The Jinx is back with part 2. HBO and director Andrew Jarecki have returned with a follow-up to the shocking true crime documentary series that ended with subject Robert Durst confessing to the killings that the documentary had been following on a hot mic.
Later, Durst was caught and put on trial. He died in 2022, so “The Jinx – Part Two” picks up where the first book left off and shows Durst’s murder trial while listening to his jailhouse phone calls.
“The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst.” this mesmerizing masterpiece took the world by storm upon its highly anticipated debut in 2015.
It premiered on Sunday, April 21 on HBO at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
The series will drop the latest six installments on the below dates:
- Chapter 7: Why Are You Still Here? – April 21
- Chapter 8: Friendships Die Hard – April 28
- Chapter 9: Saving My Tears Until It’s Official – May 5
- Chapter 10: The Unluckiest Man in the World – May 12
- Chapter 11 – May 19
- Chapter 12 – May 26 (finale)
Now Take a Look at the Official Synopsis of the Documentary
“Just hours before that last episode aired, Durst was arrested for the murder of his longtime friend Susan Berman in Los Angeles. ‘The Jinx – Part Two’ meticulously chronicles the continued investigation over the next eight years as Durst awaited and sat trial, uncovering new information and following the prosecutor’s case as it unfolded. The series brings to light material including interviews with Durst associates who had never before come forward, phone calls Durst made from jail to his friends, family, and lawyers, and video footage from the interrogation room where prosecutors interviewed him after his arrest. The series also features candid interviews with both prosecution and defense lawyers, as well as interviews with jurors and the trial judge.
With unparalleled access to the key players in the murder trial, and with pinpoint precision and clarity, ‘The Jinx – Part Two’ continues to excavate the world of a killer who managed to evade justice for over three decades.”
Because Jarecki continues with the story of Durst’s trials and incarceration, as well as the disclosures that followed, this second episode does not suffer from the absence of Durst’s direct involvement. (Durst died in 2022.)
The Jinx — Part Two deftly stretches itself to encompass even more horrifying disclosures, and by the time we reach the end of the book, we have a map at our fingers that outlines the full scale of Durst’s crimes and the aftermath of those crimes.
Reference: The Wrap and IGN