On Death Row (2012–2013)

TV ShowEndedDocumentary2 seasons, 8 episodes
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Plot

A two part series on an inside look at a maximum security prison in Texas featuring interviews with death row inmates.

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Episodes by season

Season014Episodes2012Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01James BarnesMarch 9, 2012—Werner Herzog interviews death row inmate James Barnes.
  2. S01E02Linda CartyMarch 16, 2012—Werner Herzog interviews death row inmate Linda Carty.
  3. S01E03Joseph Garcia and George RivasMarch 23, 2012—Werner Herzog interviews prisoners Joseph Garcia and George Rivas as they await execution in the United States.
  4. S01E04Hank SkinnerMarch 30, 2012—Werner Herzog interviews Hank Skinner, an inmate on death row.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season024Episodes2013Aired—Season avg
  1. S02E01Robert FrattaSeptember 3, 2013—Robert Fratta was a public safety officer in Missouri City, Texas, but is now facing the death penalty for organizing the murder of his ex-w
  2. S02E02Darlie RoutierSeptember 10, 2013—Filmmaker Werner Herzog explores a crime with no discernible motive. In 1996, two of Darlie Routier's young sons were brutally stabbed to de
  3. S02E03Blaine MilamSeptember 17, 2013—
  4. S02E04Douglas FeldmanSeptember 24, 2013—On 24 August 1998, Douglas Feldman, then 40, was driving his Harley-Davidson in Plano when an 18-wheel truck passed him and suddenly pulled

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Cast

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