Is Reasonable Doubt: A Tale of Two Kidnappings on Netflix based on a true story?

THE new docuseries which is out on Netflix TODAY (November 23)  looks at four Mexican men who, after being involved in a car accident, were arrested on charges of kidnapping in 2015.

Throughout the docuseries, director Hernández disentangles facts around this case and the four men arrested who he claimed were unjustly imprisoned. 

Is Reasonable Doubt: A Tale of Two Kidnappings on Netflix based on a true story? 

Yes, the new Netflix documentary is based on a true story.

Directed by Roberto Hernandez – who is also behind true crime documentary Presumed Guilty – the series looks into a Mexican case from 2015.

It follows four men who were arrested for being involved in a kidnapping following a late-night minor car collision.

The crash saw the four men imprisoned – which director Roberto Hernandez believes was unjustly – as they were linked with the kidnapping case.

The four men served 50 years in prison for crime, even though there was no sufficient evidence to suggest they were at all involved. 

Hernandez revealed that the documentary will “expose the truth behind Mexico’s flawed justice system”.

Hernández disentangles the facts around why he believes the four men were imprisoned unjustifyingly.

“Our justice system, instead of dispensing justice, managed to transform a minor traffic incident into a 50-year prison sentence and I think that is terrifying as a result,” Hernandez says in the show’s opening.

Viewers will get a chance to see the officers look back at cases they’ve encountered as they break down what goes on in their job.

They will also get an insight into how their cases personally affected them and what they have learnt.

The Netflix synopsis reads: “The investigators behind infamous serial killer cases reveal the harrowing, chilling details of their extraordinary efforts in this true-crime series. 

“Catching Killers will take viewers deeper into the intricacies of a crime scene. Right from the site, to the body to the earliest signs like the smell of decaying flesh, the show will explore it all. 

“Dangerous killers, shocking crimes, relentless detectives are to be expected.”

When is Is Reasonable Doubt: A Tale of Two Kidnappings released on Netflix?

Reasonable Doubt arrives on Netflix on Tuesday 23rd November. 

While the documentary series was filmed in Spanish – the show does come with English subtitles for viewers overseas.

In order to watch the series on Netflix you will need a subscription plan.

A basic price plan starts at £5.99 a month, which allows you to watch on one device, leading to a premium subscription plan at £13.99 a month, which allows you to use up to four devices at once.

If you no longer want the account, you can cancel your anytime membership penalty-free.