21st Century Serial Killer: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

21st Century Serial Killer forensically researches the lives of the killers who can't stop killing, revealing how the grim opportunities, provided by the 21st century, played a part in a number of murders.

Criminologists, psychologists, journalists and detectives join family members of the victims to present an emotionally charged narrative.

From the world's first transgender killer to an image and celebrity obsessed homicidal teenager; from the scientific advances in forensic investigation to the first-time social media-led hunt for a missing victim, each episode features a storyline that could only have happened in the 21st century.

Featuring access to some of the real-life video and audio of the killers, alongside stylised reconstructions and interviews with those intimately involved, each story reveals the psychopathic behaviour in the beginnings of a serial killer's murderous journey. This is the series that brings science and the 21st century, to true crime.

Series details

• Title: 21st Century Serial Killer
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime
• Premiere date: 2018-11-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-01-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Really
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 39730
• TVDB ID: 358339

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-11-14; final listed air date 2019-01-09; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from 21st Century Serial Killer on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.