Lorena
TV Show · Documentary · Crime

Lorena Bobbitt became a household name in 1993 when she cut off her husband's penis. She became the butt of jokes as her story became a fixture on cable news. Twenty-five years after the case of Lorena and John Bobbitt, executive producer Jordan Peele reinvestigates the story that made headlines around the world. "Lorena" explores vital moral issues and the missed opportunity for a national discussion about domestic violence and sexual assault that surrounded the scandal. The four-part series, which looks back at the trial and the media coverage of it, includes interviews with the Bobbitts as they look back at the newsmaking incident a quarter-century earlier.

2019 · 1h 2m
Starring Kim Gandy, John Wayne Bobbitt, Lorena Bobbitt

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    The Night Of
    In the middle of a June night in 1993, a young woman slices off her husband's penis in a seeming fit of rage; John and Lorena Bobbitt's dueling versions of the attack explode into the worldwide media and spill into the courtroom.
    1h 2 min
  • EPISODE 2
    A Woman in Trouble
    Acquitted of rape, John becomes a celebrity while Lorena stands trial, facing decades in prison; TV cameras record her ordeal as prosecutors attack her relentlessly -- as a jealous shrew, liar and thief.
    1h 5 min
  • EPISODE 3
    An Irresistible Impulse
    As Lorena's trial resumes, all agree that she had been abused, but they disagree over whether she was legally insane when she attacked John; millions are glued to their TVs as her testimony reaches the fateful night; surprise witness takes the stand.
    1h 3 min
  • EPISODE 4
    The Cycle of Abuse
    Millions of viewers remain glued to their TVs to see the fate that awaits Lorena; John and Lorena set out on wildly different paths -- he chases fame in a self-destructive downward spiral, while she must come to grips with the scars of her ordeal.
    1h 2 min

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Cast & Crew

  • K‌G
    Kim Gandy
    Actor
  • J‌W
    John Wayne Bobbitt
    Actor
  • Lorena Bobbitt
    Actor
  • Patrick Ebert
    Actor
  • Joe Biden
    Actor
  • Jordan Peele
    Producer
  • Win Rosenfeld
    Producer
  • Steven J. Berger
    Producer
  • Joshua Rofé
    Producer
  • Tom Lesinski
    Producer
  • Jenna Santoianni
    Producer

About

Lorena

Documentary

Lorena Bobbitt became a household name in 1993 when she cut off her husband's penis. She became the butt of jokes as her story became a fixture on cable news. Twenty-five years after the case of Lorena and John Bobbitt, executive producer Jordan Peele reinvestigates the story that made headlines around the world. "Lorena" explores vital moral issues and the missed opportunity for a national discussion about domestic violence and sexual assault that surrounded the scandal. The four-part series, which looks back at the trial and the media coverage of it, includes interviews with the Bobbitts as they look back at the newsmaking incident a quarter-century earlier.

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Studio
Amazon Studios
Released
2019
Region of Origin
United States

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English (United States) (SDH), Arabic (Egypt) , Danish (Denmark) , Dutch (Netherlands) , Finnish (Finland) , French (France) , German (Germany) , Hindi (India) , Indonesian (Indonesia) , Italian (Italy) , Japanese (Japan) , Korean (South Korea) , Norwegian Bokmål (Norway) , Polish (Poland) , Portuguese (Brazil) , Russian (Russia) , Spanish (Latin America) , Spanish (Spain) , Swedish (Sweden) , Tamil (India) , Telugu (India) , Turkish (Türkiye)

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