4 True-Crime Documentaries to Stream This Weekend if You’re Done Watching Netflix’s Maternal Instinct

ABC docuseries Scamanda features Charlie Webster, Rachel Leighson, Chris Savery, and Ruby Singleton. Official synopsis for Scamanda reads, “With Nancy and Detective Martinez on the case, the IRS takes an interest in Amanda's story, tracing the money that came through Amanda's website and subpoenaing years and years of Amanda's medical files.” Based on the popular true crime podcast of the same name, the docuseries revolves around a woman who faked her cancer and gained a huge amount of money, gifts, and fame. Fans can stream it on Hulu and Disney+.

The Crash is yet another must-watch true-crime documentary from Netflix, focusing on the 2022 double murder case of Mackenzie Shirilla. It features a teen crashing her car into a building and killing her boyfriend and his friend. While it seems like an unfortunate accident, it later turns into a murder case. It is based in Strongsville, Ohio, and the investigation reveals shocking details. To know whether it was really an accident or a planned murder, stream The Crash on Netflix.

Netflix docuseries Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart features the incident revolving around Elizabeth Smart, 14, who was kidnapped from her home in Utah in 2002. A well-known abduction case turned into a docuseries featuring firsthand testimony along with Elizabeth’s family and associated investigators who worked on her kidnapping case. At the time, it had become one of the most intense and widely covered cases in the area.

The Dominic Sivyer-directed Netflix docuseries, The Investigation of Lucy Letby, features a shocking investigation. The synopsis reads, “Examines the case of Lucy Letby, the neonatal nurse convicted of fatally harming infants. The film includes never-before-seen footage and unparalleled and exclusive access to those central to the case.” It features unseen footage and unaired insider accounts of the case. This unexpectedly harrowing documentary is about a neonatal nurse who has been charged with infant murders from the hospital where she worked.