HBO announces release date for 'The Jinx -- Part Two', sequel to 2015's hugely popular documentary
Los Angeles, California (Release): The HBO Original six-part documentary series 'The Jinx -- Part Two', produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Andrew Jarecki (HBO’s 'The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst'), debuts Sunday, April 21 at 10-11pm ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. New episodes will debut subsequent Sundays at the same time.
'The Jinx -- Part Two' is a new six-episode continuation of the groundbreaking Emmy-winning documentary series 'The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst', from Jarecki, which debuted on HBO in 2015. In 'Part Two', the filmmakers continue their investigation for the next eight years, uncovering hidden material, Durst's prison calls, and interviews with witnesses who had not come forward until now.
The 2015 global sensation 'The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst' unraveled one of the most notorious unsolved criminal cases, exposing long-buried information discovered during the filmmaker’s decades-long investigation of real estate billionaire Robert Durst and culminated in a stunning finale.
Just hours before that last episode aired, Durst was arrested for the murder of his longtime friend Susan Berman in Los Angeles. 'The Jinx -- Part Two' meticulously chronicles the continued investigation over the next eight years as Durst awaited and sat trial, uncovering new information and following the prosecutor’s case as it unfolded.
The series brings to light material including interviews with Durst associates who had never before come forward, phone calls Durst made from jail to his friends, family, and lawyers, and video footage from the interrogation room where prosecutors interviewed him after his arrest. The series also features candid interviews with both prosecution and defense lawyers, as well as interviews with jurors and the trial judge.
With unparalleled access to the key players in the murder trial, and with pinpoint precision and clarity, 'The Jinx -- Part Two' continues to excavate the world of a killer who managed to evade justice for over three decades.