CopyCat Killers: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This series goes behind the headlines of real-life murder cases which copy memorable slayings seen in Hollywood movies. Each episode features a mystifying murder scene and law enforcement's hunt for the killer. Whether it's two high school students terrorizing and killing a female classmate to copy the horror blockbuster Scream or the gruesome acts of pig farmer and serial killer, Robert Pickton, who copied Hannibal and fed his victims to his pigs - these horrific scenes actually happened but very few people know the real stories that led to these killings. CopyCat Killers includes interviews with investigators, family members of victims and forensic experts. The series also features high quality recreations, extensive archive and original documents from police case files.

Series details

• Title: CopyCat Killers
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime
• Premiere date: 2016-02-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-04-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: REELZ
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 11569
• IMDb ID: tt5545018
• TVDB ID: 308335

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-02-27; final listed air date 2016-09-03; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2017-06-03; final listed air date 2018-01-06; episode order: 20.
• Season 3: premiered 2018-07-13; final listed air date 2020-04-30.

Source and licence

Adapted from CopyCat Killers 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.