The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez
2020 American documentary television series
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The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez is a 2020 American true crime documentary television series about the 2013 murder and abuse of Gabriel Fernandez, an eight-year-old boy from Palmdale, California.[1] It was released on Netflix as a six-part miniseries on February 26, 2020.
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| The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez | |
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| Genre | True crime, Documentary |
| Directed by | Brian Knappenberger |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Production companies | Luminant Media Common Sense Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | February 26, 2020 |
Cast
- Rodrigo Alfonso as Arturo Martinez
- William Guirola as Isauro Aguirre
Background
Directed by documentary filmmaker Brian Knappenberger, the series is co-produced by his production company, Luminant Media, and Common Sense Media.[2][3][4] The series features interviews with Los Angeles Times journalists, attorneys Jon Hatami and Scott Andrew Yang, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey, and others.[5][6]
Knappenberger has stated that, during the two years of production on the series, producers kept a therapist on call because of the disturbing nature of the content.[7]