Death Cap: The Mushroom Murders (2025)

Miniseries

A deadly beef wellington at a family lunch in Gippsland, Australia killed three and critically injured one. Erin Patterson, a suburban mom, was later convicted for the incident.

Released Dec. 16, 2025 Episode 60 min None+

Genres: Crime, Documentary

Keywords: imdb.tv-mini-series, mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series

Production Companies: Fifth Season, Dreamchaser Entertainment

Network: CNN

Country: United States
Languages: English

IMDb 2372

6.6

/299/

Trakt

/6/

TMDb

/1/

Letterboxd

3.3

/506/

S1E1 - The Crime

After three lunch guests die of poisoning from beef Wellington, police look to the one person who didn't fall ill. Was it luck, or something darker?

Dec. 16, 2025, midnight

S1E2 - The Pariah and the Prodigal Son

Police turn their attention to Erin's website history. As the trial draws near, the two sides battle over what evidence can be presented to a jury.

Dec. 16, 2025, midnight

S1E3 - The Trial

Erin enters the witness box, putting the trial into unchartered waters. A verdict arrives after intense deliberations, shaking everyone involved.

Dec. 16, 2025, midnight

CNN

60 min/ep

180 min

Dec. 16, 2025

Dec. 16, 2025, midnight

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