‘The Devil Next Door’: Release date, plot, cast, trailer, and all you need to know about Netflix's crime docuseries
Holocaust was unarguably the most horrifying thing that could have happened to human civilization. While millions lost their lives, those responsible were eventually brought to justice, one war crime at a time. And countries who have suffered in the hands of the Reich still continue to seek justice from their perpetrators. Netflix’s upcoming crime docuseries unravels one such war criminal- John Demjanjuk, whose brutality was akin to the treacherous Tsar- Ivan the Terrible. Decades after he was identified, he was tried in Israel for mass murder and crime against humanity. Netflix is about to bring you a killer docuseries titled' The Devil Next Door' which focuses on World War II and the atrocities of the Nazi regime. Here's all you need to know about it:
Release date
All five episodes of ‘The Devil Next Door’ will drop exclusively on Netflix, on November 4, 2019.
Plot
The World Wars might be a thing of the past, but its effects still continue to plague the society, especially those whose families have been wiped out during the Holocaust. ‘The Devil Next Door’ follows the story of John Demjanjuk, a Cleveland, Ohio resident, who was identified as the infamous guard at the Treblinka concentration camp in Poland. The retired Ukrainian-American autoworker had been living with his wife, children, and grandchildren in Cleveland, like a regular, next-door senior adult, going about his life, until a group of Holocaust survivors in the city saw his photograph and realized who he really was. It was decades after the world had finally gotten over the effects of war, but the Jews who lost their homes and near ones at that camp, could not forgive or forget. With events that followed, Demjanjuk was extradited to Israel and tried for his crimes, unraveling horrors of his crime and the war.
The limited series will take you through the finest details of exactly what went down in Treblinka and how Demjanjuk had a major role to play. The non-fiction story is accompanied by real footage of the war, the trial that took place in Israel, and the media frenzy which finally led to his death sentence in 2012.
Cast
The series features John Demjanjuk himself through archived footages and Yoram Sheftel, the Israeli attorney who represented Demjanjuk.
Showrunner
The limited series is directed by Daniel Sivan and Yossi Bloch, who are also producing the show, along with executive producers Dan Braun and Josh Braun. Director and editor, Daniel Sivan is known for other documentary films and shows like The Oslo Diaries (2018) and Censored Voices (2015).
Trailer
Watch the preview of the horrifying acts of the modern ‘Ivan the Terrible’. Just a single watch of the trailer will have you obsessed. A voice-over is heard saying that Demjanjuk is "One of the cruelest people who ever existed on Earth" and that sets the cue for one of the most anticipated stories from Netflix.
Where to watch
You can watch all episodes of part one of ‘The Devil Next Door’ exclusively on Netflix, on November 4.
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