The essential episodes of Accused: Guilty or Innocent?

Watch these 15 in order and you've got Accused: Guilty or Innocent? — each pick states its reason.

  1. 01

    S01E01 · Pilot · April 20, 2020 · 45m

    Wife Killer or Self-Defense?

    A man shoots his wife, and the crime is caught on camera; questions are asked if the act was a cold-blooded murder or a justified act of self-defense.

  2. 02

    S03E01 · Season 3 peak · May 26, 2022

    Deadly Veteran or Self-Protection8.0

    A US veteran shoots a wanted fugitive in the back.

  3. 03

    S03E03 · Top rated · June 9, 2022

    Failed My Child or Innocent Mother8.0

    A mother finds her child cold and her boyfriend nowhere to be seen. When the child dies and the boyfriend is found hanged, prosecutors may decide that she is to blame.

  4. 04

    S03E06 · Top rated · July 7, 2022

    Wife Killer or Medically Insane?8.0

    When a woman is stabbed to death by her husband of three decades, his defense argues that he was insane at the time of the killing.

  5. 05

    S03E09 · Top rated · July 28, 2022

    Killed My Wife or Staircase Fall?8.0

    When a mother is found fighting for her life at the bottom of the stairs of her home, suspicion falls on her firefighter husband. The defense claims that she sustained her injuries by falling down the stairs.

  6. 06

    S04E01 · Season 4 peak · January 12, 2023

    Screwdriver Stabbing or Defending My Family?8.0

    A young man stabs another man who assaulted his brother and attempted to steal from their family-run gas station. Was it attempted murder or self-defense?

  7. 07

    S04E02 · Top rated · January 19, 2023

    Murder Mastermind or Innocent Witness?8.0

    Police reopen the cold case of a young marine who was killed in a hotel room, and they charge the woman who was with him at the time.

  8. 08

    S04E03 · Top rated · January 26, 2023

    Killer Driver or Medical Emergency?8.0

    A man falls asleep while driving and kills a construction worker on the road.

  9. 09

    S04E07 · Top rated · March 2, 2023

    Nightclub Murder or Self-Defense Shooting?8.0

    An argument erupts outside a Florida nightclub; one man is killed and another is charged with murder.

  10. 10

    S05E01 · Season 5 peak · October 5, 2023 · 43m

    Protective Mother or Vigilante Murderer?8.0

    When a mother learns her daughter has been abused by the teenager’s estranged father, the police are called. But, before the investigation can gather speed, the father visits unexpectedly. A row ensues and the father is shot dead. Is she a mother protecting her children–or an angry killer?

  11. 11

    S06E08 · Season 6 peak · May 23, 2024 · 42m

    Cold-Blooded Killer or Bereaved Teen?9.0

    Two Houston parents are shot dead as they sleep, and their teenage son stands accused of murder. The legal battle deepens as new evidence is discovered. A jury must decide: Is this a bereaved son or a parent killer?

  12. 12

    S07E01 · Season 7 peak · March 20, 2025

    Jealous Killer or Fearful Victim? - Part 19.0

    A man suffers a violent beating by his ex-wife's new partner. The brawl ends with the attacker's killing. Did the accused kill in self-defense or murder a love rival?

  13. 13

    S07E02 · Top rated · March 20, 2025

    Jealous Killer or Fearful Victim? - Part 29.0

    A violent confrontation sees a grandfather shoot and kill his estranged wife's partner.

  14. 14

    S07E03 · Top rated · March 27, 2025

    Killer Teen or Fatal Accident?9.0

    A 16-year-old girl shoots her boyfriend dead with a vintage gun when he plays a prank on her. Was this a tragic accident or an angry overreaction to the prank?

  15. 15

    S07E05 · Top rated · April 10, 2025

    Violent Gunman or Brain Trauma Victim?9.0

    After a night out, a man awakes handcuffed to a hospital bed and blinded in one eye from a gunshot wound. He stands accused of trying to murder his fiancee and his neighbor but claims to have limited memory of the night before. Was this an act of extreme violence or the result of a traumatic brain injury?

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