A Wilderness of Error
From Emmy Award® winning producer Marc Smerling, Emmy Award winning studio Blumhouse and UCP, comes a five-part documentary series, A Wilderness of Error, based on the best-selling book by filmmaker and author Errol Morris, who also appears in the series. When Army surgeon Jeffrey MacDonald is sent to prison for killing his family, a storm of swirling narratives challenges our very ability to find the truth all the while overshadowing a chilling possibility: MacDonald may be an innocent man. Marc Smerling directs, and executive produces the series alongside Blumhouse Television and UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group. Additional executive producers include Michael Jackson and Rachael Horovitz, who acquired the rights to the book; Jason Blum, Jeremy Gold, Marci Wiseman, Mary Lisio, Dawn Olmstead and Jessica Grimshaw.
SEASON 1
SEASON 1
S1 E5 - A Wilderness of ErrorJeffrey MacDonald served more than 30 years in prison when a federal judge finally agrees to hear the new evidence in his case. Errol Morris heads to North Carolina believing the truth will finally come out.TV-MA | 10.02.2020 | 48m
S1 E4 - When A Narrative Becomes RealityWhen Joe McGinniss' book is published, the story it tells is not what convicted killer Jeffrey MacDonald had hoped for... New evidence is discovered that may finally prove Jeffrey MacDonald is innocent. The Girl in the Floppy Hat sits for an interview.TV-MA | 10.02.2020 | 42m
S1 E3 - Should the Jury Find...Nine years after the murders of his pregnant wife and two young daughters, the guilt of Green Beret Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald is put to a civilian jury. The defense calls a surprise witness: The Girl in a Floppy Hat.TV-MA | 09.25.2020 | 45m
S1 E2 - A Time of SuspicionAfter an Army hearing frees Green Beret Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, his father-in-law demands a re-investigation. But when he sees all the evidence, he's shocked by where it leads...TV-MA | 09.25.2020 | 39m
S1 E1 - Girl in a Floppy HatFamed filmmaker and writer Errol Morris is obsessed with one of America's most popularized true crimes - the murder of a pregnant wife and two young daughters on an Army base back in 1970.TV-MA | 09.25.2020 | 1h
Latest Clips
Latest Clips
The Critics Agree10.02.2020 | 30s
Teaser: When a Narrative Becomes Reality/ A Wilderness of ErrorTV-MA | 09.29.2020 | 30s
Helena Stoeckley's RoommateTV-MA | 09.28.2020 | 1m
Freddy KassabTV-MA | 09.26.2020 | 39s
Girl in a Floppy HatTV-MA | 09.26.2020 | 2m
A Time of SuspicionTV-MA | 09.26.2020 | 1m
Helena StoeckleyTV-MA | 09.26.2020 | 1m
Joe McGinniss and Jeffrey MacDonaldTV-MA | 09.26.2020 | 58s
The Jury Visits the Crime SceneTV-MA | 09.28.2020 | 2m
Special Look: A Wilderness of ErrorTV-MA | 09.18.2020 | 5m
Alive09.10.2020 | 30s
Vendetta08.17.2020 | 30s
TruthTV-MA | 08.11.2020 | 30s
