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Unbelievable waa released on Netflix on Friday, September 13 with all eight episodes available in one go. The series is based on the true story of an 18-year-old woman who reported a rape but was later accused of lying and faced up to a year in jail. Taking on the leads are Emmy winners Toni Colette and Merritt Wever, who portray the two female police officers who helped solve the original case and many more in 2011.
How to watch Unbelievable online and download
Unbelievable is available to watch exclusively on Netflix.
The entire series premiered on Netflix worldwide today, so you will be able to binge-watch all eight episodes over the weekend.
To watch Unbelievable, you can sign up to a 30-day free trial of Netflix.
After the trial is complete, in the UK you can subscribe to Netflix from £5.99 per month.
Netflix also has a download option, which means you can watch episodes of Unbelievable on the go via the Netflix app.
What is Unbelievable on Netflix about?
Unbelievable on Netflix is inspired by the true story of what happened to an 18-year-old American woman in 2008.
The series source material is taken from the 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning article 'An Unbelievable Story of Rape,' written by T Christian Miller, Ken Armstrong and the This American Life radio episode titled Anatomy of Doubt.
In the series Unbelievable, the victim is given the name Marie, who is played by Kaitlyn Dever.
Marie, who was living in Lynwood, Washington was raped at knifepoint by a man in the early hours of the morning.
However, the attacker was very careful, making sure he left no traces of evidence behind.
Marie reported the rape to police but was accused of false reporting and faced a year’s prison sentence if she did not take a plea deal.
Meanwhile, for almost two years, Marie’s attacker was able to roam free, carrying out more attacks on women across the United States.
Similar cases to Marie’s were reported to the police and the attacker was eventually caught by two Colorado female detectives in 2011.
The official Netflix synopsis reads: “When teenager Marie Adler (played by Kaitlyn Dever) files a police report claiming she's been sexually assaulted by an intruder in her home, the investigating detectives, as well as the people closest to her, come to doubt the truth of her story.
“Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away, detectives Grace Rasmussen (Toni Colette) and Karen Duvall (Merritt Wever) meet while investigating an eerily similar pair of intruder rapes and partner to catch a potential serial rapist.”
Who stars in Unbelievable on Netflix?
Kaitlyn Dever stars as 18-year-old Marie in Unbelievable.
Dever is best known or playing Gwen Thompson in An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong and Loretta McCready in Justified.
Oscar-nominated actress Toni Colette portrays the real Detective Grace Rasmussen in Unbelievable.
Colette is best known for the films Spotswood and Muriel's Wedding.
Merritt Wever stars as detective Karen DuVall in Unbelievable.
Wever is best recognised for playing Zoey Barkow in Nurse Jackie, for which she won the Emmy award for Outstanding Supporting Actress.
Other credits include New Girl, The Walking Dead and Birdman.
Dumplin’s Danielle MacDonald stars in Unbelievable as the victim of the same rapist and House of Cards star Elizabeth Marvel plays Judith, Marie’s foster mother
Comedian Bridget Everett also features in Unbelievable, alongside Dale Dickey, Liza Lapira, Eric Lange and Vanessa Bell Calloway.
Unbelievable is streaming on Netflix now
References
- ^ IS UNBELIEVABLE BASED ON A TRUE STORY? (www.express.co.uk)
- ^ HOW MANY EPISODES ARE IN UNBELIEVABLE ON NETFLIX? (www.express.co.uk)
- ^ UNBELIEVABLE RELEASE DATE, CAST, TRAILER, PLOT (www.express.co.uk)
- ^ WHO IS IN THE CAST OF UNBELIEVABLE? (www.express.co.uk)
