Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes

📊 Series Specifications

Network Netflix
Episode Runtime ~172 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 3
Original Language EN
Creator Joe Berlinger

Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes (2026)

Created by Joe Berlinger
⭐ 3.5 / 5 (14 votes) 🎬 1 Seasons 📼 3 Episodes 🏷️ Documentary 📡 Ended
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Synopsis

Tracing Charles Manson's rise as a cult leader, the 1969 murders, and his trial, using unreleased prison recordings, interviews, and archival footage.

Seasons & Episodes

E1 The Family

At the height of the hippie movement, Charles Manson lures the young and disillusioned to follow him with promises of love, acceptance and no rules.

E2 The Devil's Business

Manson's control over his followers reaches its bloody apex, leading to a spree of brutal murders fueled by his vain delusions to trigger a race war.

E3 Trial of the Century

As Manson and the Family take center stage in the courtroom, their bizarre antics spark a grotesque spectacle that leaves behind a haunting legacy.