American Murder: Gabby Petitominiseriesdocumentary

Netflix (main catalog) 02/17/2025

American Murder: Gabby Petito

2025

Julia Willoughby Nason, Michael Gasparro

Documentary

6.2

1,609

TV Series. Documentary

TV Series. Documentary

TV Miniseries. 3 episodes. In August 2021, 22-year-old Gabby Petito was killed by her fiance, Brian Laundrie, while the young couple was on a four month road trip across the United States documenting their “van life” journey on social media. Two months later, Laundrie was found to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and his parents were suspected of helping to cover up the murder. While taking viewers on a journey through ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Daniel Hart Ready Steady Cut	"A profoundly sorrowful true crime series that lays bare the tragic impact of social media facades and systemic oversights, which will leave viewers reflective and saddened. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Anita Singh Telegraph	"Netflix’s true-crime case asks many questions, including how far a mother would go to save her son from prison (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"We’re barely two minutes into the Netflix true-crime documentary series “American Murder: Gabby Petito' when we feel a lump in our throat."
		Greg Wheeler The Review Geek	"If you’re after a compelling true-crime documentary, you really can’t go wrong with Netflix’s selection, and American Murder: Gabby Petito is another solid entry in that category. (...) Rating: 7.5 (out of 10)"
		Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"This Netflix true crime production does everything right. Including covering racial bias in missing people cases. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Laura Jane Turner Digital Spy	"'American Murder: Gabby Petito' is the new true-crime documentary series to come from Netflix, and while it's a difficult watch, it represents the genre at its most impactful."
		Joel Keller Decider	"While [it] probably won’t tell you much more about the Petito case than what the news media did, some of the context it provides certainly gives the story more depth than the splashy tabloid headlines did."
		Ed Power Irish Times	"A chilling look at the darker reality behind the smiles on social media"

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