The BEST episodes directed by Erin Lee Carr

#1 - Drug Short

Dirty Money (2018) - Season 1 - Episode 3

Wall Street short-sellers expose a scam that regulators overlook: how Big Pharma gouges patients in need of life-saving drugs.

#2 - Part Two: The Punishment

Undercurrent: The Disappearance of Kim Wall - Season 1 - Episode 2

Part Two delves into the judicial process in Denmark, while also painting a portrait of an unrepentant killer. Attempting to probe the mindset of Madsen, Part Two explores the nature of narcissism and psychopathy in the process. Madsen was viewed as a minor celebrity in Denmark, but his brash persona ultimately hid misogynistic and sociopathic tendencies. He was used to orchestrating his own story and public persona, but found that his powers of persuasion and influence had run out when he tried to evade culpability for Wall's murder. Those who knew him wondered what they had missed and whether Wall was his first victim.

#3 - Part 2: The Defense

I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth vs. Michelle Carter - Season 1 - Episode 2

After Michelle Carter's legal team makes their case, the judge reaches a verdict in a case that splits the community.

#4 - Part One: The Crime

Undercurrent: The Disappearance of Kim Wall - Season 1 - Episode 1

Part One starts at the beginning with tweets from Kim's friends, colleagues, and members of the public about a young woman who had strangely disappeared. After initially claiming that he had dropped Wall off, Madsen changed his story ten days later and admitted to "burying" her at sea after an accident. When the case turns into a murder investigation, a nation is horrified and transfixed. Part One delves into how a young journalist's life could be cut short in such a brutal manner.

#5 - Part 1: The Prosecution

I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth vs. Michelle Carter - Season 1 - Episode 1

In a controversial case, Michelle Carter is arrested for coercing her boyfriend into suicide via text.

#6 - Mommy Dead And Dearest

HBO Documentary Film Series - Season 2017 - Episode 11

Child abuse, mental illness and forbidden love converge in this true crime mystery of a mother and daughter who were thought to be living a fairy tale life.

#7 - At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal

HBO Documentary Film Series - Season 2019 - Episode 5