From Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 director Joe Berlinger, the Netflix docu-series “Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel” proved to be a massive hit with subscribers, and the streaming service has announced today that THREE more seasons have been ordered up.
Netflix notes, “45 million households chose to watch season one, Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel, in the first four weeks after it premiered in February 2021.”
Season two, Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer, premieres on December 29.
The press release details, “We always saw potential for Crime Scene to be an ongoing series about how certain locations became accomplices to crimes that took place there. Now, as part of our deepening creative partnership with Joe and on the heels of the high interest in season one, we are pleased to renew the series for three additional seasons — each tackling a new location with a dark past. The new seasons will again be produced by Imagine Documentaries and RadicalMedia, Joe’s production home for two decades, in association with Joe’s Third Eye Motion Picture Company.
“In the second installment coming Dec. 29, Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer will examine how the danger and depravity of New York’s Times Square in the late 1970s and early 1980s made it possible for one man to commit — and nearly get away with — unthinkable acts in a nearly-lawless area rife with drugs and sex work. These three episodes will delve into the social and systemic forces that allowed horrific crimes to go unnoticed for too long.
“Joe and team are already at work on the third and fourth seasons of Crime Scene. With each project, Joe’s masterful storytelling captivates audiences and kickstarts incredibly relevant conversations — and we are proud he has made Netflix his creative home for documentaries.”
