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Making a Murderer: Season 2

10 episodes Premiered Oct 19, 2018

Previously on Making a Murderer

Season 2 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Making a Murderer Season 1.
⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season 2 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 2: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S2·E1 Mytharc

Number 18

Oct 19, 2018

Powerhouse lawyer Kathleen Zellner offers to take Steven's case. Brendan's postconviction lawyers fight in federal court to try to get him released.

S2·E2 Core

Words and Words Only

Oct 19, 2018

Brendan's lawyers work to prove his conviction was based on a coerced confession. Kathleen tests Steven in new ways and visits the alleged crime scene.

S2·E3 Core

A Legal Miracle

Oct 19, 2018

Kathleen's forensic experts review the evidence found in Steven's burn pit. A 1996 statute limits Brendan’s chances of success in federal court.

S2·E4 Core

Welcome to Wisconsin

Oct 19, 2018

Cautiously optimistic, Brendan and his family wait to hear important news about his case. Kathleen files a motion for new scientific testing.

S2·E5 Core

What + Why = Who

Oct 19, 2018

Searching for evidence of tampering, Kathleen visits Steven’s trailer. A new twist in Brendan's case sends his family on an emotional roller coaster.

S2·E6 Core

Everything Takes Time

Oct 19, 2018

Kathleen obtains access to some of the original physical evidence from the case. The former prosecutor holds a press conference.

S2·E7 Core

Item FL

Oct 19, 2018

Kathleen runs new tests on the bullet believed to have killed Teresa Halbach and tracks Teresa's movements on the day she disappeared.

S2·E8 Core

Special Care

Oct 19, 2018

Kathleen uncovers evidence about one of the State's star witnesses. Brendan's case takes another unexpected turn.

S2·E9 Mytharc

Friday Nite

Oct 19, 2018

A witness comes forward with new information about Teresa's car. Kathleen attempts to build the timeline of what happened to Teresa on Oct. 31, 2005.

S2·E10 Mytharc

Trust No One

Oct 19, 2018

Kathleen makes two of the biggest discoveries of the case. Brendan's lawyers take his case to the next level.