The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer (2017)

Season 1

A look at the hunt for California's Zodiac Killer, who murdered at least five people in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1960s and early '70s.

Released Nov. 14, 2017 Episode 50 min 14+

Genres: Crime, Documentary, History, Reality, Reality TV

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Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, A&E Crime Central Apple TV Channel, HISTORY Vault Apple TV Channel, HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Production Companies: Karga Seven Pictures, History Channel

Network: History

Country: United States
Languages: English, French

IMDb

6.7

/606/

Trakt

/45/

TMDb

/15/

Tomatoes

Mocean Melvin
Himself - Narrator

Sal LaBarbera
Himself - Lead Investigator

Craig P. Bauer
Himself - Code Team

Michael Butterfield
Himself - Consultant

Ryan Garlick
Himself - Code Team

Kevin Knight
Himself - Code Team

Ken Mains
Himself - Investigator

Mike Morford
Himself - Consultant

S1E1 - The New Suspect

A new hunt for the mysterious Zodiac Killer gains unprecedented access to files, unearthing a complicated cypher that may contain the killer’s name, and links between the Zodiac Killer and an unsolved case. A prime suspect with code training emerges.

Nov. 14, 2017, midnight

S1E2 - The Military Connection

The hunt uncovers clues that the Zodiac Killer may have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, as the team’s supercomputer identifies strange symbols in the killer’s code that would have been known to only a few when it was written. Sal and Ken find new evidence that may lead to the killer.

Nov. 21, 2017, midnight

S1E3 - A New Code Uncovered

The hunt uncovers a mysterious new cipher related to the Zodiac Killer, while the team’s supercomputer uncovers a strange lunar pattern linking the killings. A taunting riddle by the killer may lead to a body. A second prime suspect emerges.

Nov. 28, 2017, midnight

S1E4 - The Secret FBI Files

The hunt goes into high-gear as the FBI releases secret files on the mysterious Zodiac Killer, and a handwriting analyst connects the Zodiac’s letters to a taunting letter mailed 3,000 miles away in Albany, NY. The code team has a massive breakthrough on the Z-340.

Dec. 5, 2017, midnight

S1E5 - The Code is Cracked

Sal and Ken investigate San Francisco, the epicenter of the Zodiac Killer murders, as the Code Team announces extraordinary news: A team member has solved the Zodiac’s infamous Z340 code, which has eluded codebreakers for 50 years.

Dec. 12, 2017, midnight

Watch Trailer

History

50 min/ep

250 min

Nov. 14, 2017

Dec. 12, 2017, midnight

Ended

TV-14 / 14+