The Lizzie Borden Chronicles
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2015-04-05
Cast: Christina Ricci, Clea DuVall, Cole Hauser, Bradley Stryker, Dylan Taylor

2015 | 1 seasons | 43 min | Crime, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a small audience and mixed reviews, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved The Sinner or Mr Inbetween, start here.
The mood: Dark and gritty.
The pace: One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, episodes of about 43 minutes, about 6 hours in all.
What might put you off: Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.
It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.

An intense and fictionalized account of actual events and people surrounding Lizzie’s life after her controversial acquittal of the horrific double murder of her father and stepmother in 1892.

How it earned its rating

CriticsBelow par
Mixed reviews
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsWeak
Nominated for 1 SAG Award.
Reach & staying powerWeak
Limited series that reached a small audience so far
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 58K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing