A Wilderness of Error

A Wilderness of Error

Documentary 2020

A Wilderness of Error is a five-part docuseries from award-winning producers of The Jinx, Marc Smerling and Jason Blum, based on the book by Errol Morris, who appears in the series. When Army surgeon Jeffrey MacDonald is sent to prison for killing his family, swirling narratives challenge our ability to find the truth all the while overshadowing a chilling possibility: MacDonald may be innocent.

Documentary 2020

14+

EPISODE 1

Girl In A Floppy Hat

Famed 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.

56 min · Sep 25, 2020 18+
EPISODE 2

A Time Of Suspicion

After an Army hearing frees Green Beret Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, his father-in-law demands a reinvestigation. But when he sees all the evidence, he's shocked by where it leads...

36 min · Sep 25, 2020 18+
EPISODE 3

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 defence calls a surprise witness- The Girl in a Floppy Hat.

42 min · Sep 25, 2020 18+
EPISODE 4

When A Narrative Becomes Reality

When Joe McGinniss' book, Fatal Vision, is published, the story it tells is not what convicted killer Jeffrey MacDonald had hoped for. New evidence is discovered that may finally prove J. MacDonald is innocent.

39 min · Oct 2, 2020 18+
EPISODE 5

A Wilderness Of Error

Jeffrey 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.

45 min · Oct 2, 2020 18+

Marc Smerling

Director
Marc Smerling

Producer
Michael Jackson

Producer
Rachael Horovitz

Producer
Jason Blum

Producer

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A Wilderness of Error

DOCUMENTARY

A Wilderness of Error is a five-part docuseries from award-winning producers of The Jinx, Marc Smerling and Jason Blum, based on the book by Errol Morris, who appears in the series. When Army surgeon Jeffrey MacDonald is sent to prison for killing his family, swirling narratives challenge our ability to find the truth all the while overshadowing a chilling possibility: MacDonald may be innocent.

Information

Studio: FX
Released: 2020
Rated: 14+

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio and Subtitles: English (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.