Marc Smerling
Director
A Wilderness of Error (2020)
Season 1
When Army surgeon Jeffrey MacDonald is sent to prison for killing his family, a storm of swirling narratives challenges our very ability to find the truth all the while overshadowing a chilling possibility: MacDonald may be an innocent man. Based on the best-selling book by Errol Morris.
Released Sept. 25, 2020
Episode 45 min
17+
Genres: Crime, Documentary
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Production Companies: Blumhouse Television, UCP, Rachael Horovitz Productions, FX Productions, Truth Media
Network: FX
Country: United States
Languages:
English
69
43
3.5
S1E1 - Girl in a Floppy Hat
Famed filmmaker Errol Morris is obsessed with one of America's most popularized true crimes: the murder of a pregnant wife and two young daughters on an Army base in 1970. Green Beret doctor Jeffrey MacDonald said a band of drugged-crazed hippies attacked his family, led by a girl in a floppy hat. Army investigators said MacDonald committed the murders.
Sept. 25, 2020, midnight
S1E2 - A Time of Suspicion
After an Army hearing frees Green Beret Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, his father-in-law demands a reinvestigation. But when he sees all the evidence, he's shocked by where it leads.
Sept. 25, 2020, midnight
S1E3 - Should the Jury Find...
Nine years after the murders of his pregnant wife and two young daughters, the guilt of Green Beret Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald is put to a civilian jury. The defense calls a surprise witness: The Girl in a Floppy Hat.
Sept. 25, 2020, midnight
S1E4 - When a Narrative Becomes Reality
Joe McGinniss' book, "Fatal Vision" paints a not-so-flattering picture of Jeffrey MacDonald, but new evidence may prove that MacDonald is innocent.
Oct. 2, 2020, midnight
S1E5 - A Wilderness of Error
Jeffrey MacDonald served more than 30 years in prison when a federal judge finally agrees to hear the new evidence in his case. Errol Morris heads to North Carolina believing the truth will finally come out.
Oct. 2, 2020, midnight
Network: FX
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 225 min.
Released: Sept. 25, 2020
Last Air Date: Oct. 2, 2020, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-MA / 17+
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