It might seem like a no-brainer that impresario should extend his murder–centric franchise into the documentary space — or that , with its many true crime features and miniseries, attempt the same thing in episodic format — but neither really came to fruition until the March premiere of . Naturally, the long wait carried a fair amount of pressure with it. “Everyone understood the potential pitfalls of stepping into the true crime space and the tropes that come with it,” says , executive producer and one half of Alfred Street Industries.
“We’ve all seen that done...
not well. So, it was really important that it be executed on a very high level with this series.” Homicide: New York dropped five episodes on March 21 and quickly shot to the top of Netflix’s domestic Top 10 chart, even enjoying a run atop David Benioff and DB Wiess’ pricey 3-Body Problem.
And while future episodes are still up in the air, a sister series set in Los Angeles is already on deck. “People always think we’re the culinary, fashion and lifestyle producers, but we really do like to push the boundaries,” says fellow executive producer , referring to some of the other crown jewels in their stable like and . “But we’ve been working with Dick Wolf for some time — and he really wanted to do something in this space.
It’s been a while in the making.” With follow-up set for a July 16 bow, Cutforth and Lipsitz opened up about segueing to the West Coast with an episode devoted to .
