“American Murder: Laci Peterson” is currently the most popular show on Netflix, according to the platform’s public ranking system.
The new true crime docuseries dives into the murder of Laci Peterson, who was eight months pregnant when she disappeared from her home in Modesto, California in Dec. 2002. The remains of Peterson and her unborn son were discovered four months later.
Presented in three episodes, the show explores the media frenzy surrounding her murder and her husband Scott Peterson’s arrest and trial for the crime.
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“Bad Monkey”
The top show on Apple TV+ is “Bad Monkey,” which premiered on Aug. 14.
Set in South Florida, the black comedy-drama follows a former police detective working as a restaurant health inspector. He’s drawn back into the world of criminal investigations, however, after the discovery of a severed human arm on a tourist fishing trip.