1. What is ‘Murder Unboxed’ About?
Basically, Quibi's Murder Unboxed follows eight real-life murder cases each presented through random items of evidence (think a bottle of brandy, a hacksaw and a Playboy magazine) that are crucial to the story. The series mimics the style of popular online “unboxing” videos by dusting off boxes of evidence from “outlandish” cases. The coolest part? All of the pieces of evidence in each box are from the actual cases.
The official synopsis reads: “What do a bottle of brandy, a toaster, a pile of cash, and a Bourne Supremacy DVD have to do with murder? Quibi’s new true-crime series, Murder Unboxed, will reveal the connections by dusting off the boxes of evidence from outlandish and real-life murder cases.”
“Mimicking the style of the popular online ‘unboxing’ videos, each episode [which is only 10 minutes long] takes a new case and introduces seemingly unrelated evidence - one item at a time. Through interviews with the actual investigators, prosecutors, and witnesses of each case along with stylized recreations, the crazy story of how these random items came together to solve the crime unfolds. Full of twists, turns, and red herrings, each case plays out like a game of ‘Clue,’ a real whodunit that has viewers playing along and guessing until the very end.”
2. Who’s in it?
While there is no credited cast (each episode features different individuals), the series is produced by Jeff Keane, David Johnson, Steve Luebbert and Jeremy Corray.
